BIG WESTLAND BUCKS AND A ROUGE BULL
A quick phone call to Dion revealed he was keen for a four-day fly-in alpine hunt. The weather forecast looked kind; we would be accompanied by some very warm and settled weather. A couple of days later we left Southland, and after a lengthy drive, arrived at
Haast Heli. Pilot Scott greeted us and was very helpful in helping us to choose an appealing-looking valley.
It was a calm, clear morning so we wasted no time in getting our gear weighed and loaded into the R44. As we departed Haast and headed towards a rugged ridgeline expectations were high, and we were keen to lock eyes on some of the local chamois population. However, this was not to be, as we were soon dropping into our chosen watershed. We had opted to land at a lower altitude in case the animals were seeking refuge in the
