Thread: First trip into kaimanawas

The Cascade Hut is a great place to go to for hunting, it doesn't see the pressure like Oamaru Hut but it's a bit of a gut buster to get in there as you'll soon see but certainly worth going. The hut itself is great but over winter doesn't see too much sun so it can be a cold place.

I used to spend a bit of time in there years back when Stanfeild Whare was still there which is a very old hut dating back to the 50's from memory and was just down river of Cascade Hut itself. Always great lighting fires in the fire place and the smoke going up through it's pumice chimney.

There is plenty of great bush hunting around Cascade Hut, even the walk in I'll be surprised if you don't get squealed or bump into one on the track.

Another place to venture into as one of your mates is wanting some 'comfort' is to go into Oamaru Hut, yes it gets the pressure but it's an easy 2.5 - 3 hr walk to get into through Poronui Station which you can't hunt on but if you go early morning or late afternoon then you'll see a few sika, get squealed at so you'll know what to look for.

Plenty of hunting in and around Oamaru Hut but as I mentioned above it does get its share of pressure because its an easier hut to get into than the likes of the Cascade but the deer aren't as spooky as to what Clements Mill Road is but they are educated but if you get away from the hut abit then the pressure is less and the deer aren't so easily spooked.

Yes, there is deer on Clements, even bumped into pigs but the deer there are next level wary.

May, June and in fact anytime of the year is a great time to chase sika and learn their behavior.

Two things I miss ALOT since moving south... "Kaimanawas" & "sika"