Hunting Report on Tararua Flyin for Queens Birthday weekend 29th May to 1st June 2015 by Ian Kebbell So, as a newbie, both to the club and hunting, when the opportunity for a fly in hunt to the Tararua's was made available, I leapt at it! But because I still needed to learn so much, I needed a strategy. I decided to target the oldest, most … [Read more...]
Fly in trip to Tutawai Hut
Queens Birthday Weekend Fly in trip to Tutawai Hut by Brad Gardiner Four of us, Tim, Paul,Claire and Myself flew into Tutawai Hut just after lunch Friday. Went for a look around friday night but no game seen by anyone. Saturday morning was fine and still with Paul getting a good boar on the flats just down from the hut, around 130 pounds … [Read more...]
Wanganui Fallow Hunt Report
Paul O'Donoghue's report on the 16th -19th April Wanganui Fallow Hunt on Aranui Hill Station. We set off from Carterton on Thurs 16th April afternoon around 4pm for the 2.5hr drive to Wanganui and hit our first hiccup when we found the main Manawatu gorge road closed due to a slip. This was no great inconvenience, in that there are … [Read more...]
The Fallow Deer Rut by Howard Egan
This once over lightly of the fallow deer rut (my lifetime interest) will look at: 1) The timing of the rut and the use of the scrapes. 2) The buck – all attitude, and his use of the lek. 3) Hunting techniques in the fallow rut. 1). The timing of the rutting activities of a fallow buck depends upon the mature does. The big fellow isn't going … [Read more...]
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting 18th March 2015
Present. 25 members. Martin Amos presided. Martin welcomed the presence of our National Patron Ian D.Wright. President's report – Martin read his report, written copies being circulated. That report thanked the 2014/15 committee and its sponsors. Activities and achievements during the year were impressive: 3 subsidised Tararua … [Read more...]
Presidents report 2014/2015
Welcome and many thanks to the 2014/2015 committee and all the financial Wairarapa branch members. I would also like to thank those that assisted with the branches sponsorship be it labour or prizes donated during the course of the year. Just to recap the events that the committee had organized and implemented during the year; 3 x subsidized … [Read more...]