Thread: Hunter shot in Kaimai Range near Te Aroha

Originally Posted by stug

About 25 years ago I was hunting in Pureora when I heard a noise up the ridge ahead of me. I could see the rear end of a deer facing a way from me. I could see the rump patch and about half its back. I decided to move ahead of a small shrub before I took a shot. The deer moved a bit and looked a bit funny. It seemed to have two rump patches. It took a few seconds before I realised it was actually a hunter.

For just that reason I carry a strip of Blaze orange cloth (about the size of a beanie unfolded) and a safty pin with me. If I shoot a deer close enough to the road as to carry the whole thing out I pin the strip of cloth the back of the deer.

Originally Posted by stretch

This is a good time to stop and have a read of Mountain Safety Council's research on hunting accidents and fatalities. https://issuu.com/nzmountainsafetyco...22887/44292171

Thank you for that link Stretch, That booklet holds a lot of eyeopening information.

Perhaps a thread on near misses (ie slips/falls/what stug posted) might be educational for everyone? Far more constructive than the direction this thread is taking.