Month of a lifetime in Taupo roar hunting

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19-01-2021, 04:25 PM
Carbine

Month of a lifetime in Taupo roar hunting

Hey guys just after some advice. Im looking at spending the roar hunting sika in the kaimanawas for about a month, several 5 day trips with a return to civilization
to wash clothes, myself, restock supplies etc in-between each trip. I more then likely will stay at a holiday park campsite when intown restocking, Question i have is
it would be nice to bring some meat back home to Canterbury but im wondering where, who, how to go about this as it would be good but the aim is mainly for a stag
but some meat would be nice if possible.

Ive been diagnosed with relapse remitting multiple sclerosis "MS" what Graeme Sinclair has and i want to spend the roar of a lifetime hunting sika because i want to
do it before my legs are taken out from under me so to speak or anything worse with this shit disease. Ive spent 8 or nine trips sika hunting when i lived in Auckland
and there's just something about sika hunting compared to red or fallow which ive done more of but a 6 or 8pt sika is my aim for this trip if the opportunity presents
itself it would make my year. Got to get out and do some miles while i can

Cheers guys for any pointers, advice all opinions are appreciated good or bad
19-01-2021, 05:02 PM
Shadowsol

Trip of a lifetime maybe consider HeliSika? If you use a local homekill butcher when you came out with an animal they would process, pack and freeze the meat for you
19-01-2021, 05:10 PM
Carbine

As much as i would love to i cant afford to go that route, plus hunting on private blocks isnt my thing doesn't have the same appeal as public land does if that sounds weird.
19-01-2021, 06:23 PM
Woody

Not sure about currently but the owner of Stag Park truck stop by Napier turnoff used to ket us store deer in a big chiller he has. May be worth a try. Sika Lodge on Clements rd would be a great base to work from. Good luck with yr adventure.
19-01-2021, 06:31 PM
ONYVA

i can probably help, I will message you after speaking with my other half.
19-01-2021, 06:52 PM
XR500

We took a gas powered fridge to the road end for our Kaimanawa freezer filling trip at Xmas time. No way the venison was going to last 7 days till we did a resupply run back home any other way.
19-01-2021, 06:54 PM
HNTMAD

No need to use Helisika, plenty of coutry to explore over your month

Hamish

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19-01-2021, 08:39 PM
Carbine

Quote:

Originally Posted by ONYVA

i can probably help, I will message you after speaking with my other half.

awesome mate any help is appreciated
19-01-2021, 08:41 PM
Carbine

cheers mate i will look into stag park diner and also sika lodge
19-01-2021, 08:54 PM
The bomb

Sika lodge will have all you need,plenty of deer in Clements,let me know closer to the time I can show you a couple of spots.
20-01-2021, 08:29 AM
Carbine

will be sure to drop you a message cheers mate
20-01-2021, 01:05 PM
Carbine

I will be sure to do some trip reports for every trip i do, have got some sony action cams and a sx40hs so i will do my best to put put a video together of the trip
24-01-2021, 08:15 AM
elcaro

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carbine

Hey guys just after some advice. Im looking at spending the roar hunting sika in the kaimanawas for about a month, several 5 day trips with a return to civilization
to wash clothes, myself, restock supplies etc in-between each trip. I more then likely will stay at a holiday park campsite when intown restocking, Question i have is
it would be nice to bring some meat back home to Canterbury but im wondering where, who, how to go about this as it would be good but the aim is mainly for a stag
but some meat would be nice if possible.

Ive been diagnosed with relapse remitting multiple sclerosis "MS" what Graeme Sinclair has and i want to spend the roar of a lifetime hunting sika because i want to
do it before my legs are taken out from under me so to speak or anything worse with this shit disease. Ive spent 8 or nine trips sika hunting when i lived in Auckland
and there's just something about sika hunting compared to red or fallow which ive done more of but a 6 or 8pt sika is my aim for this trip if the opportunity presents
itself it would make my year. Got to get out and do some miles while i can

Cheers guys for any pointers, advice all opinions are appreciated good or bad

@Carbine - re MS, man that sucks, take it from someone who knows. So here's some advice on MS, not hunting.

Get yourself overseas (when it eventually opens up again) and do HSCT treatment before it gets any worse. My wife had the treatment in Moscow in Nov 19 (she was edsss 6.5) and since our return has been completely off of the shit MS drugs. The treatment is basically chemo (with a few extra bits) - stem cell extraction, 6 weeks of chemo drugs in 4 days, stem cell re-insertion, isolation/recovery - it is brutal and absolutely destroys the immune system.

We have not seen a massive improvement but we do see and are still seeing small improvements so for us it was worth it. The other 2 ladies in my wifes intake have seen much better results but they both had lower edsss scores. Here's the rub though, it doesn't work for everyone, is expensive (5 weeks trip to Russia or wherever you decide to go) can cost up to $100k (we had to extend our mortgage and fund-raise) and NO DOUBT has better results the SOONER you do it. Honestly (and i know this is a bit depressing) having MS is an absolute shit situation to be in. In NZ, all they'll do is use you as a test subject for the drugs, and amend them as your progress. You'll be lucky if they even tell you about HSCT and when you mention it they'll try and scare you saying you'll come home in a box. Strangely enough, the hematologist we saw on our return was in favor of the treatment.

If you need more info just PM me but my last words would be - just do it!

.e.
24-01-2021, 09:15 AM
scotty

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Originally Posted by elcaro

In NZ, all they'll do is use you as a test subject for the drugs, and amend them as your progress..

sometimes feel this is the case for any ailment in NZ....yea im a cynical old cunt but its just what ive seen over the years with people ive known....
25-01-2021, 10:51 PM
Carbine

cheers for the info elcaro if i win lotto i will keep it in mind, lived in auckland for 15 years and had a relapse the doctors after 5 weeks wouldn't give me steroids to help heal up quicker so had to move back home to chch for the best neurologist in nz
26-01-2021, 01:01 PM
elcaro

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carbine

cheers for the info elcaro if i win lotto i will keep it in mind, lived in auckland for 15 years and had a relapse the doctors after 5 weeks wouldn't give me steroids to help heal up quicker so had to move back home to chch for the best neurologist in nz

I know its a huge cost, we felt the same, but as the years progressed we decided it was well worth trying to keep your mobility and quality of life - sadly i think we might have left it too long for big results.

WRT fundraising - one of my wifes MS friends managed to fundraise the whole lot (she did her HSCT in Mexico) but she had friends that knew personalities etc so managed to do some good auctions and evenings. We managed $40k and that was with a few cake bakes, give-a-little page (with a couple of very generous contributors giving $15k alone) and some cinema and raffle events. There are a lot of generous people out there!

If you do decide to go for it, post here and i'm sure these good guys will help, and having first hand experience of MS i'll be one of the first! Good luck!

.e.