Thread: bush stalking for dummies

Thank you Micky Duck for sharing this. It really saves people like me from learning the hard way.
First thing I learned from my own hunting experience was moving slow, previously spooked too many animals by crashing through the bush like walking down the street.
Then I got in the habit of moving at 2m per minute everywhere I went, and soon realised it isn't worth it if there is zero sign.
Still trying to learn the importance of wind, at the moment I have the tendency to ignore it and hope for the best.

Originally Posted by Synthetic

Still trying to learn the importance of wind, at the moment I have the tendency to ignore it and hope for the best.

Have found that looking up will often give more info, tops of trees, cloud movement, pollen blowing etc.

When spying I try and see if there is any discernible wind movement near the animal or on the path to it.



Above is a well-filmed example of how deer (elk in this case) can spook from wind scent alone (around the 5min mark), if you watch further they go back to the same place and shoot it later. I think if they had been seen the first time it would have been a no-go!

Damn auto correct "guts"

Cheers for sharing @Micky Duck , curious if you use a dog when bush hunting?

Originally Posted by caberslash

Cheers for sharing @Micky Duck , curious if you use a dog when bush hunting?

I do now,Meg is rough enough trained and when we get our mojo on its a wonderful thing... when I hunt without her,its back to the basics above.the biggest difference when I hunt with her,once she onto something,wind becomes irrelevant to me....where she goes I follow...to hell n back if thats where she wants to go.....Ive learnt not to argue.....the bitch is always right.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

where she goes I follow...to hell n back if thats where she wants to go.....Ive learnt not to argue.....the bitch is always right.

A statement that could also be applied elsewhere!

Cheers