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Hi guys
I might have a weekend available in August and would like to have a go at chasing Sika again.
What are my chances to catch them in the sun up on the tops near the bush edges? Or will is be better off bush hunting and hunting river flats this time if the year?
I would think up on the tops in the sun would be the go but i dont know much about Sika as i always chase reds and fallow
Thinking to head up the Urchin porpably, maybe further in, or Kawekas somewhere maybe.
Cheers
Depending on what growth is coming through and what the ground temp is like and if the tot is poking its noise out, if all is then yes clay pans should be productive otherwise north faces and bush hunting it would be.
I trade hunted the Urchin in the winter a lot. I will PM you (might take a while, busy all this week). If I don't, remind me.Quote:
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Thank you Tahr, will do
This time of year is hard to hunt Sika.
IMO, they will be in the bush probably mid level on northern facing slopes. Bush stalk slowly until you come across sign etc.
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How are your knees, then? :)
Me and a mate were in the kaweka's over the weekend,plenty of sign on the river terraces not a lot of sign higher up the faces though,seem to be holding up in the thick stuff,makes for hard stalking
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As you would imagine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxx
There are definitely some around the 850m level. But nowhere to be seen on the sunny faces when the cold westerly was blasting through Saturday :-(
Sika are funny like that. I've had a couple of winter days wherespent hours cruising through sunny sheltered guts only to find the deer mobbed up in a shitty cold southern facing gully in the shade.Quote:
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They will go anywhere to escape a cold wind.Quote:
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I second that. They don't like wind as with most species of deer.Quote:
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I have noticed that with fallows as well.
Hunt those warm sunny faces during winter Sika are suckers for the sun. The deer head for the tops as the spring growth starts to show. I would bush hunt those sunny faces during this time of year, spring doesn't really start in the high country till about late November early December.
Good karma for helping others mate!Quote:
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Ha cheers bro was happy to help ya. Heard a few roars while we were in too
@NewbieZAR OK. I've PM'd you some ideas about where to go. Maybe I will hear back about how you get on.Quote:
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You would bloody well hope soQuote:
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Just went for a walk off clements over the weekend. One squeal and a bit of fresh sign. Seemed all around the altitude +/-50m to what was said on here. I wouldn't mind some info re the urchin @Tahr as will be heading there in spring haha
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Was in Clements on fri night/sat morning,spooked 4,all in the lower areas,lots of wind and pretty wet,funny though,none squealed at me which seemed unusual,2 I only got a quick glimpse of as they departed ,the other 2 were on the run and no chance of a shot,they weren’t hanging around but I find that a lot when hunting in the wind,the Sika seem a lot more on edge.
There are chased pretty much every weekend on clement mill, no wonder they are on the edge :-)
I was in the Waipakihi a week ago for a couple of days. Saw 3 hinds bush stalking, all at about 1100m.
Yeah, it’s pretty cold for them down towards the river this time of the year.Quote:
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What car was yours?Quote:
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Thank you Tahr, i will be sure to let you know how i get on. I hope to get out there shortly.
Was parked off the road so you probably didn’t see the car,was at Sika lodge Friday night.