where would be the best quail hunting to be has in the south island ?
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where would be the best quail hunting to be has in the south island ?
I'd guess tarris and surrounding central otago .
the best quailhunting is where you find large numbers of birds in relatively open country.numbers will vary from year to year due to factors.the best shooting is on private stations.marlborough and central are generally the best areas,although in marlborough this year, as a result of a very wet spring,numbers are well down.
Some of the better stuff is where Munsey mentioned. Benigo and around Wanaka have good numbers and I've seen plenty on some on the stations I've hunted Chukar(around Tekapo and Benmore).
EASY TO GET ON THOSE PLACES?
what no tweed just nude covered with a bit of grease from lard ???? id better watch it down south :yarr:
You do well in Waimate ! Ever shot wallaby ?
never shot wallaby , waimate sounds scarey !!
You could contact the Marlborough Fish & Game to get names of farmers up the Awatere. Good luck tho, they aren't on the ball at all.
Awatare valley look out for the "darkeys "up there ! We were told ! Aye James . I should have said look out for the red neck high country farmers !
Haven't been up the Awatere for many years. Need 4 wheel drive. Fantastic country, wild and mean and steep, and totally suitable for the long legged pointing breeds. Used to be a good number of quail if you drove and looked, so big you have to drive, don't know what it's like now.
is it on private or public land?
Not sure what the story is these days, was Landcorp I think, some might be DoC now. You still have to get permission. The Marlb F&G would know who the farmers are. They should help you... but?
http://www.awaterevalley.org.nz/index.mvc?ArticleID=3
Used to stay on Camden. It's sold but I think yu can still bunk there. Not sure tho.
these rakaia quail are still making a mug of me the crossing angled shot is my nemesis :yaeh am not durnk:they came one after the other 5/6 ina row and i missed them all inside 20/25 metres:O_O:
to top it off the dog pointed and flushed the biggest nth canterbury pheasant iv,e seen for a while:pissed off: