Rabbits, Goats or deer (near auckland) ??

Hey all

ive been hunting for a couple of years but mainly small stuff, rabbits etc and this year i finally bought by first decent gun, a .243 so we went for a trip to the south island got a couple of goats but didnt bag any deer unfortunatley.

anyhow i live in auckland and really wanting to see if i can get onto some goats within 2 hours drive from Auckland and on a frequent basis (every couple of months)

if anyone would have access or allow me on their propety it would be greatly appreciated, i understand this is a long shot and its all about "contacts" which im trying my best but so far only got
on a property in Hunua that has rabbits, and next door neighbour with goats but not allowed on the neighbours property.

anyhow, anything would be awesome,

cheers Blair

Sounds like time to start door knocking.

yeah I was starting to think that, sunday drive and knock on some doors.

The Kaimai are with in two hours try Wairere Falls or knock on some doors in the Gordon area they might let you on.
Take a compass or gps though as it's easy to get lost.
If you leave Auckland at 4am you should be at the top of the falls by 6.30am:thumbsup:

Absolutely, after a couple of months if
no joy, come back on.

I get the pleasure of been annoyed by people door knocking to shoot stuff on an almost weekly basis. I think the best way to get places to shoot is prove your genuine and a good sort by regular posts on forums like this.

cheers Splash, can i come annoy you lol ;)

Have a look at any of the North Waikato DOC hunting blocks.

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Originally Posted by Splash

I get the pleasure of been annoyed by people door knocking to shoot stuff on an almost weekly basis. I think the best way to get places to shoot is prove your genuine and a good sort by regular posts on forums like this.

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I don't think I could ever bring myself to randomly just rock up to someone else's property and ask permission to hunt on there land. It just seems not the polite thing to do in my opinion...

@BLABLANZ In my experience the best way to get shooting spots around Auckland are through contacts ie with references. If you live in the are that is your best intro! Failing that door knocking has also worked but requires a lot of work with only occasional reward. Considering that this is a shooters forum I would expect most of the guys on here use their property but hay if you get an invite :) that's awesome.

I had a number of spots which have dwindled to almost nothing due to life style block developments etc which have eaten up the countryside and goats seem to be getting scarce... Deer well there were some out your way.

Good luck I hope you get some spots and hold on to them if you do!

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I don't think I could ever bring myself to randomly just rock up to someone else's property and ask permission to hunt on there land. It just seems not the polite thing to do in my opinion...

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Wish the rest of auckland thought the same, the worst one was two coppers one on duty and in the company car with his off duty mate, must have thought the car and uniform would help.

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Originally Posted by Splash

Wish the rest of auckland thought the same, the worst one was two coppers one on duty and in the company car with his off duty mate, must have thought the car and uniform would help.

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Now that's bloody cheeky good to see that your taxes are paying for good law enforcement. What they will be taking bribes next.

Have a look at the doc blocks out Te kauwhata way I use to shoot heaps of goats in there a few years back. Worth a recce

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Wish the rest of auckland thought the same, the worst one was two coppers one on duty and in the company car with his off duty mate, must have thought the car and uniform would help.

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Far out that really seems like an inappropriate use of the uniform.

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I don't think I could ever bring myself to randomly just rock up to someone else's property and ask permission to hunt on there land. It just seems not the polite thing to do in my opinion...

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Here here I was thinking it was just me who felt like that

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Here here I was thinking it was just me who felt like that

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It all depends on the approach.
If you turn up and just ask, then the answer is usually No.
You need to put a bit of thought into it.
1 Your appearance (Have a bloody shave look clean and tidy and not like your about to rob the place):thumbsup:
2 Time of day! If it's some cow cocky then he's not going to like it if you rock up when he's just got in from the shed!
3 Offer something in return. I always offered meat or his/her favourite drop. The meat was always dropped off package with what it was..ie back stake etc. The last thing someone wants to feel is used.
4 If I was then let on I always made sure that I closed gates and let them know if I saw anything off, as in broken water pipes fences.
Even stood up the odd cast sheep.
If you follow theses steps then your rate of success is likely to be high.. Worked for me anyway.

If you offer something back it dose not feel so rude, they don't feel used and everyone's a winner:thumbsup:

thanks all for your tips, really appreciate it. ill work on my contacts and go from there. cheers!!

Our family farm used to be on the edge of the Tangihua forest (north of aklnd), used to be lots of goats and from my old friends comments it appears there's a few deer and pigs too now days.
We used to hunt off our farm and up the creek but I'm sure there is some public access too.
Look at doc website and confirm access if in doubt.
Not sure what the point of a forum is if it's not for sharing information.