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Hey,
Ive got a good mate coming back to Nz late feb 2014 for a holiday , he wants to book a Heli sika block for late Feb or 1st week in march for him and another , Ive only ever been to Mangatonoka 2 and dont know the other blocks at all, hes a seasoned hunter grew up hunting and hunts white tale , antelope & bear in the states. - Does anyone have any suggestions or Advice on blocks worth looking into I can help him with? - Much appreciated
Roy
Hey ive hunted Oamaru Private blosck it was cheap,nice hut,easy terrain and a few animals around aswell:-)
Cheers fella - what time of the year did you hunt this & did you nail anything ? Ive been told to try Maungataramia block is worth a crack - maybe not knowing is better than knowing eh ?Quote:
Originally Posted by rookiesniper
Rocky point. We shot heaps there in four days :yaeh am not durnk:
Cheers fella - what time of year where you hunting this spot ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathan F
December. I think we shot 12-13 in four days. Could have been heaps more. I'd go to otutu island. Or if you just want to hunt doc land head out to otutu. Heaps of deer out there. You have all the burn area around mt meany. Manson creek. The Manson tops. Options unlimited.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy Lehndorf
I have been to Rocky Point a few times and always seen plenty, generally walk away with one but I wouldn't shoot the shit out of the place.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathan F
Why did you shoot so many, were you paid to have a bomb up???
I'm a firm believer in always leave something behind for the next punter.
Ah-oh. Now you have done it Nathan...shit you are a slow learner :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Nathan F
And you have a good memory mr Tahr. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
Yeh can't see why you'd shoot that many...
No Bruce I just don't give a shit what anyone thinks :yaeh am not durnk:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
Of course notQuote:
Originally Posted by Bavarian_Hunter
I dont really want to go through all this again. I guess we are all different. Between 3 guys over 4 days I dont see a problem with a deer a day. Nothing was wasted , All meat taken.Quote:
Originally Posted by 300winmag
I wouldnt class this as a bomb up either. Looking back if we hadnt phoned to come out early the number could have been in the twenties. Yes there are plenty of deer living in that tussock.
I still go back into the Kawekas annually 8 years later and hunt some of the most heavily hunted doc blocks there are. Guess what? There are still deer in the same spots at the same time of day doing the same old things. They get shot. I know of another bloke here who woke up at back ridge biv one morning then stolled down the hill shooting 8 sika along the way. Wrong ? Doesnt affect my hunting. There are still plenty of deer in that area. The point is recreational hunters , DOC even commercial operaters will never get the sika out of there. They are too wily and there are too many.
If the meat is harvested I dont have a problem with it. Killing for the sake of it - I wouldnt do it.
Isn't the rules "one deer per hunter and one deer per group"?
We just come out from Mangamingi, didn't see one deer. Lot of carcasses all over the block within easy carry of the hut.
I beleive it was. If the guy at helisika had explained the rules it never would have happened.That aside most were shot on the doc land around Mt Meany anyway. Why would you take a booking under those conditions anyway??Quote:
Originally Posted by WhistlingWings
You can go to DOC land see deer and please yourself.
Yeah we didnt see any in Mangamingi, but the two years earlier we saw 11 in 4 days and shot 2. Thats why we went back.
My mate reckons he heard one "heehawww", do Sika make that noise outside of the roar?
Helisika said a few got taken from North Arm the same week we were in, that could be worth a look Roy.
One per hunter one per group is that 4 hunters 4 deer or 4 hunters 1 deer ?Quote:
Originally Posted by WhistlingWings
If in a party of four for example....
One deer per hunter so four deer, and one per the group. So in total five deer.
If you just chase numbers, you will never get them.Quote:
Originally Posted by WhistlingWings
Get to know a block, where they are when, and learn their habits.
Too many people wander around the tussock expecting them to jump up at their feet like hares, 'cos two weeks ago someone else saw a few.
Not meaning you WW, just generalising.
Thats the best advice. Sika are creatures of habit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
Exactly, I agree. We planned to go back to that block last year as we liked the block, knew the spots to go to and where to hunt. But it was booked at the time we wanted to go in. We booked it for this year and hit the same spots we had success in, tried glassing, bush stalking, and got up to the tops. Nothing seen this year. But thats how it goes. We put in a lot of effort in that block, it was just shame to not even see one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
I would go back there though, I like the block.
So what did you guys think about the "heehaw" call in a early spring? Do Sika make that call or just in the roar?
What month did you hear that in?
Late october early Nov, My mate reckons he heard it.
I shot an 8 point Jap in Late velvet February last year - got him at the top end of Mangtonoka 2 block - he was feeding along the edge of a clearing lightly meeeueewing squeeking and talking to himself - maybe it was something similar to this ?Quote:
Originally Posted by WhistlingWings
This is the only jap ive shot so far, looking forward to going back to try one of these spots
I was there bout three weeks ago mate nailed two yearlings
Yeah it was interesting about the "heehaw", only ever heard them whistle really.
In Mangamingi Rookie? Good stuff. Yeah spent alot time time in the usual places but just no luck. I will go back there as I like that block.
Was in Gold Creek last year and we saw a few there and got 2. Not a bad spot also.
It will be interesting to see if the numbers/heads improve over time in those blocks that are now shut up for 2 periods a year.
Na i was in oamaru private block mate, got two yearlings for the freezer saw a nice stag across the river on poronui but wasnt keen to be labelled a poacher hahaha
Oh nice one! Bloody good!
hahaha yeah and I bet they have cameras there too :thumbsup:
When the pilot came to pick us up he said there was two sika stags near the hangar hahah FFS! LOL
F&%#n typical ay!! We shot ours no less than 10minutes from the hut haha but prior to that we walked for miles!! Im keen to get out for a shoot this coming weekend,my rifle should be ready sometime this week,and might head over to whakatane(home) for a chance at a rusa
Im heading into Mangimingi for the first time in Jan. Any tips on hunting that block guys. Did you bush hunt WhistlingWings? I have herd some good things about the area but maybe its not that good of a block... I was planning on hunting the open tops rather than the bush . Cheers
Hey mate, will flick you a PM shortly.
Legend
'cause they were thereQuote:
Originally Posted by Bavarian_Hunter
and they were deer
its pretty clear
or are you .....
;-)
I guess Helisika don't have Rocky Point any more...
http://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/ma...ate_JTK_21.pdf