Hunting... working my way up

[Vulcan]

Beautiful scenery Much like my part of Canada. What is the light green patch down by the water. Is it moss

The creek is a bit flooded at the moment, I think it's just the soggy ground giving the grass a funny shade of green. No idea on the goat weight, at a guess 80kg's?

[Rich46yo]

NZ was always a hunt I wanted to make. The trophy potential down there is astounding and with the prices in America for a book Elk it probably makes more sense to go down there instead.

[Ripsnort]

Amazing how much of that country looks parts like North America.

[Baitman]

You can almost see Golom running around "My Precious"

[Vulcan]

NZ was always a hunt I wanted to make. The trophy potential down there is astounding and with the prices in America for a book Elk it probably makes more sense to go down there instead.

Yeah there's Wapiti (Elk) down South. Have a read here for the non-tourist stuff   http://www.fishnhunt.co.nz/forum/YaBB.cgi

[Baitman]

Wapiti is the Cree word for elk (waapiti).

We have Wapiti river valley in alberta and bc didn't realize that the cree word made it overseas too that is cool

[Baitman]

BTW check out the Bl**dy Ausies post. Apparently they want to invaid NZ

[angelsandair]

...to the pigs and deer. Took the day off work yesterday as the forecost was for a beaut day. Went out to my 'spot' (10 mins drive from home) about 6am (sunrise is 7.30 right now). Made my way up the hills on the sunny side of the slopes hoping I might spot something. Then followed the sun onto the other side and picked up my first small goat herd.  Got 3 of them including a big billy who had been doing the whole headbutting thing and was being a general b'stard to the other billy's

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Later on further into the bush picked up another small herd and picked off one. Loads of pig sign and a little bit here and there of deer. Never saw any pigs or deer though   . Spent 10 hours out and got home thoroughly exhausted

YOU KILLED MY WIFE!!!!!!!

>.< 

[Vulcan]

YOU KILLED MY WIFE!!!!!!!

>.< 

Ahh dude, billy = male goat. Your wife may be an old goat, but are you saying she has nuts?

[mtnman]

Wapiti is the Cree word for elk (waapiti).

We have Wapiti river valley in alberta and bc didn't realize that the cree word made it overseas too that is cool

Not really surprising when you realize that Wapiti is actually a european version of a word that came from a people with no written language of their own...

[Rich46yo]

Yeah there's Wapiti (Elk) down South. Have a read here for the non-tourist stuff   http://www.fishnhunt.co.nz/forum/YaBB.cgi

I wonder, do you get a lot of Yanks down under to shoot Elk and Stag?

Theres about 1/2 dozen NZ species I have interest in.

[angelsandair]

Ahh dude, billy = male goat. Your wife may be an old goat, but are you saying she has nuts?

[Vulcan]

I wonder, do you get a lot of Yanks down under to shoot Elk and Stag?

Theres about 1/2 dozen NZ species I have interest in.

Yes, lotta hunters come from overseas. Althought local hunters generally dislike most of them, they usually rent a chopper and get dropped off in a nice spot while the chopper herds the prey towards them. Some do the hard yards but not many (guess it's a time thing).