kaikoura goats

hey folks

anyone been out and about in the kaikouras and seen a few goats? know there are a few around haycocks bivy but its a fair way in. looking for overnight or 3 night trip with a mate thats coming up from invervagas. using the 308 so happy going out to 400m probably a bit further if i want to test things. wondering if anyone has seen them floating around. he prefers goats to venison so figure there must be some around somewhere. happy to tent out rather than using a hut, would prefer to take a dog with me.

feel free to P.M. me if you know of a spot but dont want the whole world to know where.

he also isnt keen on walking in the snow, fair enough i guess i'm not that keen on cold feet!

Any doc land in kaikoura has goats. :thumbsup: and you'll be lucky to see a goat in snow as well too.

Clarence reserve, parts of the pui pui(where you are allowed) used to have shitloads, been helicopter culled from what I am told...still a few around tho.

didnt see a thing up kowhai hut way the last two times i've been in there so looking for somewhere new

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Originally Posted by 223nut

didnt see a thing up kowhai hut way the last two times i've been in there so looking for somewhere new

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PM incoming.

cheers VC, goat curry is always a bonus seeing as he will be flying back south and didnt think to check a bag on his ticket!

Snowflake stream

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Originally Posted by Nathan F

Snowflake stream

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saw that as i went up the valley and wondered if it was worth a look. went up past kowhai hut and it was a bitch of a track in drizzly rain, smacked my scope a few times and gave up!

Are you still looking ? Seen a few on weekend just gone

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I am looking for a goat if anyone has some spots they are happy to share. I don't shoot many or get out after big game often so no chance of me shooting them all. Shot a few up there years back but as others have said it gets heli culled regularly so my old spots are no longer any good (or at least they weren't last time I went).

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I am looking for a goat if anyone has some spots they are happy to share. I don't shoot many or get out after big game often so no chance of me shooting them all. Shot a few up there years back but as others have said it gets heli culled regularly so my old spots are no longer any good (or at least they weren't last time I went).

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And what do you want do do with this goat ? Are you joining the Masonics?

Seen quite a few on or near the road between reefton and springs junction this year

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And what do you want do do with this goat ? Are you joining the Masonics?

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I want to grok it on a fundamental level by conducting research on it in the same way Japan researches whales.

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Originally Posted by MassiveAttack

I want to grok it on a fundamental level by conducting research on it in the same way Japan researches whales.

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Well I found one cheers @veitnamcam plenty of sign of bigger critters around. 3hrs driving, 10km of crazy boulder hopping and a cold tent in the tent for one stinky.... Not sure it was worth it but goat curry for a few nights and I might think it was! Will be going back in again shortly if anyone wants to join