Alan Simmons (of the other pub fame) wrote quite a good one 30 something years back.... there are some good dvds to ..cant think of the fellas name......I can see him in bright orange swanni talking...
Liked On: 16-01-2017, 09:08 PM
" i had my first sika roar last year and coudn't tell you how many i spooked, i think i was a bit early though because no matter how long i waited none of them came in, or their hinds would catch...
Liked On: 16-01-2017, 09:07 PM
Good on ya mate :) Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
Liked On: 16-01-2017, 08:20 PM
Never stop learning in this hunting game!!
Liked On: 16-01-2017, 08:19 PM
+1. And your local deerstalkers club and do the Hunts course. The first ones are handed on a plate, but there are good buggers that don't mind sharing info and even offering a tag along trip.
Liked On: 16-01-2017, 08:09 PM
if your handle is anything to go by you have the rifle bit sorted out right from the get go. the books by lentle n saxton especially red deer in new zealand are well worth the time to read over and...
Liked On: 16-01-2017, 08:09 PM
Thought I should add this. I got sick of going for armed walks with the boy,seeing his disappointment and interest disappearing. The course cost was around $280 and that gave the both of us...
Liked On: 16-01-2017, 08:09 PM
Yep self taught as well. Thats why it was three years before I got my first. Hunt4life is right in that the Kaimias are a challenging place. But I did see plenty of animals it was just i was busted...
Liked On: 16-01-2017, 08:08 PM
Perseverance is the key. Hunts course is a very gooid Idea too. I grew up in a "non hunting" family. I am mostly self taught and had given hunting away until a certain forum member here dragged me...
Liked On: 16-01-2017, 08:08 PM
When I started out I joined the Auckland Deerstalkers and meet up with other young fella's keen on hunting. We hunted every weekend we could and went on all the monthly party hunts.( despite this it...
Liked On: 16-01-2017, 08:07 PM
Sika are reasonably predictable, I have found that this time of year they frequent areas of good food eg river flats, open tops, or slips and clearings in the bush. Come winter I have had good...
Liked On: 16-01-2017, 08:00 PM
I reckon we can pick the guys who had hunting easy when they were kids where dads and uncles introduced the privileged little buggers to hunting in nice easy country (often private farmland) with...
Liked On: 15-01-2017, 02:41 PM
Look for clearings, slips, river flats. How to hunt Sika deer by Alan Simmons is good. Hunting magazines and hunting forums are all bloody useful.
Liked On: 15-01-2017, 01:51 PM
The deer will be where you find them... If that helps haha
Liked On: 15-01-2017, 01:28 PM
I know its stating the totally obvious but get out in the hills as often as you can, more time out will mean more success, if you can don't shoot the animal right away, watch it for a bit and learn...
Liked On: 15-01-2017, 01:28 PM