Time off. What to do?

I have 9 days off from 26 January to 3 February and have no plans. Wife is working. So, what to do? I'm thinking of a road/hunting trip. I'm based in Northland which is as far away from good hunting as you can get, so it will be a drive south, but don't want to spend the whole time driving. I'd rather not fly. It's not just cost, but luggage restrictions and no car at the other end. Happy to do a few nights in the bush at a time, then back out for resupply. Also happy to pay for it (hunting I mean!), but not in to hunting fenced in animals.

I could just drive south with my Spot X book and see how it goes, but I have a feeling it wouldn't work out too well.

Any thoughts?

Cheers.

Kawekas, take a rod

Talk to some help operators and see if you can get a cheap back flight into somewhere and walk out. Urewera, Kaimanawa or kawekas would all be good options.

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Been trying to get a permit for ureweras but dont get replies maybe the unevitable has happened id try okahu rd good campig spots might be able to get a car to first camp sight saw plenty of sighn just been there for a week

Urewera is your best bet. I would try flying into duck ville hut. Shouldn't be too expensive.

Hunting permit for Te Urewera: Permission for Hunting : Tuhoe

Open tops, take your pic.

Thanks for the replies. Flyblown has been very generous with information, far beyond what I was asking for, or expecting to receive, so I'll go with his recommendation.

sing out if comin south canty, north otago region , il be floating around doin some hunting during feb

Boosh...funny name eh...If ya can head to Taupo...SH towards Napier [27km east] head into Clements Mill Road Sika country....good camp sites/water...flycamping off the end of the road or down Te Iringa pick the brains of anyone on the road or ask in the sports shops in Taupo for intel...good hunting wish I was there too...

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Originally Posted by BruceY

Boosh...funny name eh...If ya can head to Taupo...SH towards Napier [27km east] head into Clements Mill Road Sika country....good camp sites/water...flycamping off the end of the road or down Te Iringa pick the brains of anyone on the road or ask in the sports shops in Taupo for intel...good hunting wish I was there too...

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Yes, slightly long (and boring) story about my username that involves a jetski. I don't consider myself mighty and you can call me Andrew :)

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eye spy with my little eyes something that resembles a tow rope attached to front of said peski....

Not a tow rope, tied off to a floating platform and it's not a peski, it's a pure fish killing machine! :)

Yeah bit like the story of one of my names .."SPIT" lol..

That involved an aeroplane and a reappearing breakfast from memory