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  • NZ Hunter

    WITH HIGH HOPES

    Dec 02, 2019 5 minutes
    WRITTEN BY ~ LACHLAN MCINTOSH

    This particular mission had been in the pipeline for a good month, so we were all keen as mustard. We had been to a similar location the previous winter and had no luck but saw plenty of animals and sign and thought it would be easier this time without the snow!

    After a bouncy drive in, we shouldered our packs and trudged up the riverbed. It didn’t take long for the sandflies to find us once we were parked up on the binos. Before long, Jack had spotted the first group of deer: a few hinds and a young 8 point stag with good shape. We decided to leave him to grow, and then we spotted a few more groups feeding reasonably high up, which was surprising given the high venison prices.

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