Post by: nzhuntinginfo on October 02, 2012, 09:35:32 PM
These ones are well positioned to keep an eye on who's coming.
I got some close up pics froom close up and they never saw me.
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A Nice Day In the South Island Mountains
I got out fishing with my son yesterday....you've got to say it looks inviting.
Saw lots of Canada Geese...there is now an open season on these birds in New Zealand.
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New Zealand Wild Rams
The Arapawa Ram is included in the SCI trophy book.
The Arapawa Rams come from one of about 8 different wild ram flocks in New Zealand.
Most of these flocks have just about been wiped out.
This Woodstock Ram in this picture isn't in the SCI trophy book because they are so rare and have not been released in trophy estates.
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This is what ELK bulls look like at this time of the year here in the Extremely Southern State.
So hunting is more about tahr and chamois at this time of the year.
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ELK BULLS versus RED STAGS
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Scientists have reclassified the relationship between Elk bulls and Red Stags.
I was out hunting a couple of days ago and I was lucky enough to get some good photographs that show the variation in the devlepoment of Elk and Red Stag antlers in New Zealand.
It's now the end of October yet the red stag in the picture has still got both of its antlers.
In contrast with the elk which has dropped its antlers and already has a rack of velvet...I find this very interesting and it must surely show that there is a fundamental difference between the two animals.
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New Zealand FERAL SHEEP
I have an interest in the few remaining feral sheep flocks in New Zealand.
These sheep became isolated from domesticated stock over 100 years.
They can survive in the wild because they have clean faces and can shed their fleeces.
Unfortunately on public land these sheep are becoming rarer and rarer.
Today I got some good pictures of several Woodstock Rams...
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Hi Guys,
Does anyone know where this was animal was photographed recently?
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Post by: nzhuntinginfo on October 05, 2012, 11:03:30 AM
This picture might help to clarify the location of the above animal.
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Post by: Bigshooter on October 05, 2012, 06:20:48 PM
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on October 05, 2012, 08:08:55 PM
Yes you got it. They're Himalyan tahr and the pictures are from the Rangitata River in the South Island where there is a big herd of wild tahr.
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on October 07, 2012, 12:47:41 PM
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Post by: Bigshooter on October 07, 2012, 01:06:20 PM
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on October 17, 2012, 04:53:15 PM
This is what the New Zealand tahr hunting mountains look like at this time of the year.
I hunted up the valley on the left of the picture
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I managed to get quite a good tahr. This is an extremely steep slide and I had trouble stopping the tahr for the photograph
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Post by: X-Force on October 17, 2012, 05:05:42 PM
:tup:
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on October 17, 2012, 05:11:15 PM
Post by: Woodchuck on October 17, 2012, 05:19:40 PM
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on October 17, 2012, 05:25:56 PM
Are you asking how I found your forum?
Post by: Austrian Hunter on October 17, 2012, 06:03:38 PM
Post by: Jason on October 17, 2012, 06:05:09 PM
Post by: NW-GSP on October 17, 2012, 06:07:27 PM
Sorry mate, not sure what you mean.
Are you asking how I found your forum?
I believe he is wondering how you came upon this forum.
Amazing pictures thank you for sharing
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on October 17, 2012, 07:10:30 PM
Recently I went to Pensylvannia and it was blackpowder and bow hunting only.
There's a lot of variation between the different states.
I hadn't been up Washington way ( or even thought about that part of the USA) so I checked on the net and found your very active forum.
Interesting reading.
Post by: Bean Counter on October 18, 2012, 11:47:04 AM
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on October 18, 2012, 01:06:16 PM
I've posted a picture of me on a recent hunt.
We had to walk through powder snow from the valley floor.
I basically ran out of grunt.
In New Zealand we mostly can hunt in areas free of snow at this time of the year.
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Post by: Bigshooter on October 18, 2012, 02:58:44 PM
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on October 22, 2012, 07:30:27 PM
The grass is starting to grow as the temperatures start to increase...I guess it's the reverse with you guys up there?
Shorter days and lower temperatures??
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Post by: nzhuntinginfo on October 31, 2012, 12:56:44 PM
For some reason my picture didn't come up.
Post by: Special T on October 31, 2012, 01:14:58 PM
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on November 02, 2012, 02:18:50 PM
Post by: 6x6in6 on November 02, 2012, 02:25:30 PM
Welcome!!! :)
Post by: elkoholic1 on November 05, 2012, 11:52:17 AM
Post by: Ballance1 on November 05, 2012, 01:34:10 PM
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on November 05, 2012, 03:14:14 PM
I'm pleased you enjoyed the Poulter...it's very scenic.
These pics are from a recreational hunt in December last year. (Yes I still enjoy recreational hunting)
It shows me looking up the Poulter from above the North Branch gorge having busted a gut to get up there.
The other picture is of a chamois with its kid taken on the same day in a head basin.
The majority of doe chamois have dropped their kids by mid December.
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Post by: Holg3107 on November 05, 2012, 03:16:39 PM
Post by: Ballance1 on November 05, 2012, 05:58:34 PM
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on November 05, 2012, 07:46:59 PM
You are no bunny...that is a good walk...look at the scale of the map (sorry about the quality)
I agree that Lake Minchin is a magical place...with fish in the lake.
I first went there as a boy and I can remember seeing three deer walk through the bush at the end of the lake.
My photograph from the mountain is looking across to the Casey Stream.
You would have walked past the Casey Hut on your way up to Minchin Hut.
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Post by: Ballance1 on November 06, 2012, 07:19:47 AM
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on November 10, 2012, 10:39:45 AM
The New Zealand Mountains in Spring
At this time of the year, this is what you see up the Poulter. There is an open season on these birds as of last year so they can be shot by anyone with anything.
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We got up here to do some fishing yesterday by 4WD & then by mountain bike.
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Post by: nzhuntinginfo on December 02, 2012, 10:16:03 PM
This pic is of chamois taken on public land.
It took me all day to get this photo. The animals are extremely wary.
At the moment the does tend to hang around timberline to drop their kids.
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Post by: csaaphill on December 02, 2012, 10:22:44 PM
Post by: shanevg on December 05, 2012, 08:00:16 AM
Post by: fillthefreezer on December 05, 2012, 08:20:36 AM
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on December 05, 2012, 10:21:19 AM
This time of the year the stags aren't carrying their timber...but you can meat hunt.
The reds come out of the forests at dawn and dusk and you can pick up good meat with a yearling.
Only trouble is because of the hunting pressure they keep very close to cover, like these two animals I photographed recently on public land.
You have to be quick.
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Post by: fillthefreezer on December 05, 2012, 10:24:53 AM
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on December 05, 2012, 10:40:44 AM
Yea. We also use choppers to get onto the tops for tahr or chamois if necessary.
This one we used to get into a remote part of Fiordland.
I've walked into these places but it takes days to get there and days to get back.
A chopper is so tempting.
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Post by: nzhuntinginfo on December 11, 2012, 08:10:00 PM
Red stags loaded with velvet...they were scrapping with each other, kicking and hustling.
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Post by: nzhuntinginfo on December 29, 2012, 03:59:07 PM
SUMMER Tahr
Tahr in summer look like a different species...the bulls lose their manes and change colour.
The top animal is a mature bull, the others immature bulls meaning that they are not yet the full four years of age.
Hunters tend to go for tahr in winter because the pelt is also a great trophy at that time of year.
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Post by: L8NITE on December 29, 2012, 04:36:27 PM
Post by: Machias on January 02, 2013, 06:44:16 AM
Post by: Ballance1 on January 03, 2013, 11:14:47 AM
Post by: Widgeondeke on January 03, 2013, 11:37:51 AM
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on January 06, 2013, 02:25:44 AM
Summer Alpine Chamois
This is wot chamois look like in summer...taken recently on the eastern side of the main mountains of the South Island New Zealand.
Alpine Chamois are now nearly as wide spread as red deer.
The two chamois had been resting through the middle of the day but have just stood up in order to go for their afternoon snack.
They never saw me.
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Post by: nzhuntinginfo on January 16, 2013, 05:23:12 PM
Adult Female Chamois. Canterbury New Zealand
This picture (taken yesterday) shows an adult female chamois under full acceleration.
Note that the coat is fully summer without any blemishes due to moult.
She did a 1000 foot climb with hardly a pause.
The agility and fitness of these animals, especially those hounded on public land is truly amazing.
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Post by: nzhuntinginfo on January 23, 2013, 08:38:38 PM
This is what the king of the deer family looks like at the moment...the antlers need a bit more time to harden up
but within about 2.5 months these boys will be making a bit of noise.
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Post by: nzhuntinginfo on February 07, 2013, 02:16:12 AM
On the same morning this photograph was taken a commercial venison recovery helicopter was shooting the area for deer.
This animal was extremely touchy.
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on February 07, 2013, 03:44:24 AM
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on February 08, 2013, 12:58:09 PM
Thanks Mr Austria for your kind comment. (These animals were originally imported from Austria over 100 years ago as described in my book.)
This photo was taken a few moments after the one above.
At around 8 times optical zoom, I'm pretty close. But she still hasn't seen me.
A yellow hunting helicopter flew past a few minutes later.
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Post by: scree on February 10, 2013, 10:43:05 AM
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on February 11, 2013, 01:54:25 AM
I took this photo this morning to illustrate two points..
1. You gotta get out of bed early to be consistently successful on public land.
The time is 9.00 am and this animal has already lain down. It would be extremely hard to spot if you didn't know where it was.
2. Chamois live in a wide range of habitats in New Zealand...this pic is taken in Marlborough in a rainfall area of about 30cm.
Chamois also live in areas with a rainfall of well over 450cm.
(Book is "Chamois A New Zealand Hunter's Handbook)
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Post by: nzhuntinginfo on February 20, 2013, 08:04:39 PM
Trophy?
Is it ok to call the back legs of this animal, a trophy?
Probably the best feed possible in New Zealand.
To get to it required about 1000m of climb...a gut buster by many hunters' standards.
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Post by: nzhuntinginfo on April 16, 2013, 12:58:21 AM
THE RED STAG RUT (ROAR) NEW ZEALAND
The roar started early for me this year...I was lucky to get onto some good active Red Stags on public land in Mid March.
In new Zealand we have wild deer herds that originate from liberations made 100 years ago using founder stock from various parts of the UK and Scotland.
This photo was taken at 109m with 12 optical zoom.
When I put up the next photo of this stag maybe you can relate to the process of roaring in a Red Stag
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Post by: lokidog on April 16, 2013, 11:22:32 AM
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on April 19, 2013, 09:29:21 PM
I gave a low growl. So quietly that he didn't hear at first.
Suddenly his ears pricked up but he stayed sitting and roared.
Then after a few minutes he stood up and started raking the ground.
He was on his way to say hello to me.
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Post by: nzhuntinginfo on April 22, 2013, 10:00:45 PM
www.nzhuntinginfo.blogspot.com (http://www.nzhuntinginfo.blogspot.com) "Hunting for Hunters" A blog for the experienced hunter.
So the red stag is on his way.
He doesn't make any more noises but what is clear is that he has pinpointed exactly where my growl has come from.
April is the only time of the year when red stags on public land can be readily seen...the rest of the time the stags stay buried in the brush.
The commercial venison recovery helicopters are not allowed to operate during the rut but the rest of the year they shoot these animals from the air.
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Post by: nzhuntinginfo on July 01, 2013, 04:29:31 PM
We've has just experienced one of the heaviest dumps of snow in decades.
Much of the normal hunting areas are unsafe because of avalanche danger.
Luckily warm winds have juststarted to melt the snow off the river flats which means that we will be able to get out hunting again soon.
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Post by: longrange7mm on July 01, 2013, 05:04:15 PM
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on August 01, 2013, 11:14:23 AM
Here is a group of nine chamois I found recently.
We chose to take the master buck who was still spending a lot of energy trying to chase off a lesser buck.
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Post by: CoryTDF on August 01, 2013, 11:31:18 AM
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on August 05, 2013, 05:18:36 PM
The wilderness Red Stags have been quiet now for several months but they have not yet shed their antlers.
This is the Red Stag shown approaching me in the above pictures (at about 20 meters).
It took one look at me, snorted and then bolted over a distant ridge.
I wonder if it has yet fallen to a helicopter hunter.
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Post by: CoryTDF on August 06, 2013, 07:20:50 AM
I wonder if it has yet fallen to a helicopter hunter.
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Really? You can hunt them in helicopters? Thats a little unfair.
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on August 14, 2013, 07:55:16 PM
Mate I think "a little unfair" is an understatement.
Helicopters take deer in New Zealand as part of venison recovery operations for overseas markets.
However, the chamois in recent years have been largely untouched because over the last few years no European importers have offered profitable contracts for chamois meat.
Chamois, like this one taken last week, offer great sport often in challenging terrain.
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Post by: Wanttohuntmore on August 14, 2013, 08:50:54 PM
Post by: CoryTDF on August 15, 2013, 07:02:43 AM
Mate I think "a little unfair" is an understatement.
Helicopters take deer in New Zealand as part of venison recovery operations for overseas markets.
However, the chamois in recent years have been largely untouched because over the last few years no European importers have offered profitable contracts for chamois meat.
Chamois, like this one taken last week, offer great sport often in challenging terrain.
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Man that is absolutely beautiful! Would love to get my boots on that soil someday. And that is a fine looking animal.
Post by: nzhuntinginfo on August 22, 2013, 12:17:14 AM
This animal is probably around 4 years and not a mature bull....you can tell by the colour of its pelt, body bulk and the shape of its horns.
But by getting above him I'm in a superior position.
Tahr don't seem to worry about danger on the mountainside above them so coming down is the ideal approach.
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Post by: nzhuntinginfo on August 27, 2013, 11:42:56 PM
Some of the bull tahr have grouped together now, although they're still staying close to their nannies.
These ones got a whiff of us and we didn't get a chance even for a long shot.
We watched them climb a mountain and then disappear around a ridge...to follow them would have been both too hard and a waste of time.
You can see that the one at the rear is a mature bull while the other two are less than four years old.
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Post by: nzhuntinginfo on September 24, 2013, 03:08:45 PM
This fellow recently photographed in the Canterbury high country knows that something's up so he's following his instinct and looking downhill.
New Zealand doesn't have any natural predators for chamois but this sort of response to danger makes you wonder about the tactics of the chamois' natural predators in Europe...me thinks climb high and jump although you wouldn't want to go over the edge here. There's a genuine 1000 ft drop below.
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