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jeffbanke
Joined: 18 Dec 2005
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:58 pm
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Only 7 more days to go!
I am teaching classes Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday with a private class on Friday, so flat out busy right up until leave :-)
I have to start packing as I am hunting and photographing, so extra bag will be in order, I guess.
Meeting up with Kenny and Geoff in Wellington , just don't know which day yet, but in the first week, probably the 20th.
First and second week hunting in the North Island.
28th will be flying down to Queenstown then driving to Te Anau, Lake Manappouri, doing a day trip by boat up Doubtful sound on the 1st of May (my Wifes B'day for part of her present), then driving back to Queenstown, Wanaka, over Haast Pass, up the coast stopping at Fox and Franz Joseph Glaciers, then on up to Nelson and ferry back to Wellington.
Fourth week back down to Kiakora for some hunting and wildlife photography.
From past years
Me in Kiakora Seaward Range mountains
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ruxpriencdiam
Joined: 07 May 2009
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Location: Third Stone from the Sun
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:45 pm
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Enjoy and stay safe. |
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geoffwnz
Joined: 10 Feb 2012
Posts: 174
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:01 pm
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We'll try not to have too many earthquakes while you are here. :-)
Looking forward to meeting you and Ken. |
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jeffbanke
Joined: 18 Dec 2005
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:05 pm
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| ruxpriencdiam wrote: | | Enjoy and stay safe. |
Thanks Barry, just leaving one quake country for another :-) |
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jeffbanke
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:05 pm
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| geoffwnz wrote: | We'll try not to have too many earthquakes while you are here. :-)
Looking forward to meeting you and Ken. |
Looking forward to meeting you too Geoff. |
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canalenes
Joined: 21 Mar 2008
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Location: Orygun
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:10 pm
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Does your wife hunt with you? And what will you hunt there, deer?
Have a great time, Jeff! |
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mikenorton
Joined: 22 Aug 2005
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Location: Guide Book http://www.lulu.com/shop/mike-norton/nortons-notes/paperback/product-5079819.html
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:34 pm
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Sounds great I spent 2 weeks there in 1990 or 91. Try to get to Milford Sound. I thought that was the highlight of my time there. |
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jeffbanke
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:07 am
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| canalenes wrote: | Does your wife hunt with you? And what will you hunt there, deer?
Have a great time, Jeff! |
No Candy, Susan does not hunt that is why she is coming down for one week of the 4 :-)
And yes I will be hunting Red Deer, fallow deer, and possibly Sika deer, maybe even a Chamois, wild goat, rabbit and Australian possum, all of which are non indigenous species. |
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jeffbanke
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:09 am
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| mikenorton wrote: | | Sounds great I spent 2 weeks there in 1990 or 91. Try to get to Milford Sound. I thought that was the highlight of my time there. |
Milford is beautiful, but the locals say Doubtful is bigger, and grander, so we are going on a boat trip for the day up Doubtful, unfortunately will not have the time to do both.
I hunted around Lake McKerrow, (just north of Milford) in 2003 shot several Red deer on that trip, boy were they tasty :-) |
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rinder99
Joined: 12 Jul 2005
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Location: Contact www.rinderart.com/Books and Workshops www.rindersmithphotography.com Youtube/rinder
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:13 am
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What are you teaching? |
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semmickphoto
Joined: 12 Feb 2012
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Location: Stuck between a shutter and a hard place
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:02 am
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Queenstown is absolutely amazing. You should check out Dunedin when you are in the South, amazing place, lots of albatros and whales.
So freaking jealous, I need to do that trip again, when I have proper gear and also when I am old, like you guys ;-) |
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blinztree
Joined: 31 May 2010
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Location: Beats me... I'm Lost!
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:15 am
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| rinder99 wrote: | | What are you teaching? |
Must be fly-fishing... I'm in! |
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rinder99
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 2:12 pm
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What a amazing country.It has everything.Im very envious. |
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canalenes
Joined: 21 Mar 2008
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Location: Orygun
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 2:21 pm
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| jeffbanke wrote: | | canalenes wrote: | Does your wife hunt with you? And what will you hunt there, deer?
Have a great time, Jeff! |
No Candy, Susan does not hunt that is why she is coming down for one week of the 4 :-)
And yes I will be hunting Red Deer, fallow deer, and possibly Sika deer, maybe even a Chamois, wild goat, rabbit and Australian possum, all of which are non indigenous species. |
But how lovely she will be down there for part of the time.
Are you able to bring all the meat home? (not sure I'd bother bringing possum home---LOL) |
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jeffbanke
Joined: 18 Dec 2005
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:02 pm
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| semmickphoto wrote: | Queenstown is absolutely amazing. You should check out Dunedin when you are in the South, amazing place, lots of albatros and whales.
So freaking jealous, I need to do that trip again, when I have proper gear and also when I am old, like you guys ;-) |
Dunedin is indeed lovely :-)
Don't let my wife hear you say that we are old! She is denial :-) |
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