Thread: Advice for new hunters?

Any help/advice would be much appreciated.

So my fulla and I are new at hunting. We have done a lot of small game shooting which is fine. But now we are really trying to learn get out and hunt bigger.
We had one successful trip down at Tekapo on DOC land getting some wallaby we both managed to get 2 each. But since then...nothing.

We have tried about quiet a few different spots ( some multiple times due to seeing a decent amount of animals tracks and crap) to try and find something but seen nothing.
The thing that's a bit of a bummer for us is we have a few people who we know who go out and have been getting pigs, goats and deer, however when we ask for suggestions on places that might be good or a bit of advice/help they say 'oh its my secret spot' etc.

Just wondering if anyone could give us some helpful advice in re-guards to starting off. We are not looking for amazing trophy hunts etc, just something better than a rabbit ;P.
Are there certain books/guides that are more useful to follow than others. Really anything would be amazing. We are feeling a bit shiat trying to find info/advice and getting shut down a-lot.


sorry for the long post here is a pic from the one successful trip