Quick Boyd Visit

Few photos from a quick Boyd trip Brett and I completed early December. The fishing was good fun, albeit really challenging. Eight fish were released unharmed, apart from a bit of toothache.

The deer were a little few and far between, with only 5 seen. I managed to tip one over at 450m about 830 on the second night. Although it immediately dropped at the shot, finding it in thick, tussocky scrub across 2 valleys proved tough without a dog.

Weather was perfect the whole time. Enjoy.

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Pre-trip sight in at Taupo. The shot closest to the bull was with a cold barrel. Happy with that! Three shot group was about .5 inch. The 270WSM will hopefully do the trick down South on some tahr in January.

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No more fixed wing service in here these days, sadly

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The Burn

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Gin clear water adds to the challenge

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The Boyd Valley

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Flight out. Still perfect WX

Cheers
HandR

No Fixed wing ??
Why - or is that a silly Q in today's "modern" World :-(

And the machine still uses the strip and not drop your gear closer to Lodge
Great place but. Walk Mangatinoka Hut to Boyd's in 1 day with full pack - that was 30 years ago but

Would have loved to have had my Fly rod too - other Forum Administrator was in there and cooked a Troat that day we came in from Mangatinoka - not sure if we were famished from 8 days away or it was the most perfect cooked Troat I have ever had - 6lb caught opening Day (so I think Oct 1 1987)

Thanks for great photos

I think he went to the private Boyd block
Heli sika has the rights - fixed wing operator lost them a year or 2 ago

Awesome pics

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Originally Posted by faregame

I think he went to the private Boyd block
Heli sika has the rights - fixed wing operator lost them a year or 2 ago

Awesome pics

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OK
Looks like the main strip we used to land with Cam in the Cessna (think it was a Cessna)
For memory the border of PVT and State was somewhere there - so maybe this is correct - boundary split the strip ??
Brno (Bruno) still part owner of Helisika ??

Choice spot and great pic's, looks like a lot of fun in good weather.

Yep, they dropped us at the far end of the Boyd airstrip. Takes 10 mins off the walk downstream to where we camp.