Big Game Hunting New Zealand Jul/Aug 2015 | Page 32

With the weather forecast looking worse than average for the next few days we decided not to fly camp out but use the hut as a base and the HMS Cave as our mode of transport. I made a plan with dad to be dropped off at the bottom of a gully in the Southwest arm for a days bush hunting while he checked out a similar gully on the other side. The going was pretty good with a lot of stag sign seen but very wet conditions and no roaring made it hunting hard. It wasn’t until I was a few hundred metres from being picked up I saw a red hind watching me walk through the bush. She was hardly bothered by me and gave me time to get the camera out and film. My pick up was waiting for me while being savaged by sandflies. We settled into the comfortable hut for another night with our bellies full of Blue cod. Clay high on the tops above Henry Pass This brings us to the end of Part 1 of my Fiordland Adventure check out the next issue for part two where I have one of the best experiences of my hunting career. CLICK HERE TO WATCH FULL VIDEO Watch trailer below 32 BGHNZ Issue 7 Jul/Aug 2015 www.bghnz.co.nz