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Hi all. I'm heading up the Leatham River this weekend for the first time and looking for deer, and chamois if we have time. Can anyone give me any info on the place? We are hoping to stay at Caves Hut. I see there is a 4WD track up there but what is the track like? Does this area get a lot of hunting pressure? Any advice would be great. Cheers
Any where you can drive to hut gets alot of pressure. And spotlighters.
Saying that it's big area and still red skins and Chams up there
Heaps of hunting pressure, like tui man2 said still the odd animal around as big area. Put the effort in and get of the beaten track you see something
Thanks guys. Are there any major river crossings on the way to caves hut?
Can you PM me how you get on? I am coming down south to head in there for a week next month and I would be curious about numbers.
cheers.
Yeah mate. I'll let you know. Hopefully good for the both of us
Spotlighters a big problem up there and due to the tracks plenty of hunting pressure. However if you are prepare to put in the hard yards of the tracks, stuff for the freezer to be had. Be aware though DOC recently had a heli goat cull. Regardless of success, enjoy, its a beautiful part of the world, especially this time of year if yo climb high enough
Thanks Muzz. Heading in there tomorrow and thinking that a climb is the best thing to do as well. Cheers for the heads up on the goat cull. Will let you know how we get on! cheers
I was in there the day they did an aerial cull (mid January this year, I don't know if they've done one since) and flew with Willy Sage the next morning, they got 61 goats & left all chamois seen - which were plentiful. I saw a mob of 15+ goats the next day in an open tussock basin at about 1600m.Quote:
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It's steep in places with lots of scree and shitty shitty contorta everywhere. I never saw any deer or chamois for no lack of looking
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wow that place looks great, ill have to put it on the list.
Is this leathams in Southland along spitzers rd?
Off the Wairau Valley, Marlborough.Quote:
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Oh right. I'll shut up now:)
Whats that in your Bottom photo @gimp? Is it a fancy track marker? i have never seen one like that before.
Its one of my favourite places. One trip on one day we got a Pig, a deer and a chamois. So we had roast pork over the fire, back steaks in the pan and a chamois stew bubbling away in the embers! Great memories.
It's a waxtag. Possum monitoring device, has a visual lure (glowtag), they chew the wax portion leaving identifiable bite marks to index densities of misc pest speciesQuote:
Originally Posted by Kudu
Willy sage is the man to use for the leatham and knows whats going on in terms of waro and numbers. Top bloke that would like to see it as a RHA. If only dic would work witg him.
Willy is my favourite pilot, super cool dude
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Wicked photos Gimp! Unfortunately my mates truck broke down on the way there so we never made it. Gutted!!! I still can't wait to get there sometime in the near future. The place looks awesome!
Attachment 40166Attachment 40167Attachment 40168Attachment 40169Some pics from when I was in there last Roar. Saw 1 chammy way up high and two small hines but my trip was cut short due to a broken bolt on my 4WD linkage, it made getting out extra fun.
Ive been stuck right there in the little bit in your third picture Crash.
Nice weather in there the week just gone. Saw a few deer.........Being carted out under a yellow R22, the Assh*le!!
This R22 was going up and down each side gut shooting. I watched him chase fat pregnant hinds into corners and shoot them. Talk about gutted after spending all that time and effort to get in there from the north island to see that carry on.
Welcome to the mainland, if that helicopter wasnt shooting them then another(or the same one possibly) would have been dropping 1080.
We don't purposely drop 1080 to control deer in NZ. That's a ridiculous claim. We do shoot them from helicopters though, been happening a wee while now. In fact it's the least amount of chopper pressure the deer have had in a long time. It's unfortunate when they clash with rec hunters but that's life. Doesn't make them assholes.
Welcome to my world , gutted for you to make the effort and that happen . Happened twice on two bigger trips for me last year . I fell your painQuote:
Originally Posted by Kudu
It does a bitQuote:
Originally Posted by K95
Similar to when I walk in and see someone flown in and think they are assholes :thumbsup:
I would like to "like" this several times. Did one fly in hunt. Decided it's not for me at all.Quote:
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I suppose its great we have a democracy and freedom of speech and thought, as in my book it does make them that!;)Quote:
Originally Posted by K95
Just like politicians I suppose, one can be loved by some and hated by others.
