Thread: Red Deer At This Time Of Year

There's a new edition of Red Deer in NZ out too.

Identify your target beyond all doubt because you never miss (right?) and I'll be missed.

Originally Posted by paremata

I've never got my head around deer and grass. In the Tararuas around Smith creek and Tutuwai hut the grass looks like someones mowed it using the lowest setting. In the Aorangis the grass is above the knees in some clearings, they just dont seem to eat it.

Whats the deer population like and other plant life?

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Regardless of where they are they will know where the best tucker is

I have also seen them eat the grease off bulldozer/digger pins, have their mouths underwater eating watercress, have seen a red deer eat a blackbird, a jap stag trying to eat a Moro bar wrapper, and reds eat all the flowers off about 15 roses

And they can strip apricot trees of fruit

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Regardless of where they are they will know where the best tucker is

I have also seen them eat the grease off bulldozer/digger pins, have their mouths underwater eating watercress, have seen a red deer eat a blackbird, a jap stag trying to eat a Moro bar wrapper, and reds eat all the flowers off about 15 roses

And they can strip apricot trees of fruit

And I thought they were fishing because their heads were well into the water.

nah they were moose....Bunji released a few at his batch remember...

Best protein and sugar content, that’s what they are after. Depending on their environment this could be grass or where available plant leaves or other things. Shelter and food, that’s where you find them.

haha.they are everywhere. deer can be very unpredictable.the best way is mark where you see one,if a pattern is occurring in that area your onto something cover lots of ground and when you think you have it figured out you probably haven't.

Originally Posted by Yesmate

haha.they are everywhere. deer can be very unpredictable.the best way is mark where you see one,if a pattern is occurring in that area your onto something cover lots of ground and when you think you have it figured out you probably haven't.

Hahaha.....aint that the truth, well said. Just joined and looking to learn about NZ, but sounds just about like whitetail and mulies over here. Nothing going to make up for laying eyes on them, and starting to piece it together from there. And then just when it all comes together the buggers change it up and its back to square one. Wouldnt be fun if it was easy!