Thread: What am I doing wrong???

Originally Posted by DCN808T

Yeah. Also doesnt help when 2 ATVs come driving up the river as happened in august.

Where do you expect the Deer to be?

Originally Posted by norsk

Where do you expect the Deer to be?

In front of my rifle!


If ive managed to attach a photo, youll see where i was lookin

Originally Posted by DCN808T

In front of my rifle!
Attachment 185899

If ive managed to attach a photo, youll see where i was lookin

Now let everyone point out all the deer in that photo!!!

Originally Posted by DCN808T

Now let everyone point out all the deer in that photo!!!

I would walk straight past the cold sour flats in the photo. The only time I would expect to see deer there would be in the last five minutes of light and that would be a dumb spiker just kicked out by mum.
If you post up the location we can advise where we would look. At this time of year the deer will be on higher scrub / grass faces. Deer are quieter and easier to hunt in the evening so if you can get to a good ridge top ( just off the top) glassing spot two hours before dark it is almost impossible to not see deer at present in the scrubby matagouri faces and screes but dont glass the open, glass the scrubby edges of the open and little openings on ridges. Deer dont like stepping out of the bush directly into the open if they can help it. They would rather transition through scrub and move out once they are quite sure its safe and only in the last half hour of light.

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Deer are quieter and easier to hunt in the evening so if you can get to a good ridge top ( just off the top) glassing spot two hours before dark it is almost impossible to not see deer at present in the scrubby matagouri faces and screes but dont glass the open, glass the scrubby edges of the open and little openings on ridges. Deer dont like stepping out of the bush directly into the open if they can help it. They would rather transition through scrub and move out once they are quite sure its safe and only in the last half hour of light.

This is great advice, spot-on i reckon.

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

I would walk straight past the cold sour flats in the photo. The only time I would expect to see deer there would be in the last five minutes of light and that would be a dumb spiker just kicked out by mum.
If you post up the location we can advise where we would look. At this time of year the deer will be on higher scrub / grass faces. Deer are quieter and easier to hunt in the evening so if you can get to a good ridge top ( just off the top) glassing spot two hours before dark it is almost impossible to not see deer at present in the scrubby matagouri faces and screes but dont glass the open, glass the scrubby edges of the open and little openings on ridges. Deer dont like stepping out of the bush directly into the open if they can help it. They would rather transition through scrub and move out once they are quite sure its safe and only in the last half hour of light.

So would bush stalking be more successful in winter with snow up on them thar hills?

Have you taken anyone up on their offer of a hunt yet? Or a you just taking the piss?

Originally Posted by gilly

Have you taken anyone up on their offer of a hunt yet? Or a you just taking the piss?

Well, I got home yesterday, and today its has been bucketing down, so no. I am yet to go out with any of the kindly persons who offered their assistance. But I have contacted abovementioned Samaritans and hope to arrange something soon.

Originally Posted by DCN808T

So would bush stalking be more successful in winter with snow up on them thar hills?

Absolutely positively. 2/3rds to 3/4's way up on a warm face in the creek heads and spurs

So where is the creek that the is the photo from ?

Originally Posted by DCN808T

In front of my rifle!
Attachment 185899

If ive managed to attach a photo, youll see where i was lookin

There is a spot in the North Island that is almost an exact match to this view

Just over the river from Roaring Stag hut in the Tararuas.

Originally Posted by ebf

There is a spot in the North Island that is almost an exact match to this view

Just over the river from Roaring Stag hut in the Tararuas.

Are there any deer there, whats a ferry crossing cost these days???