Thread: What did you learn on your last hunt?

That paddling for three hours for two n half ducks is good for the soul. It's about the hunt not the game harvested.

I learnt as I get older the more, I forget shit. Was fly camping and decided to check out a nearby ridge, set off without my jacket and hat, got up on ridge and it was blowing and bloody cold.
Son had all his kit while I froze my arse off and had to huddle down out of the wind.
Luckly a good stag walked out on dark and my son nailed it. I was still cold but.

What I learnt was never try a different type of broadhead without test shooting it first as it certainly can shoot different from the others I am useing .

At over 70 now, and my recently aquired walking pole was a godsend when carrying the boned out meat back to camp in the rain on a slippery riverbed. My son calls it apoofta pole. My grandaughters call it a walking stick. I call it a lifesaver.

If ya cant understand how you could have missed, go and have a good look. There's a fair chance its lyin there dead.

Originally Posted by Lentil

At over 70 now, and my recently aquired walking pole was a godsend when carrying the boned out meat back to camp in the rain on a slippery riverbed. My son calls it apoofta pole. My grandaughters call it a walking stick. I call it a lifesaver.

Get 2. Literally twice as good.

Originally Posted by Yesmate

lol. a common thought that crosses my mind regularly as well,and a lot of other bush hunters id suspect.

Malc will help you with the bush hunting. He's superb.

Check everyone’s health, take a paramedic. One of the guys with us last time, went straight into hospital on returning for 3 stents.

(1) That I've been bush hunting for 30 years and I still move too fast.
(2) I need to work on my fitness in between hunts.
(3) I need to go hunting more.

1. First time in an area is about exploring. On maps, an area of the forest looked great, but when I got there, there was no undergrowth or sign.
2. Stalk areas where you find sign. First day I checked areas far away from camp which I thought would hold deer. There was no sign. Found sign on the ridge behind camp and that's where I spooked a deer on both days.

1) Mice can be as destructive on gear as Kea
2) Forgetting connectors for your basecamp MIA on an icy Winter tahr hunt isn't the end of the world
3) Superglue works wonders in dealing with stab wounds
4) Eating an entire pack of dried apricots in quicktime is a recipe for explosive bowel trouble

Originally Posted by Lentil

At over 70 now, and my recently aquired walking pole was a godsend when carrying the boned out meat back to camp in the rain on a slippery riverbed. My son calls it apoofta pole. My grandaughters call it a walking stick. I call it a lifesaver.

There time will come!! I got introduced to walking poles couple of hunts back, on steep wet slippery mud they are indeed a lifesaver, if you've been to Kaihikatea Lodge in Waianakarua hut you'll know the terrain varies from steep to bloody steep, with one "flat" bit on the saddle. Borrowing a mates pole on the walk out with a bag full of meat plus all my gear made a big difference, so now one goes with me...and I'm a mere 56!

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Originally Posted by The Hunters Club

3) Superglue works wonders in dealing with stab wounds

Heard that story at work today. Looking forward to seeing the footage in due course!

I'll be packing a tube of super glue in the firstaid kit from now on.

Mountainbikes with trailers are great, but take a spare tube AND a puncture repair kit!

Pushing a bike with two flat tyres and 25kg of meat & head in the trailer is still easier than carrying 40kg on your back though.

Wind crashing tree branches together spooks goats.