Thread: kaweka hunting

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Haha, you don't know the meaning of the word annoying. You do know your bunking down with my kids eh

No worries James, once they get a look at me on an early morning they will spend most of their day curled up in a fetal position, with their thumb in their gob, cursing nature.

Originally Posted by P38

James

Try this spot in the Kawekas mate.

39°16'57.83"S
176°22'45.57"E

Awesome place for Newbies like you to start your hunting career.
Easy carry out too.

Let us know how you get on.

Haha I was bored at work so had a browse at the coordinates. Looks like a nice place for an easy sidle

Originally Posted by P38

James

Try this spot in the Kawekas mate.

39°16'57.83"S
176°22'45.57"E

Awesome place for Newbies like you to start your hunting career.
Easy carry out too.

Let us know how you get on.

Ha ha. It could be a tad cold there today. Got anywhere warmer Pete?

Hi guys,
anyone heading out to the Kawekas this sunday or monday. Just moved to NZ and looking for someone who can show me around.

Originally Posted by Rich007

What a good sort 7mmsau

2nd that

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Picked up petree this morning to check out some Sika habitat. He was buzzing from his first Sika kill yesterday but thats his story to tell.

The weather looked great on the way up, 6-12deg celcius for the day and no wind. A dusting of snow in the hills making the place eerily quiet. A walk with Binos out gave us a good look around and before we knew it midday arrived. An apple and some Le Snacks disappeared and it was time to move on. After checking more Sika sidling tracks to feed faces it was time to burn some powder.


Sitting in behind the binos i pointed to a small orange clay clearing waaaaay up the hill (1020yrds), there was/is a small white rock just left of its centre (you could not see it with the unaided eye) I casually mentioned it was petrees turn to shoot and got that "WTF" look

In behind the Nightforce he settled, getting the eye relief just right petree adjusted the parallax and putting some shoulder into it the 6oz trigger got the usual dry firing treatment. Making sure the crosshair never left the 4 inch rock when the sear dropped i started inputting data to "Bulletflight".

1018yrds, 12deg C, 27.90 InHG, 19.9 deg shot angle, I let the slight R to L air current cancel out the spindrift.

Petree was comfortable behind the rifle and had bunched my pack up with his left hand making a super stable rear rest under the stock, a couple more dry fires and he was ready.

I stood 10ft behind him and called out "ready". Watching the pressure trail i saw a hole appear in the orange clay 2 to 3 inches above the 4 inch rock, impressive shooting. He had never shot the rifle before or at that distance, had it been a deer we would have it hanging in the chiller.

Sleety showers slowed the late afternoon down but with 5 Sika seen for the day who can complain !!!!

Good on you for doing that with the young fella, if only there were blokes like you over here my hutning life would be a lot easier. Such a different culture in NZ. When we were in Taupo this guy was caping a red stag out the front of a hunting store and no one batted an eyelid other than to come over and admire it. Here I avoid telling people I'm a hunter because I know I'll just be criticised which I have had many many times.
Just another reason why I love the place and while I'll be back year after year from now on!

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Ha ha. It could be a tad cold there today. Got anywhere warmer Pete?

Try

39°10'94.90"S
176°2750.80"E

Nice and warm here.

Got a couple of shots away from here on occasions too..... but you have to take it real slow, be very quiet and stalk in real close for a guaranteed kill.

Any place what I can reach easily from Taihape road?

Originally Posted by Boar Freak

Any place what I can reach easily from Taihape road?

Yes there is the odd possie, send me a pm and i will answer it later after todays hunt as im driving atm.

That stag is waiting for you now James. Should be hard antler very soon

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

That stag is waiting for you now James. Should be hard antler very soon

Such a tease!

Welcome Petree, looks like you have been well looked after............well done on your first Sika!

Originally Posted by Dougie

Such a tease!

Ohhh the irony

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

That stag is waiting for you now James. Should be hard antler very soon

May need to start a plan. Have been laughed at all afternoon by trout in Rotorua so far.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Have been laughed at all afternoon by trout in Rotorua so far.

Sounds like its time to crack a suds.