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    Pureoras

    Looking at going in around hauhangaroa hut this weekend. Given it's a bit higher and colder there, does the area hold deer over the winter months?
    Would I be better served going in around the waihaha hut area being a bit lower?

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    I have never hunted around hauhangaroa hut, but have hunted for many years in the waihaha area, firstly it never used to be very safe leaving a vehicle overnight by the start of the track at the bridge, so keep that in mind.
    There is a lot of area to hunt in waihaha, I was mostly pig h7nting with dogs but also have seen deer in there, i would suggest go along the track to the big clearings, then drop down to the right, to the north is probably more correct and hunt in there,
    I haven’t been in there for more than 2 years so someone much more knowledgeable than me may point you in the right direction.
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    Might be best day hunting up where you describe and camp at the car. Be good to get a porker on the trot. There's plenty of watercress in the stream down from our place if I get there before the market crowd have them bagged up.

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    It's not cold at the moment so I don't think that will be a factor.
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    Good morning, we walked into Hauhungaroa Hut last weekend. The track is pretty rough - the walk took us closer to 5 hrs than 3 hrs. We didn't see a lot of deer sign, but saw heaps of pig rooting.
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    Good to know thanks. Did you go over the swamp and bead guts to the north of the hut?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Longrun View Post
    Looking at going in around hauhangaroa hut this weekend. Given it's a bit higher and colder there, does the area hold deer over the winter months?
    Would I be better served going in around the waihaha hut area being a bit lower?
    just a good point about winter and deer - if the Pureoras are anything like Te Urewera which I know well then the deer go high in winter - why you ask - well days are shorter and what sun there will be will hit the high areas and the valley bottoms will be cold frosty and miserable with little growth - deer will find little spurs and knobs out of wind high up to sit in what sun there is

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    interesting to hear about the track taking 5 hours.. it must be a mess up there. at least it'll be quiet underfoot. rain's setting in around midday sunday. i'm heading into Pureora tomorrow for a couple nights fresh air & a wee nosey round. good luck mate & safe hunting

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    Yes, the 5hr Intel put us off that option.
    We'll be around Saturday till Monday fly camping till the wet forces us to camp at the car.
    Have a good one.

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    yeah the Souwester put the brakes on my plan A. so it'll be a last minute call on the ground. enjoy, i'll keep an ear out

 

 

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