Thread: Te Tapui scenic reserve hunting (asking for experiences)

Yup been in there quite a few times as its nicely close to the big smoke and a nice day to sit away in the bush somewhere without worrying about others bumping into you...

It's actually Maori land now being handed back a couple of years ago to the Hauraki tribe but DOC run the permits for it. And have had a few in there mainly early morning sunbathing on the eastern side of TT A in the edges of bracken and long grass before I gave them a haircut . in the section up the top RHS of the map. Observe the no shooting zones tho. Also have run into a few cattle beasts in there too that have hoped the fence into the bush to remain in the bush out of the frost I guess and perceived better food. In the arvo if westerly wind I've always come back through from the top north end of that of that block in the arvo and sit there and glass the edges before wandering through and up and over the top onto the track back to the car

Yup best time to go is now through into spring on that side. Plenty of feral cats as mentioned that DOC are keen for you to give a one way trip to. Quite a few Pheasants and other noisemakers too. Bit of a waste to go there in summer as the whole place is like walking on cornflakes even in the likes of dive boots or brothel creepers.

TTB: is a lot more close bush and supplejack on the hill as you'd expect got a couple down in the Punga to the right and where the waterways are (usual story) when its been blowing from the West. Sit and watch the edges and there's a few clearings if you know where to go to sit on ... take a warm jacket to sit in you could be waiting a while but they are in there.

The gentlemanly agreement took 40-50 out of there a couple of years ago, I think Kim Jon told me about that? so I'd expect numbers slowly increasing again.

I'll see if I can find the email address for the lady that used to give me the permits was pretty much a once a month trip for me until I found another spot I preferred over by @7mmwsm place... and another over Honokiwi way the later I could hunt the morning for Fallow and Goats & fish the afternoon too!