Thread: To the Hill

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

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 Time for a quick snooze then up at 5am and back to the hill .........................