Thread: Basic deer hunting info

Originally Posted by Dainer

Thanks for all the replies! For sure making me rethink and do some research. And no I'm not planning on killing all the deer, I just want 1 decent one and figure my odds are better with higher quantities of animals. The guy I live with found some old Graft boys videos, stoked to have a look! Cheers.

South Island have better quality reds. In the North Island you can shoot 6-8pt scrubbers all day long, our bush is very dense and most stags you'll encounter very close if you're bush hunting, walk far away from any car park and camp at least 3 hours walk and base yourself from there and you shouldn't run into too many hunters. In my experience high numbers= more likely to see younger animals. You could do 2 roars trips, one for reds down south(late march-mid april depending on area) and another for Sika in the central North Island(mid April into May). Don't get your hopes up on getting a good stag though, 1000's of us try every year and it's not very often you get a real nice stag unless you know someone with a private block that doesn't get hunted too often. Cheers.