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  1. 29-07-2025, 10:32 PM #1
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    peel forest and surrounds

    im catching up with a mate who has recently moved to Peel Forest. is it worth taking the bush gun for a walk mid next week or heading up the road with the 270 and going up hawle gulley track to the tops? pm me if you want to keep secrets. thanks
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    Always worth a look, theres also a couple of gullies up the gorge road that have public access signs if you prefer a little bit more open than the bush. And theyre on the sunny side for a morning walk. Also worth a good yomp up Little Peel, about half an hour short of the top duck off the northern [sunny] side and find a spot to just sit and watch. Check Google Earth to find the scrubby faces just . below the bush. Have watched a number of deer out feeding there in the scrub as the sun comes up, and then watched them continue to feed as early trampers climb Little Peel 100 metres above them on the track.
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    Quote Originally Posted by scottrods View Post
    im catching up with a mate who has recently moved to Peel Forest. is it worth taking the bush gun for a walk mid next week or heading up the road with the 270 and going up hawle gulley track to the tops? pm me if you want to keep secrets. thanks
    Nice area to move to,lucky hunter.
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    Always worth a look... I like the bush,even if don't see any animals.
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    Def a few tahr and the odd deer in Peel Forest. Each catchment will be holding at least an animal or two, although I’ve found most hang around actual Mt Peel which is trickier to get to. Nice steep scrubby country, will have you cussing pretty quick
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    Definitely a few animals up there no harm in trying right.
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    went up boundary creek. reasonable walk in, the wasement was a mess. snow melt running downhill has the easement a muddy mess, quite deep in places. ended up returning uphill off the easement. left the truck at 6.30am. minus 2 deg C. crossed stream as wasement merged with old farm track. once into the PL at track end, climbed up to 830m. watched the tops, gulleys and bush until after lunch then came down by 2pm.

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    Great pics, better luck next time your in there
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