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Going to hunt my way south this year for the roar off the ferry on the 28th
Any surgestions on where to look good places to stop or even better ppl too meet on our journey
It's my first time on the coast going down with my uncle in a 4x4 so off road no issue
Thxs In advance guy
Pesticide summerys would be a good place to start
Used to see reds nearly every morning my Grandfather and I would do the freight run run from Westport to Reefton on the inside of the river bend at Hawks Crag, absolute magic!
Was just reading doc reefton hunting lol
I think the plan goes like
Hunt our way down towards queens town ( west coasting )jump the hill to get sum bluff oysters then hunt up otago cantanbury towards Dunedin
Will also be lookin for pubs or fellow hunters keen on a brew or three during our round trip
jump off the ferry on you're way past arapawa island and poke you're nose around there.....might be a idea to put the musket in a waterproof bag first though , ima thinking it wont like the salt
Nothing further south ?
No deer down here mate, just big rabbits haha
Looking at goin in to monowai
Ok u southerners are hard to crack
Maybe a bribe lol
Box of speights for information leading to the capture or sightings of
Of darrel the deer wanted for crimes against toi toi bushes
Know associates include Thomas the thar and Charlie chamois
Considered armed and dangerous
If sighted contact me immediately do not approach
I'm no use to you mate.
I'm heading down also, leaving Rotorua on the 3rd April for ten days. This time heading to Otago areas. Stopping in Chri to have a hunt also and on returning, stopping in Kaikoura for night at the Bach then into Nelson for a cousins 40th. Returning 14th to Vegas.
Pig hunting but have allocated time for a possible stag...
Pm me, we maybe crossing paths and I Have some mates in Murchison. Yes I have two mates[emoji6]
Yeah mate will do
Will give u a update of how I go seem I'm down there a bit earlier
There's no deer on the west coast, I'd just give it a miss if I was you. That goes for all you pricks who aren't joined on the forum and are just reading it too! No deer, waste of time, bugger off somewhere else :D
All creeks and river systems have animals on the coast.
Most sensible hunters who reside on the coast, will only direct you to the above.
When I started out hunting it was very rare to see a boot mark let alone an animal mark.
The last few years there have been more and more people around and I spose because of sites like this etc.
You help one person out and they can't help but blab to their mates and before you know it you need to line up for a ticket just to hunt what used to be a good spot.
If you know what you are doing it won't be hard to find an animal on the coast.
Good luck.
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I stopped drinkin speights when they moved the production of it to auckland. Sorry mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Full noise
Cheers guys I understand u worked hard for your local knowledge
I'm not a snitch wouldn't be passing anything on
But hey I'm sure I'll find sumthing as will be covering a few miles
Yip. Unfortunatley the way it is. Despite the amount of animals 90% of people seem to lack the imagination to explore for themselves.Quote:
Originally Posted by R93
My advice is this, get yourself some topo maps. Lay them out and look for areas of bush close to roads that people would drive right past without a second glance. These spots are usually off to the side of roads without any lay bus or car parks. Look for terraces and ridges with reasonable sized flat areas where water would pool up for wallows etc. GPS mark these spots then park your truck there early morning and get into it. I have shot stags within metres of my gps marks where I thought a wallow would be by doing this and have never had someone else hunting the same spot.
Probably some of the best hunting advice given out on this forumQuote:
Originally Posted by K95
Nobody is being harsh in there comments .
Grab a spot X book and make a plan .
I myself enjoy going to somewhere new and have a look.
Topo map are good ,study a spot check the contour and creek system then google earth then go back to topo to remind yourself that it isnt as flat as Google shows.
offering a box of beer is not going to make someone give up his or her spot X
Nor is asking for info on hunting spots then asking for people or pubs to go drinking showing that you a serious hunter on a trip of a lifetime.
Enjoy the trip and write a story on your return the west coast is huge place with so many spots that you will find somewhere to hunt and a sucessfill trip is not about deer kills its just about being in the bush somewhere new.
If it was about getting a deer every time I would have given up a long time ago.
Pick a decent sized valley system, go up it for 3 days or so fly camping on the move. If they're roaring you'll get onto something, if not - get on the binos and get in the bush to check out the bits that could hold deer - flat terraces & knobs, guts, basins etc. A mapping GPS is awesome when hunting spots you don't know on the fly.