Canterbury Hunting
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Category: Hunting
Forum Name: General hunting topics
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Printed Date: 02 Aug 2026 at 5:59pm
Topic: Canterbury Hunting
Posted By: frenchy2
Subject: Canterbury Hunting
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2010 at 11:13pm
| Anyone able to point me in the right direction for hunting around canterbury? Have tried to no avail around arthurs pass on public land. First year uni student from the North Island, hence no local knowledge... |
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Posted By: Carbine
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2010 at 2:52am
Mt Thomas was my seccond home for reds while living in chch, also got a fallow spot 80km out of chch on doc land 
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Posted By: Bushpig
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2010 at 8:03am
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Go to the local Fish and game office. they will point you in the right direction ------------- I would rather laugh with the Sinners, than cry with the Saints |
Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2010 at 9:53am
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hunted Canterbury for years mate, Arthers is a neat spot but you have to go well back to really get onto anything, however in saying that have seen deer on the side of the road at night, The Cass block is another good spot, specially for Chamios, have shot a few up there, the Avoca block which incidently boarders the Cass is a top spot, mainly for Deer although when on the tops there are Chamios there as well. The Lewis pass is an awesome area, stay at the deer stalkers lodge if its still there cheap as and then get up on the tops deer and Chamios and there are lots of slips and clearings high up to glass. the Ahura is an awesome spot if your into bush bashing lots and I mean lots of deer here, once shot a hind and her calf with one shot bloody classic. there is huts in here as well if you can get over to the west coast Fox Glacier was our base camp and we hunted all the side creeks, places like the Waikukapa for everything and this is open river flats, but yeah all those side creeks hold numerous Chamios and a fair few reds. hope that helps, but a good piece of advice is join the deer stalkers and pick their brains. ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: frenchy2
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2010 at 2:52pm
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Oh cheers for that mate, thatl giv us a few places to investigate, appreciate it. |
Posted By: snapper14
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2010 at 5:48pm
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pretty sure the uni has a hunting club too. They would be a good start to get some spots and someone to share the gas bill with ------------- If a man goes nowhere and theres no one there to see him, did he ever leave? Munter - Outrageous Fortune. |
Posted By: Monsterbishi
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2010 at 7:42pm
Just remember that the place is crawling with people during the warmer months! |
Carbine wrote:Posted By: Raging Bull
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2010 at 8:51pm
| Look up the South Canterbury Deer Stalkers Association, join up and your set. Loads of guys with life times of knowledge who are happy to pass that knowledge on. You cant go wrong, i cant recommend it highly enough. |
Posted By: Carbine
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2010 at 12:26am
| huntsoc is the uni hunting club awesome boys do lots of away trips will learn heaps about drinking aswell lol |
Posted By: frenchy2
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2010 at 12:58am
| Im at lincoln aye, but wil look in to canterbury deerstalkers |
Posted By: Raging Bull
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2010 at 6:07am
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Look up Paul McKeown, economics department, and have a chat to him (my brother). |
Posted By: snapper14
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2010 at 11:38am
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pretty sure i read on another forum that Lincoln students are welcome ------------- If a man goes nowhere and theres no one there to see him, did he ever leave? Munter - Outrageous Fortune. |
Posted By: Coxy From Gold Coast
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2010 at 11:14pm
| Plenty of animals up Arthurs Pass you will have to put the foot work in and get on the tops, with the spring growth on its way they should be easy pickings for the meat hunter. |