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Promised some pics when the balloted hunting started...........
...........so here they are.
Taken over the past 3 weeks.........not in any particular order.
Saw one of these so I snuck up on it.......................
.....Then it touched it lightly with my foot and it got all vicious and went into defensive mode.....curled up into a ball. I was lucky to escape with my life!
Fungus....
These things are only about an inch high.............
These ones are a lot bigger...........
Saw the rump of a deer poking out of a 'toi toi' bush about 200yds down a track so I snuck in to about 30yds.............lost sight of the animal so waited...after 5 mins I gave a low whistle with the camera ready and snapped this pic.......
Ran across a young guy accompanied by his father and grandfather on a block, Kid got his firearms licence in the mail the day before his hunt. Spoke to them at the carpark and found out that after many years of following his dad/G.dad around, he was finally slipping his leash and going to hunt alone. Gave him a few pointers about the block............he turned up at the carpark just on dark with a grin from ear to ear. Drove him back in to pick up his first solo deer.
These guys scored a nice Fallow buck on the first day........
Here is our camp which we set up early sat morn and take down sun night. No camping is permitted overnight ......but there is no reason why you cant be comfortable during the day.....is there?
Inside the 'tent'..................Tables etc were dragged into place using the winch on Bloodhounds Landrover.
The view out the front door............
Working the remote on the winch must have been tiring cos BH had to have a nap...............
Nature can be a to cattle that wander into a pond...............
Caught this little fella on the road...........cute little thing.
Another successful hunter. After picking him and his animal up and taking him back to his car I told him where there was some fresh pig sign and he went back to get some bacon.........came out with a 60lb porker........
One of the biggest bodied bucks I have seen for a couple of years........the nose is 5'11" of the ground and its legs were still touching.
Found the deer............where's the hunter?
Doe shot by BH for the TAKH. 222 using a 55gr Sierra psp...............
Shot taken at 154metres...............Knife point shows the entrance hole.................
Exit hole................That boy can shoot!
Hunting blocks are bounded by the west coast. Here is view from the western boundary..........looking north...
and looking south........
Will post up a few more pics when I get a chance. wont be back in there for a couple of weeks...........have spent the last 3 weekends up there.
Taken over the past 3 weeks.........not in any particular order.
Saw one of these so I snuck up on it.......................
.....Then it touched it lightly with my foot and it got all vicious and went into defensive mode.....curled up into a ball. I was lucky to escape with my life!
Fungus....
These things are only about an inch high.............
These ones are a lot bigger...........
Saw the rump of a deer poking out of a 'toi toi' bush about 200yds down a track so I snuck in to about 30yds.............lost sight of the animal so waited...after 5 mins I gave a low whistle with the camera ready and snapped this pic.......
Ran across a young guy accompanied by his father and grandfather on a block, Kid got his firearms licence in the mail the day before his hunt. Spoke to them at the carpark and found out that after many years of following his dad/G.dad around, he was finally slipping his leash and going to hunt alone. Gave him a few pointers about the block............he turned up at the carpark just on dark with a grin from ear to ear. Drove him back in to pick up his first solo deer.
These guys scored a nice Fallow buck on the first day........
Here is our camp which we set up early sat morn and take down sun night. No camping is permitted overnight ......but there is no reason why you cant be comfortable during the day.....is there?
Inside the 'tent'..................Tables etc were dragged into place using the winch on Bloodhounds Landrover.
The view out the front door............
Working the remote on the winch must have been tiring cos BH had to have a nap...............
Nature can be a to cattle that wander into a pond...............
Caught this little fella on the road...........cute little thing.
Another successful hunter. After picking him and his animal up and taking him back to his car I told him where there was some fresh pig sign and he went back to get some bacon.........came out with a 60lb porker........
One of the biggest bodied bucks I have seen for a couple of years........the nose is 5'11" of the ground and its legs were still touching.
Found the deer............where's the hunter?
Doe shot by BH for the TAKH. 222 using a 55gr Sierra psp...............
Shot taken at 154metres...............Knife point shows the entrance hole.................
Exit hole................That boy can shoot!
Hunting blocks are bounded by the west coast. Here is view from the western boundary..........looking north...
and looking south........
Will post up a few more pics when I get a chance. wont be back in there for a couple of weeks...........have spent the last 3 weekends up there.
Still enjoying the trip of a lifetime and making the best of what I have.....
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No problem. You can probably see why I love that place. Every time I drive in through the gates, it feels like I am coming home. There is always something to see............if you look.
The beach is public. I used to head up the beach in my Landrover towing my 12' boat and stay in a tent for 2-3 days fishing and just lazing around. Surfcasting, launching the boat through the surf, spearing flounder in the surf. Big fires on the beach using driftwood, drinking beer while watching the sun go down into the sea.
That part of the coast is where we fish the charter boat..............When I die, I want my ashes scattered off the coast.
Hmmmm, food for thought for sure. What are the temps like this time of year? How about the temps in February?
Daytime high in Feb averages about 20-25 deg .......Celsius...( about 68-77 of them Fahrenheit thingies)
Temps at the moment are about 13-15 daytime and 8-10 Celsius at night.
Feb is the last summer month for us........camping up there at that time of year is perfect.
Feb is usually when I've enjoyed about all the Winter I can stand and I'm ready to bug out. Again, interesting food for thought.
Do you need some help digesting the 'food for thought'...........................?
How about this. BH and I are planning a trip in Oct/Nov to spend a week killing goats/deer/possums etc and doing some ballistic testing with calibres from 204, 222, 7mm08, up to 375H7H......
There is space in the jeep..............Temps are normally warming up........Kiwi gals are dusting off their summer clothing.......the fishing on the charter boat is at its best that time of year......I have free time as its nearing the end of the flower season........specials on airfares are starting to hit the travel agents.........the only downside is that I may have to draft you into helping with a few bird culls...........wait........that's not a downside!
"The Un-Tactical"
Thanks man, I'll look into it.
Life member of the American Legion, the VFW, the NRA and the Masonic Lodge, retired LEO
I have only ever seen 2 in the last 40 years and they are an endangered species.
I saw some cottontails when I was last over and they look exactly like our rabbits but ours seem to be a little bigger.
Life member of the American Legion, the VFW, the NRA and the Masonic Lodge, retired LEO
AKA: Former Founding Member
I saw some cottontails when I was last over and they look exactly like our rabbits but ours seem to be a little bigger.[/QUOTE]
Our Cottontails are small. However our Western Jack Rabbits are much larger as are our Southern Swamp Rabbits. The far North Hares are bigger but I've never seen one for myself so I can't say for sure how much.
BTW what city would I fly in to?
Auckland.
OH NO! What a horrid thought! Why you might get eaten by a shark or something...........:rotflmao: :roll2: :tooth:
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.