Thread: Hello, and any tips to gain bush confidence?

Posted this before so thought you might find it helpful.

If it's bush your hunting, then if your sweating your going to fast. Into the wind and hunt where the sign is.
Don't look for the whole animal look for something that's not right i.e. Ear flick, back, foot and shape. Then identify.
If you can go out with someone who has more experience then so much the better as they can show you the finer points that you would miss by reading about it so like the above posts keep at it get out there.
Stick to one spot in until you have figured it out try to not head say Kaimais then another forest for the next hunt. But also once you find sign stay with that spot.
If you have a smart phone download MapToaster. It will help you a load with your navigation and you won’t be so worried about getting lost. Spend some money on a plb. Also get a battery bank for the phone. MapToaster still works on airplane mode so saves your battery. You can also mark all sign and places of interest on each map and save them for each stalk. This way you can then form a good picture of what you have done after each stalk. So that next time you can more effectively target that area in say same time but in a year.
As a side note it took me three years to shoot my first one in the Kiamais but once I got my first then it all seemed to click and I was averaging 1 for every 2.5 days. That was back in the early 90's when deer numbers where a lot lower than they are today.
Good luck.