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Its 11:30am good sign all the way up to multiple clearings. Im sitting on the edge of the largest so far with the wind in my face but is it worth sitting on my ass for 6 hours till dark or should i just keep wandering the bush and forget about it?Attachment 74381
option b
Got a good book? If not maybe walk a bit and come back round 4
Too bloody cold to sit down for too long , will keep wandering around and come back if the weather doesnt turn to custard.
Option B
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Walk quietly. Remember they will try to wind you
Good luck
Found another couple nice clearings about 300m away so will stick around here for a bit and go through the other one on the way out
@matto1234 Ahh yes that clearing, I was thinking of putting up a coffee shop one spring at the bottom of the clearing - I would do good buisness.
IMO hunt up and over the top of there to the ridge, keep moving SW along that ridge and then hunt north and down one of the north facing feed guts ;)
Edit: also mate, sit back from the clearing so you are in the bush to give you some cover/break up your shape
You didnt loose your paracord by any chance? Thought that might be the case being so close to the road, i dont normally bother with clearings but im trying somewhere different for a change.
For clearings with good sign, I like to sit on them until my arse hurts plus another two hours.
Has been quite a productive technique for me over the last couple of years.
Cheers
Pete
That would maybe do it :thumbsup:Quote:
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Cheers
Pete
Whatever you choose Matt hope it comes good for ya, JetSki woulda been freezing this morning, although the snaps were biting as we were home at 12. Good luck !!
Looking at the photo it looks like you are right in the clearing, if that's the case I suggest walking back 200 meters to somewhere you can get a good view of it then wait until dark. Sitting on a good clearing is the only way to go, let them come to you. Good luck!
I give it the old another 10 minute trick:thumbsup: works almost every time. Our have a sandwich our light up a smoke.
It's like waiting for a buse light a smoke buse turns up.
Our fishing get out your lunch and the lines go nuts:XD:
Give it another 10 and....
Nah no luck mate, got out of there before the rain 3oclock ish. Good to hear the fishing was productive!Quote:
Originally Posted by 2Quack
About 2m from the bush, not possible to go back any more than a couple meters and still seeQuote:
Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag
Not really any reason for the deer to be on the clearings this time of the year unless it's catching a lot of sun,no edible growth yet,follow the sun this time of year I find,a good recent windfall would be a better option to stake out,the deer can't resist the easy pickings.
Was fresh tracks through them and new punga shoots etc around so wont be long and id say they would be using them. The weather was turning to shit or id have stuck around longer
I've been known to sit, overlooking my favourite clearing all day, hugging hot water bottles from 8am to 5pm. Ten to five, four deer appear, take a shot and miss, go home with my front tail between my legs! :(
Iv never been one to really sit & wait unless you have a lot of scope distance is your friend , small clearings like that just hit them early or late & carry on iv got a spot that is similar in the season deer sign all over it , I have yet to see a deer on it !! they are on it at night so I hunt the bush around it shot 6 so far this year from the immediate area. if your intent on waiting maybe climb that big tree at the back !.
The thing with bush clearings is the deer will use them on and off all day long for short periods of time not just morning and evenings, if there is one thing the game cameras have made very evident over the last few years is the deer use them alot more during daylight hours than we think, just a matter of being there at the right time.
I guess with all game there is no real rhyme nor reason to it, they can just be there some times when you least expect it and they aren't there when you think they should be. Everyone has their own opinion due to their personal experiences so some would like to take their chances walking around while others like to sit and wait, I prefer to sit tight and wait as that's how I have had my success and they do just appear during the day as well. Just do what you think is right for you under the circumstances at the time. Cheers and good luck with future hunts.
3hrs is the longest I've sat, do it a lot on the island. Key is too keep movement to a minimun
Ive never found a clearing like that before so have never had to think about it, dont think it would have worked either way. Pissed down at 3pm nothing would be caught out in that. Now that i think about it i did hear something on the way up that sounded like a panting dog but it didnt hang around long and was moving fairly quick. Could have been a deer that heard me coming and was trying to get a whiff?
Sika apparently are quite curious and if spooked and don't know what you are they sometimes circle back and try to cut your wind. So it's possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by matto1234
I wish mateQuote:
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