Thread: My first deer

Originally Posted by Munsey

Well done ! Good effort too . I guessing there must be a bit of chopper pressure on the tops if those deer are on the river flats at this time of year ?

Yeah we saw them hunting the tops on the way in. Are they allowed within the rha because there was one hunting the clearings damn close to our camp as we were leaving

They hammer those tops , I'm pretty sure they where not aloud to hunt left hand side tops looking up stream . I'm pretty sure they can hunt anywhere they want now . Even when they weren't aloud they did . Don't let the choppers put you off getting on those tops , there some nice areas up those parts

I hear there are some chamois up there but i was a bit skeptical about going up with all the fly boys around but if you say its worth a shot ill give it a go the next time i'm up there thanks munsey and scottrods thats why i didn't even bother ringing the doc office about the choppers they just don't care which is depressing when you consider its our taxes that pay for all their project that fucking 1080 included

I don't think they are allowed in the RHA but who's going to punish them. Not DOC. They don't give a crap.

aha technology i have defeated you Im the one with the big red Irish head

Well done dude,hard yards on public land
Someone needs to show you how to field dress tho!

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Well done dude,hard yards on public land
Someone needs to show you how to field dress tho!

I'd have to agree with you on that one it kind of looks like i went at it with a chainsaw luckily my mate that knew what he was doing turned up before i ruined any decent cuts of meat.

Bloody good effort dude i reckon that meat taste better when you shot gutted and carried it for what seams like a lifetime.
great story good to see you kept calm and got a clean shot away. youre right about the advise it wouldnt be the commuity it is with out these good bastards sharing their knowlege. may many more deer fall in your crosshairs.

Thanks mucko I'm still paying for the walk out with sore legs and hips but it's still totally worth the effort

Well done man! Awesome work. We've all forgotten the safety at some time or another!!

Definately go back for the stag, but don't leave it too late. The sooner the better in my opinion. In three weeks time the place will have a lot more pressure put on it.

As for burying the guts etc, good on you for being tidy, but don't worry about it in the future. Stash it in some bushes out of sight and away from any water source and kick some leaves over it. At this time of year it'll be gone in a couple of weeks!

And as far as spooking the deer go, I wouldn't be too worried about that either. I've shot deer on clearings grazing within a few metres of guts from a deer I shot the night earlier and have even shot them on a clearing the same morning a chopper had been through shot six and gutted them on the same clearing. The gut bags were still steaming!

Cheers for the advice josh I always thought the smell of deer blood would scare away other deer, good to know it dosent as it saves a hell of a lot of work next time

good effort howa, congrats on the deer