Thread: Bush stalking - not my best skill

Originally Posted by tikka 7/08

checking the wind ... ok i usually do this with a common old bic lighter, just see what direction the flame goes, I usually try and keep this to a minimum due to the noise it makes.. i would have thought the noise if in a stalking situation would scare it off.

flame/light and mechanical/ratcheting noise both not common in the bush...

lick your finger, stick it up in the air. the side that feels colder is where the wind is coming from. K.I.S.S.
alternatively (1) take a small length of light wool and use it to check wind direction, better yet, tie it close to the front of your barrel
alternatively (2) get some non-scented powder/chalk etc, and a little bottle you can squirt out a puff of powder into the breeze, check archery shops.

Originally Posted by ebf

flame/light and mechanical/ratcheting noise both not common in the bush...

lick your finger, stick it up in the air. the side that feels colder is where the wind is coming from. K.I.S.S.
alternatively (1) take a small length of light wool and use it to check wind direction, better yet, tie it close to the front of your barrel
alternatively (2) get some non-scented powder/chalk etc, and a little bottle you can squirt out a puff of powder into the breeze, check archery shops.

An old sock filled with some ash from the fire works too when you give it a shake!

Originally Posted by Spudattack

An old sock filled with some ash from the fire works too when you give it a shake!

boer maak n plan

tikka 7/08 old plastic nasal spray bottle works like a charm. chalk, sawdust (superfine), ash, whatever you prefer.

wholy.... u fellas have been at this awhile lol.... some great ideas through all this.

Im going back on friday... cant be bothered with work for the rest of the week!!

Ill give as much of this stuff a go as i can remember...

Lets hope i can post a pic of something i have shot hahahaha...

used to get the "PSSST!" form my old man when younger - "MORE EYES AND LESS LEGS BOY"

Slow down and look more

I like a thread taped to my barrel for wind reading

If you can find another animals shit roll in it, smear it on your clothes face and hair, fill up your pockets. the deer will think your something else
Good info, took me at least a year to learn all that's been mentioned

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Originally Posted by Gutshot

If you can find another animals shit roll in it, smear it on your clothes face and hair, fill up your pockets. the deer will think your something else
Good info, took me at least a year to learn all that's been mentioned

Might as well eat a bit while you're at it so a fat little hind won't know anything is amiss on your breath when you go in for the kiss.

HAHAHAHA, and finally the piss take arrives!! i was going to use a whole bottle of old spice, really get the animal magnetism going, just sit there and they should all come to me ....

Here's some helpful info on tracking, Me and my little brother got bored while hunting in the kaimais so thought we would help people who needed it.

Buy a bow and watch your stalking improve...I thought I was OK at stalking until I started bow hunting sambar in Aus!
When you have to get really up close and personal it's amazing how slow you start to move and how much attention you start to pay to the wind, other animal/bird sounds and the smells and movements in the forest.

It's hard to add much to the previous posts as they contain some great advice but again...SLOW DOWN!!! If your in the right spot (areas with good sign around peak hours) with the wind in your face you will see deer even if you stay still...moving around too fast or too much is often counter productive...SLOW DOWN...and let the deer make the mistakes instead of you!
Good luck!

Originally Posted by tikka 7/08

HAHAHAHA, and finally the piss take arrives!! i was going to use a whole bottle of old spice, really get the animal magnetism going, just sit there and they should all come to me ....

Old spice only work on dear, not deer... Slightly different species, live capture is lots of fun

think where you would like to be on the day and deer are often similar, if its cold they gravitate toward the sunny spots, and visa versa.

you will be surprised how often the deer are looking at you when you spot them, avoid too much noise underfoot, place dont stomp.

and did anyone else mention slow down? haha.

learn the deers patterns when they sleep when they feed when they are more active,

otherwise its like going to the nightclub at lunchtime.

oh yea and practice young butterfly

Say the sun was setting and your in a spot where there are lots of clearings but also very hilly would I be better watching clearings that get the last light or does it not matter just search them at day time and sit on the one with the most sign?

I find it doesn't matter about the sun for watching clearings at last light, particularly this time of year. I have often seen deer come out in the shady part of a clearing or on a clearing with no sun at all.