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+1 great advice Hunt4life.... @nz_hunter....when i took up hunting about 18 months ago, i didnt have a clue where to start (still dont!) i decided to join this forum, (thank fuk) read every thread in the magazine section, bought a copy of 'spot X'
booked a guided hunt on a deer farm to learn the basics from an experienced hunter....then joined the NZ Deerstalkers (Auckland branch)....all this at least got me started.....
first two outings (both solo) got me out learning and making mistakes (its a loooong journey, get that into your head first) but on my second 'armed tramp' i saw my first ever wild deer (Sika) which gave me great confidence & encouragement!!
i had no 'hunting spots' because of course i was starting out.....i then went on a forum hunt/meet (Rushys Roost) where i met fellow forum members for a weekend hunt!
This was in the Whirinaki Forest, and I learned bush hunting techniques from Rushy (Yoda) this added to my skill set….I posted my many ‘no shot weekends’ on the forum and other members saw I was ‘keen as’ and PM’d me advice and areas (Sako75, Pengy) but it still took me another year and many fruitless weekends before I finally secured my first kill…
Looking back, it made it much more satisfying to have taken the animal by my own efforts, planning ect…..
Use New Zealand Topographic Map - NZ Topo Map and google earth to find likely spots and get out there, fall over, miss shots, go 4-5-10 weekends without even seeing one, scream at yourself “what the fuk am I trying to do out here, im useless’….and eventually (there’s NO timescale) you’ll ‘do it’……but only if you want to do it…..the animal is not the goal, the journey is the goal......my 2c
Anyone found that Spot x yet ? @Spook
Yoda you call me. Pointed ears I don't have. Green I am not. @Scouser you are.
Well put Scouser:thumbup:
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Yep we will share a fire, a feed and a wee dram
The ole Kaimai's did a walk or three up there years back , there's a or at lest there used to be a hut top of the ridge , bout 2k walk north of the quarry up above face that ya can see back of Matamata had a helo pad between the hut and the ridge edge . East of the hut was nice hunting flattish with nice stalking and good numbers of leggy rangy reds lots of grass in places and some sweet clearings , bout 20 meters outta the hut door between two tree's is a black plastic drum buried me and my bro used to keep it stocked with tucker ..
Up Te Tuhi Road ;) been there twice... Saw no deer and very little sign. Sigh
Yep that's the bugga mate it has been a wee while since we hunted that place , it used to be ok things change i guess . Kaimai's mite be average now but deer numbers are high around a lot of other parts of the country thankfully .
Which parts exactly:x_x:
I was at around the 500 metre (asl) mark yesterday and was surprised at the amount of new grass growth that there was, usually this does not come until two weeks into September...the kowhai's have been in flower at the 200 metre mark for a week...you can read into this whatever you like but looks like an early spring.
Im looking forward ta spring growth both hunting wise , and buying in tukka for my nags is getting old quick .
Spotlighters do the rolling country up and around the lakes (Killarney) by vehicle and the tops and clearings off Tuahu and the private land above the pines by foot...when they were felling the pines security patrolled the area, but since they have gone it has been open slather...locked gate don't stop them, they either have keys or just ramp their quads over the gates...As for DoC, yes a lot of the land is theirs but I have never heard of them policing it. Of course the spotlighters would not know of DoC's policy on "no spotlighting" as they probably have never seen a permit.
About bloody time it was policed IMO
Doc never used to care about spotlighters as they were doing them a favor removing pests.
Since a few high profile incidents they probably are more strict on it but how do you police it?
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cheers Spook
are you a local around there mate or just a frequenter. last time i went up tuahu was just after duck shooting . me and my mate walked up to the hut at the top and stayed the night then headed along that west ridge for about 10km. saw a little bit of old goat sign but nothing pointing us towards any deer. recently i havent been out lately thou managed to get up thompsons a few weekends ago although cannot really venture much further than 5km either side of the track dues to me being only sixteen and prefer no to get too confident and finding myself in a predicament. im currently looking for a riffle as i will soon have my restricted drivers licence therefor i will be able to go up in my time rather than pesting mates to take me up. i have experience with riffles and have my firearms licence. would there be any particular riffle you would recomend to me as i will basically be hunting just the kaimais for now and being a student im a tight arse so dont have as much coin as you more experienced hunters. appreciate any help. thanks
he frequents lots of strange places. haha and a local at others. I'm sorry Spook, had to bet Rushy and his apprentices
some say he sleeps standing up
Some say the stench of his feet rots a pair of crocs per day
sounds to me he is the stig by the way your explaining him .
Some say that he has a chip on his pocket knife, half way down on the blunt side
Very catchy
Spooks the stigs new zealand cousin
Yeah pretty much local, I live on the lower slopes of Mt Motutapere...I have never hunted north of Tuahu track as I have heard deer numbers are low and where you have goats you wont have deer, pigs yes but deer, no...as for a choice of rifle on the tight budget to shoot the Kaimai's, I say .303. If you have a few dollars, then maybe .308. I used a .270 as my choice of firearm for many years until I had my STW built for me, but then that rifle was for a particular style of hunting. My advice is don't go under 7 mm until you have the confidence of placement of shot and good tracking skills as the Kaimai's are littered with the bones of lost animals. The Kaimai's is a hard place to track woundies and you need something that will put them down on the spot. Many on the forum will cry out in anguish but you asked for my opinion and you got it...opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one.
Dont agree with your 'got goats you wont have deer' comment spook. Where I was hunting roar gone there was shit loads of both. Sometimes metres apart.
Some say, he has a third nipple (always erect) and that he was the inspiration for a 'Bond villain'.........