Thread: bush stalking for dummies

MD what is your suggestion in the following situation: Me, quietly stalking through the bush a tiny noise ahead or sign so fresh I know the deer is right there but I cant see it. I wait and look and look and wait then move and 'crash' gone. When there are three or four deer in a gully they are easy to shoot all making noise and interacting but those single animals are my undoing

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

MD what is your suggestion in the following situation: Me, quietly stalking through the bush a tiny noise ahead or sign so fresh I know the deer is right there but I cant see it. I wait and look and look and wait then move and 'crash' gone. When there are three or four deer in a gully they are easy to shoot all making noise and interacting but those single animals are my undoing

hehehe sounds like Stewart Island...and then KIWI pops out and walked over my boots.... what to do???? use your binos.....its a hard habit to get into,but man does it make it easy to see through stuff....you focus ob distance so the other closer stuff sort of fades....

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

hehehe sounds like Stewart Island...and then KIWI pops out and walked over my boots.... what to do???? use your binos.....its a hard habit to get into,but man does it make it easy to see through stuff....you focus ob distance so the other closer stuff sort of fades....

I always hunted those wee grey buggers wearing shearers mocassins..moved on to jimboots and yes mr Duck the bino's,small as they were were the nuts as you'd say lol. Down on all fours paid off a lot too. Oh yeah the grey ghosts are an onto it animal. You describe the ol kiwi poppin in eh,they can also turn out to be a deer at times....................likin what yi write Mr Duck

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

MD what is your suggestion in the following situation: Me, quietly stalking through the bush a tiny noise ahead or sign so fresh I know the deer is right there but I cant see it. I wait and look and look and wait then move and 'crash' gone. When there are three or four deer in a gully they are easy to shoot all making noise and interacting but those single animals are my undoing

If the deer knows you are there you are screwed , because it is looking for movement . But if it doesn't t know you are there you have to remember the deer will be looking through or under the scrub . You will be trying to look through or over the scrub so try to look like a deer , under the scrub , go low .Crawl if you have too.

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

MD what is your suggestion in the following situation: Me, quietly stalking through the bush a tiny noise ahead or sign so fresh I know the deer is right there but I cant see it. I wait and look and look and wait then move and 'crash' gone. When there are three or four deer in a gully they are easy to shoot all making noise and interacting but those single animals are my undoing

hi mate I have some advice for you,use your nose like a dog,I almost always smell the deer before shooting them,once you know what a deer smells like it is unmistakable and you need to back your senses with full trust, if I get that wiff of deer I know im close and its all on.i have plenty of times had deer break from within 5-10m once they hear me and don't get a shot off, this is what iv been doing, when I know im close but can't see anything let out a little mew(neeah)and wait rifle ready,do this a few times and often the deer will stand up or move to see what's up and you'll get a chance to shoot.deer will bolt at a stick breaking under your foot but other noises they will want to see what it is, even a low whistle works but a stick snap and its over.

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

MD what is your suggestion in the following situation: Me, quietly stalking through the bush a tiny noise ahead or sign so fresh I know the deer is right there but I cant see it. I wait and look and look and wait then move and 'crash' gone. When there are three or four deer in a gully they are easy to shoot all making noise and interacting but those single animals are my undoing

my uncle recommends running at them in the hope of a snapshot. He said he got a lot of deer this way before he had a dog.
He is a feral bugger though

Originally Posted by Pushover

my uncle recommends running at them in the hope of a snapshot. He said he got a lot of deer this way before he had a dog.
He is a feral bugger though

Ive heard this a few times and are keen to try it on deer that have alerted but not bolted.