This is my first post, so hello and thank you all.
I love the mighty Kiamai-Maumka ranges. I've been hunting up there for a measly four years but I've been there dozens of times now. I started by doing the North-South track with just a camera and ended up doing the 80 odd kms in a week, didn't see any deer and it rained the whole time. The classic hunt is central and south but I found quite a nice size cast on a ridge just north of waitawheta hut which surprised people I've told.
The numbers are very low I reckon, sure there's a bit of sign, the odd tap dancing party here and there, but compared to the big parks I've found that I'm a lot more likely to bump into other hunters than deer... Might be a few pigs too but there are also people who know that.
Anyway, she's a lovely place to stroll the days away and practice your craft. Of all the huts you can take your pick, but there's a few that aren't on the maps too so keep your eyes open.
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