Thread: Advice for new hunters?

Thank you all for the advice!. I really appreciate it!!
It seemed like everyone we were talking to were acting like they held all the secrets to hunting and were not allowed to let anyone know.
I messaged the other half today and told him the next weekend that we are both not working we will head out Friday night to a spot and stay till Sunday just glassing and trying to use these helpful tips. Hopefully we can get a better idea of how the animals move about. Hopefully we get to see some movement. Can't wait to head out now! bring on the next free weekend!!!

Good attitude good luck )

"Sit and glass. That is one piece of advice I'll always give someone. Find a nice valley or gully and a vantage point downwind and watch it. Animals will be there. Last week a friend and I watched one smallish basin (2km x 1.5km) for 9 hours non stop, most would have a quick glass and move to the next basin up valley. We saw over 20 deer in this one catchment over the course of the day as they stood up/sat down/moved to feed/came out of the bush etc. When we first arrived, we saw one spiker in the open...all the others were sitting down out of sight..."

I remember seeing about 8 fallow deer run from the open paddock to hide among about 5 manuka shrubs. The sort of tiny patch you would never think could hide that number of animals if you hadn't seen them go in.

I was watching NZ Hunter Adventures with my elderly mother and she said "the reason they see so many animals is because they are so patient" :-) Another time the Duley's (first season I think?) got a big red stag; about a 16-pointer If my memory serves me right. Another party were at the top of the valley but left and the Duleys stayed glassing for all of the next day and nailed the big fella....

Take a small bit of foam to sit on. Oh and do bring it back