The difference may be hungry beech forest and warmer podocarp forest. I knew a pilot that applied some of the first 1080 in that country and he saw over a hundred deer on the tops in the area pre...
Liked On: 25-04-2023, 04:46 PM
Seem to recall reading that the Binser area had the highest concentrationss of wasp numbers in NZ....
Liked On: 25-04-2023, 04:46 PM
looking at photos....only the ones with chammy in them have any significant feed showing at all.....could be the deerzies were down lower in better feed areas and the 457 other folks ripping through...
Liked On: 25-04-2023, 04:46 PM
Theyve done some ground based trapping which I think is why there are kaka. It would be interesting to pull out records of how much aerial 1080 has been used in Eastern Arthurs Pass over the...
Liked On: 25-04-2023, 04:46 PM
Great write up and photos. Well done getting out there and doing it.
Liked On: 25-04-2023, 04:46 PM
Very low numbers more likely because of regular 1080 operations.
Liked On: 25-04-2023, 04:46 PM
Lovely country. Been there, done that, but didn't get the Chamois ! That was a good shot: neck facing front on at 140m. On this trip in 2016 I dropped back into the West Hawdon and heard a Kaka up...
Liked On: 24-04-2023, 08:11 PM
Went to the Arawhata for the second period. One of our group got both the biggest trout and the oldest stag I ever saw. Rabbits for Africa. Nasty sandflies. Two days of enforced rest in a small tent...
Liked On: 23-04-2023, 06:03 PM
It can be tough hunting country up there but good to see you came away with a nice chamois. Gotta watch out for the NZ falcons around that area too, they like to sit in the tall dead trees on the...
Liked On: 23-04-2023, 05:58 PM
Nice write up thanks
Liked On: 22-04-2023, 05:45 PM
Hard to be disappointed with views like that.
Liked On: 22-04-2023, 05:45 PM
First pic is awesome but I've always been disappointed with the scenery if there is no animal tracks around.
Liked On: 22-04-2023, 05:01 PM
Really nice pictures and write-up. Very inspiring!
Liked On: 22-04-2023, 05:01 PM
Great trip and a bonus animal for all the hard work. I have also noticed alot more trampers off track these days you hardly ever used to see that.
Liked On: 22-04-2023, 05:01 PM
Very good bases on those horns. Well done.
Liked On: 22-04-2023, 03:25 PM