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. 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 alternative routes over the mountains … [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...]
