Hi All,
Me and two of my mates are hunting the kaimai's this weekend we're heading up towards Te Rereatukahia Hut has anyone hunted this general area before any tips advice?
Cheers.
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Hi All,
Me and two of my mates are hunting the kaimai's this weekend we're heading up towards Te Rereatukahia Hut has anyone hunted this general area before any tips advice?
Cheers.
You should find lots of sign up there - but don't eat it, as it tastes like shit!
But seriously, I'd be looking to cover as much ground as fast as you can without making excessive noise, but when you do find the game trails and/or fresh sign, slow right down as this time of year the deer wont be that far from the sign. Hunt the thick shit too, that's where the deer live. Don't worry too much about the noise, the Kaimais is spook and shoot country anyway (please ID your target real good though).
kj
Looking across the valley right now just about the area. (From inside the workshop) Its in the clouds at present. Cant even see the tops of the hill. Where you walking in from ?
Don't be put off by the low cloud that we get this time of year. You should still be able to see 50 metres, and that is plenty where you are going. Streams will be high but receding after the 120mm rain from a couple of days ago. All sign will be fresh. Which way are you heading in from?
Fuck! No - do not shoot spook! say that 10x and 5 hail-Mary's before you head in there.
kj
Good luck mate let us know how you get on
Take some garden sikateas..(spelling) with you !!! You will know why when you get there!!!
Awesome Guys,
We're going in from Hot Springs Road will let you know how we get on. Thanks heaps for all the advice, hopefully have some nice pics to post on Monday.
Haha ...yea yea ... Spelling is not my best atra...atrebut................. Im Not good at it!!:thumbsup:
Anyone keen for a hunt on Sunday the 1st?
Just a morning hunt, Whaka, Te Puke?
Secateurs were a life saver! Saw some fresh sign on the track about 2hrs in and managed to track what looked like a reasonable sized stag along a ridge on the Waikato side for about a km or so until the thick stuff got the better of us and we couldn't go on without making too much noise. I wasn't expecting to see much, so I was stoked to get on to something so soon into the hike. Went out Sunday morning and checked out some clearings to the west of the hut, visibility was bad so we headed of at about 9am down the Wharawhara rd track got soaked! cant wait to get back out there. Thanks again for all the advice.
We got soaked coming out, was a mint trip though I've never hunted the Kaimais so I'm keen to get back out there and familiarize myself with the place a bit more.
haha you must hate them alright, I get up in about 1 hour. Its a steep climb
Last time I went up the falls I was overtaken on the stairs by friggin joggers.....mad bstards the lot of em
I have seen a guy in the kaimais running around in jeans :wtfsmilie:. I then passed him some 30 minutes later on the road cycling to somewhere? Mad doesn't begin to describe them.
funny what some people do for fun aye... I guess they think hunting is for weridos, Still, I wont be donning the lycra and doing time trials it through the kaimai anytime soon!
I was up thompson track/north south track over to the kauritatahi hut over the last weekend, didnt see bugger all of anything and certanly no deer
I wouldn't hunt that high at this time of year. Spring growth is only just showing around the 200 metre [asl] at the moment. Plenty of deer seen at this time of year grazing with the calving cows. If you hunt the bush/farm edge just make sure you spook them enough that they jump the fence back into the native before you ping them.
Anyone heading into the Kaimai's via Thompsons Track [Waikato], just be aware that access could be blocked due to logging operations which will include walking in as well as driving. Track will be clear this weekend and will keep you posted as to when they will close it off. They are not dropping trees onto the track but where they are felling, the trees could slide a considerable distance due to the steepness of the terrain.
Track could be closed for up to a week or more.
Seems that the track will be closed from tomorrow till probably Christmas...anyone wanting to go in or out, let me know...there are ways and means.
Update: track is closed during their working hours, 7.00am - 4.00pm Mon - Fri and 7.00am - 12.00 on Sat.
They are not felling onto the track but there is a chance of logs sliding down the steep face to the track. Should a log go all the way to the track they will not be clearing it, so if planning on driving up the track make sure you have a chainsaw big enough to cut your way in or out.
Should a log take you or your vehicle out, I can assure you it will fuck you up big time. Logs don't just hurt people...they fucken kill them.
If you ignore the signage and end up in a predicament, don't bother climbing to the top of the hill to inform them as they wont care. When I say these guys don't give a fuck, I really do mean they wont give a fuck. They have a job to do and take it seriously and the signage is there to keep you alive.
If only signs could keep people alive!!!
Thanks for the heads up Spook.
Anyone know if the area around old kaimai road gets a hammering? I would guess that is does being close to Tga
yip, but theres some in there. same old shit bush mate but a few clearings about.
Mate delt to one in there not long ago.
Came accross a fair bit of sign last week but all within the easement around Lazy tramper so no go with rifle.
Old Kaimai Road, Yeah easy access for most people, gets a hammering and a lot of trampers. But doesn't mean the Deer aren't there....;)