After reading about other forum member's and there first deer I thought i'd start a thread on my journey to getting my first.
I don't no when that will be or if it will ever happen ...... I am a newbie to deer stalking and am loving every bit of it so far !
I have done 2 trip's down to the Pureora's and 6 trip's into the Kaimai's over the last 4 month's.
I am very unfit and have next to no bush experience but am working my gut's out to fix both those issue's :thumbsup:
The Kaimai's is my home bush you could say as it's not far from where I live so I will make the most of it. Out of the 6 trip's ive only taken the rifle twice, The other 4 were just for getting out and being in the bush. It's an awesome place up there ! I have been in from wairere fall's, Te tuhi track and from the top of s/h29.
Best luck so far was last weekend, Up at 5.30am, Picked my mate up and headed to the Kaimai's and into the bush. By 7.15am I had found fresh sign, and spooked my first deer ! it was on a main track and wasn't even ready for it ! Finally we got to where I wanted to go then went off track. Started going slow and by 8.15am I was onto my 2nd deer ! It was a bit of laugh really as I could hear something but couldn't make out what it was, Out of the corner of my mate's eye he seen it's ass over the side of a small drop .... We waited for a bit then next thing this small tree started swaying side to side, stop for a bit then carried on, We watched it do this for almost 2mins ! Boot's off and I walked round and over top of it to get a better look and hopfully a shot ! But sadly no it must of winded me and it crashed off through the bushes. Bugger haha.
Over the past week I have talked to a couple of good mate's and got some more advice. Anyone else on here that want's to throw in there 2c is more than welcome :thumbsup: Time for a quick snooze then up at 5am and back to the hill .........................