Ruahine Mid Weeker

We’d planned to disappear into the Ruahines earlier this week before Christmas and as the week approached I hoped the weather would hold out. We’d had some very hot days and despite some drizzle and some low clag the three days we spent ‘up a creek’ were great. We saw 11 deer and shot a couple.
On the second day the two boys went out glassing by themselves and contacted us after spotting five deer, suggesting we bring over a couple of rifles ASAP as a stag was sleeping 370 yards from them. Once they had shot that another fed out and @popshot and I double teamed that.
A great trip, with a great bunch of lads.

https://youtu.be/AO0ihwgGtB8

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Nice looking spot, a good trip had by all.

good one, itching to get back out

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Originally Posted by Mooseman

Nice looking spot, a good trip had by all.

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I love the Ruahine Ranges, it’s my spiritual home, my ash’s are going to be scattered there.

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Originally Posted by Nathan F

good one, itching to get back out

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You’ll be pleased to know we Amaxed both of the deer.

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Originally Posted by craigc

You’ll be pleased to know we Amaxed both of the deer.

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Beautiful . I have a fly in trip coming up in which im taking the big boomer. Will be amaxing too :P

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Originally Posted by Nathan F

Beautiful . I have a fly in trip coming up in which im taking the big boomer. Will be amaxing too :P

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Up here? SK?

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Originally Posted by craigc

I love the Ruahine Ranges, it’s my spiritual home, my ash’s are going to be scattered there.

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Ditto.

Amax'd and polaxed at 370 and 431 yards. They didn't even take a step!

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Originally Posted by craigc

I love the Ruahine Ranges, it’s my spiritual home, my ash’s are going to be scattered there.

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You will need a resource consent. LOL.

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Originally Posted by craigc

I love the Ruahine Ranges, it’s my spiritual home, my ash’s are going to be scattered there.

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Throw them down that steep hill that you loved on your last video

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Originally Posted by 25 /08 IMP

Throw them down that steep hill that you loved on your last video

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They’d blow back in my kids faces! :-)

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Originally Posted by craigc

They’d blow back in my kids faces! :-)

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You are probably right there.


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I unashamedly burgled a stash somewhere around where you camped there :o The lid had been left off the bucket and it was full of water, so I "recycled" a couple of gas canisters that were going rusty.
Hope it wasn't yours :(..... cheers though :thumbsup:

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I unashamedly burgled a stash somewhere around where you camped there :o The lid had been left off the bucket and it was full of water, so I "recycled" a couple of gas canisters that were going rusty.
Hope it wasn't yours :(..... cheers though :thumbsup:

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The blue drum? Not ours. I’m never impressed with stashes of shit in the bush, most of them are left unused like that one. We just carry in and out what we need. :-)

looks like a great place...so very different from what I normally hunt down here...I too have a special bit of hillside lined up for my ashes to scatter over...worked it out years ago,sort of my way of going back into the land.will post photo of it next time Im up there.

Whatever you do, or write down in your will, do NOT attempt to get your kids/other half to seek permission to have your ashes spread about: Its almost always turned down. Its the end of your life. Get depositied where YOU want to become one with your surroundings again:thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Micky Duck

looks like a great place...so very different from what I normally hunt down here...I too have a special bit of hillside lined up for my ashes to scatter over...worked it out years ago,sort of my way of going back into the land.will post photo of it next time Im up there.

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Reads a bit like Self cremation :O_O: @Micky Duck good to see your not trying it at home:XD::wtfsmilie: just wait till it gets a bit wetter don’t want too burn the whole place down:redbullsmiley:;)

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Originally Posted by XR500

Whatever you do, or write down in your will, do NOT attempt to get your kids/other half to seek permission to have your ashes spread about: Its almost always turned down. Its the end of your life. Get depositied where YOU want to become one with your surroundings again:thumbsup:

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Quite right, my late father is in Fiordland National Park at a spot that was special to him. None of DOC’s business.

Well done Craig and co.