Who's going hunting this week?
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Who's going hunting this week?
Yep. It is going to be like letting the hens out of the chookhouse.
I'm dying to go bush. But i wont be going any the hell where near public land for at least a couple weeks. F that. Private land it is.
Yes have a quick walk planned for Friday morning all going well.
Yep main divide for me, hopefully not to many people yet
Going 25 meters got a cray hole...bucks only so problerly have a we peak take a outsider and leave the rest alone til November ....but just have to have a look!
Will be off Thursday, even if DOC aren't open before to renew my permit.
The South Island weather forecast is looking better than the north, still keen though.
@tetawa if your permit is still current it is fine. Doc did not cancel permits, they only suspended them for level 3.
Not me, I'm thinking with everyone rushing to try and get the end of the roar the likely hood of a fatality is too high. I don't want it to happen and neither do I relish being called out on a body recovery.
Me.
Sat-Wednesday, hopefully got an area that should keep me away from the masses
Yip, off to get some venison. Got thurs, friday, sat, Sun off. Only problem is where to go, narrowed down to 5 DOC blocks so far lol.
Mmm...chase a fallow or a red? 223 or 243 or 308 ? Stayed tune for the hunting report by the weekend. Area will dictate Cal. All are sighted in and ready to roll.
Shoulders still dodgy, prob unfit as but be a all dayer until ones on the deck. Prob should chase a stag but think any deer that walks into range is getting a death sentence.
Might even go twice over the four days. Mate told be a spot last week he saw two good fallow stags on the road. Havnt hunted that DOC bush before so that could be the second trip, esp if get a deer thursday.
Hot barrels everyone, pictures and a report will come, stay safe ....lets do this lol
Yeah, deep into the freezer for some venison.
Will give it a couple of weeks.
I hardly go where the masses go anyway. Im always going where theres no access points, side of road hop in bush. Crawl down the bank, cross river and hunt where no mans been before etc lol.
90% of all doc areas i hunt never seen anyone else ever, talking years. If someone is there, i go plan B. Pity those North Islanders fighting over good DOC land.
Moral of the story...go off the beaten track, try a new spot no one wants to look at in favour of a good area 10km away. You be surprised what you might run into.....
I will be off on Tuesday next week for 3 or 4 days. To many pre booked meetings this week, bugger it.
Leaving Wednesday arvo, should arrive to our spot wed night sleep in the truck for the night, up first thing Thursday morning hunting!@
Yep, going out at the weekend, back on monday
Come on you young bucks. You should all be working and leaving the first 3 days for us old roosters.
Where the hell are your manners.
Got Friday off work (although that's subject to change} so looking at heading out to bowl some wallabies. Assuming I can get a permit, I'm picking DOC will be swamped come Thurs morning
Nah, got chemo on Wednesday and hooked up to porta-pump until Friday. Probably shouldn't go bush anyway due to infected wound, only 4 days since I was in hospital.
I need to get the dog out for a run and swim before she explodes!
Yep definitely thinking about a day hunt. Apart from sausages I'm out of venison and it sucks.
Yeap main divide for a week come thursday, too good
Thursday camt wait, have finished all of my small jobs on the boat so the Bride and I will go out on the Lake for a fish. Saturday Down to work on the Maimais, all of my team will be there. Two from Orewa and one from Morrinsville.
Nope. Might let the weekend warriors get their fix first. Not a fan of bumping into other hunters in the hills.
Yep, first flight into north arm after almost 2 months of no pressure.....
As tempting as it is after there being no pressure for so long, I can't even begin to imagine how many will be out and I have no access to hunt private property so I'll be waiting a few weeks I'd say. Plus I bought a Fierce Fury in 6.5 creedmoor during the lockdown and swapped over scopes so nothing in the cabinet is sighted in atm anyway haha, makes the decision to not head out a bit easier.
Not a fan of bumping into other hunters either, or anything human for that matter, sitting on a hill glassing, and you see 1 person 3km away down the valley, and suddenly I feel like I'm in a small lift with 9 fat people on a wet day......... going for a day walk up a wee stream other people don't hunt cause they think there is nothing there:)
From the DOC website just now.
Hunting allowed on public conservation land
Hunting on public conservation land is allowed under Alert Level 2. Hunters will need the appropriate hunting permit or hold the required concession.
Recreational hunters can apply online for a hunting permit from 5 pm Tuesday 12 May. Permits will be valid once New Zealand returns to Alert Level 2 at 11.59am Wednesday evening. Hunters should first check their existing permit as it may still be current.
Fish & Game NZ have announced the game bird season will open on Saturday 23 May. At Alert Level 2, DOC district offices can issue small game and game bird hunting permits for duck hunting on public conservation land and waters.
DOC staff are focused on ensuring any hunting ballots or bookings planned for the next few months go ahead. Once this process is complete we will contact affected ballot holders regarding next year’s ballots and hunting blocks
When they opened the beaches to surfing, the extreme jump in people in the water was bigger than a public holiday. Every person that had ever thought of surfing was in the water.
I can’t help but think it’s going to be same here. Every person that missed out on their roar trip, hunting trip, or has hunted in the last 10 years, or thinks they might like hunting is going to head to the hills this weekend.
There is going to be a concentration of people at all points. Be safe, wash your hands and don’t shoot someone
Mate was talking to James Scott last week and he’s been getting heaps of bookings for Tahr trips
Is online permit system not working ?!
Deep, yip I hear the Big eye are in numbers of the east coast, the Bluefin might be coming along soon, be about 1000 metres deep :D