Thread: Interesting Trend

Originally Posted by Boaraxa

Im a non believer in that statement now more than ever ..like they say let your fingers do the walking look at how much info is online now , no excuse for not having a ruff idea at where to look...google pretty much any hut , truck , mountain range you like there is good info on it

http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...i-ranges-9255/
Sika Hunting Tips & Info
Turangi Taupo hunting: Where to hunt in the Central North Island

That's to name a 5 minute search & not in my island I shoot my tahr in the tarauas ...in my opinion some of the biggest limiting factors with places to go for everyone is the limp doc sights that list places to go hunting but have no legal access over said land...ring the land owner for access to public land yea rite.
one of the biggest assets to hunters & anyone else wanting to look outside the square would be here.

well that didn't work hopfully no one saw that spot haha ...google WAMS

Hang on, you say you disagree but all the words after that make it sound like you agree

Originally Posted by Tussock

Every public spot in the country is at the end of someones driveway. You will learn this after you have your spot X shot out from under you and have to go shoot someone elses spot X out from under them. Got to move around on public land. The sign shooters are always at the back of the migrating heard.

for once i tend to agree with you tussock

solo hunting for the win

Hardly mate. Look at the recent doc image of Ariel 1080 that's being applied to Clements, now look at how many people are crying bloody murder... Good chance "their" spot is inside that small red zone.

Doc has done an amazing job of letting people know where to hunt. On top of that most doc offices will add more info on a particular area if asked.
There is so much info that you should just get out and explore. I have no problem in naming areas to hunt as the next trip I do will hopefully be somewhere new and an adventure. Sorry if that adventure takes me to your spot x!

Weeeeeee!

If you search newby hunting where to start or something there is heaps of threads with heaps of Newbys getting good free advice on the basics of hunting that can be just as easily read as having a dad show you....In many cases probably better to read it.

The finer points you have to learn yourself threw experience.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

If you search newby hunting where to start or something there is heaps of threads with heaps of Newbys getting good free advice on the basics of hunting that can be just as easily read as having a dad show you....In many cases probably better to read it.

The finer points you have to learn yourself threw experience.

Exactly my point. With those who have been generous enough to throw a few tips online to people on the basics and how to hunt safely, surely that cant be a bad thing?

Originally Posted by Durrie

Exactly my point. With those who have been generous enough to throw a few tips online to people on the basics and how to hunt safely, surely that cant be a bad thing?

No it is a great thing.

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TIL: reading a book is better than an apprenticeship.

Up to the individual, pretty clear cut really. If they want to name the area they can.

The original post sounds much too possessive of public land for my comfort. If you have a secret spot then you are lucky, if you have a secret spot that someone else discovers and then tells other people, then you are unlucky.
Complaining about them and making out they have wronged you just makes you sound, well, a bit whiney.

I have heard the same complaint leveled at people who write magazine articles, and I thought the same thing then too.

AS for people visiting your spots after you showed them....thats human nature. Why did you show it to them if you minded them going back without you? It was a gift of a hunting spot. The purest gift there is between men

However, what is wrong, is them coming back with their mates. That is a personal affront and an abuse of your generosity.

Originally Posted by Carlsen Highway

The original post sounds much too possessive of public land for my comfort. If you have a secret spot then you are lucky, if you have a secret spot that someone else discovers and then tells other people, then you are unlucky.
Complaining about them and making out they have wronged you just makes you sound, well, a bit whiney.

I have heard the same complaint leveled at people who write magazine articles, and I thought the same thing then too.

AS for people visiting your spots after you showed them....thats human nature. Why did you show it to them if you minded them going back without you? It was a gift of a hunting spot. The purest gift there is between men

However, what is wrong, is them coming back with their mates. That is a personal affront and an abuse of your generosity.

@Carlsen Highway no not possessive of public land nor do I have a secret spot (only the odd one but know it is others also) just very perplexed at the detail people are putting in really, don't worry me where as you still have to know how to hunt it. I have 1 spot that is very popular to the point you almost need to book it, it produces animals if you know how to hunt it. I gets popular when people now you are getting loads of deer out and then less popular when they are unsuccessful.

Was just a generalisation in the current generational trend and wondered if there maybe a link

As you were peeps

Hamish

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Originally Posted by HNTMAD

@Carlsen Highway no not possessive of public land nor do I have a secret spot (only the odd one but know it is others also) just very perplexed at the detail people are putting in really, don't worry me where as you still have to know how to hunt it. I have 1 spot that is very popular to the point you almost need to book it, it produces animals if you know how to hunt it. I gets popular when people now you are getting loads of deer out and then less popular when they are unsuccessful.

Was just a generalisation in the current generational trend and wondered if there maybe a link

As you were peeps

Hamish

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Ah, ok.
But in that case, now I am not sure what the problem is. Whats wrong with people being specific about where they are hunting? Far better than the old "ünnamed" river, "somewhere". Places are important. They are as important as what you do in them.

I shall retire to meditate on this.

Originally Posted by Carlsen Highway

The original post sounds much too possessive of public land for my comfort. If you have a secret spot then you are lucky, if you have a secret spot that someone else discovers and then tells other people, then you are unlucky.
Complaining about them and making out they have wronged you just makes you sound, well, a bit whiney.

I have heard the same complaint leveled at people who write magazine articles, and I thought the same thing then too.

AS for people visiting your spots after you showed them....thats human nature. Why did you show it to them if you minded them going back without you? It was a gift of a hunting spot. The purest gift there is between men

However, what is wrong, is them coming back with their mates. That is a personal affront and an abuse of your generosity.

You comments re human nature and sharing a resource are absolutely true. But of course its not quite that simple.
Theres a flip side to sharing a resource and that would be thinking about other users (am I giving out someone elses spot when I post it on the internet) and the resource itself (do i care if Im increasing the taking of velvet stags for example).
So if you are giving out specific advice to randoms - caring about other people getting to hunt an area or to feel better about your awesomenss as a hunter, you actually can be seen to be not giving a shit about other randoms that hunt there, or the animal population dynamic/trophy potential yadayada. Are you actually being altruistic?
Those other randoms dont get a say when someone gobs off on the internet.

I shoot 99% of my meat animals within half an hours drive from home, in spots I hunted 35 yrs ago. They are public and have above average pressure. Yet always have animals.
I have overtime, been able to sense/gutfeel the perfect time to go for a walk. Moon phase, barometric pressure and temperature all aid my decision to go. When they all come together animals will be out way well after daylight and well before dark.

If I knew back then, what I know now, I would have made a bit more money😆


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