The recent rain in the Ruahines has shifted Diggers Hut.photos courteous of ben piggot and daniel mcintyre.
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The recent rain in the Ruahines has shifted Diggers Hut.photos courteous of ben piggot and daniel mcintyre.
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Bloody hell no good @Pop Shot
Holy shit.
At least there is no fatalitys?
There has been more than a few in NZ history.
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Looks pretty buggered
Close the door, you're letting a draft in.
The boys took some good pics & amazed she's actually held together pretty well really considering.
Far out!
I've never been to Diggers hut but knew a few guys who went there a lot. I used to spend a bit of time at the Forks hut a bit further south.
She'll be pretty good for fishing trips now Dundee. Right on the water.
I've spent many nights in Diggers hut, and forks as a young fellow, doing an apprenticeship in PN, was my main hunting grounds, Hut never was, very high above the creek, bit disheartening see photos of the hut like that. I wonder if that fresh slip behind the hut, had something to do with it.
Yea it's an awesome place and such a shame to loose such a great hut.
Diggers and Forks is my main hunting area.
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I wonder what caused that? - it must have been there for many years. A DOC picture shows it on what seems to be a nice site.
I never went there - I concentrated most of my hunting in Te Ekau Creek - next door
https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-re...s/diggers-hut/
I wonder how much DOC charge for the waterbeds in the hut?:D
It's the only doc hut with a flushing toilet.
Big slip @time outQuote:
Originally Posted by time out
Another photo that the lads took.Changed the water course.
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The sad thing is that it will probably not be replaced, would be my guess.
Yea that will be a buggerQuote:
Originally Posted by Shootm
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Got word today that DOC flew in on Monday and won't be replacing it.
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Bugga! Was the first hut I hut I went to when I was with Forest Service in 74. Sad to see its now gone.
Lets face it there is no incentive for doc to replace/maintain/upgrade hunters huts.
Generally kiwi hunters dont sign hut books or pay hut fees but will actually get some wood for the hut,clear the gutters,fix the steps/chimny etc but its all stuff doc dont see so they would rather remove all those low volume huts we love so much and spend the money on great walk huts etc where the tourists dollar is.
Sad facts but we can change it by signing hut books etc and being vocal about removal of huts.
I fill in the visitor book when I hunt nearby thinking that if Search and Rescue get called out it's a good clue to whereabouts and intentions
I don't stay in huts - nice beds but the mice keep me up at night and there are too many trampers
I fill in the visitor book when I hunt nearby thinking that if Search and Rescue get called out it's a good clue to whereabouts and intentions
I don't stay in huts - nice beds but the mice keep me up at night and there are too many trampers
