Thread: Fallow in the Native

yes agree with Hunty 1 - they prefer grass and clearings but the bucks seem to spend time in native if its close -the real big boys are very sneakey -if under pressure they likely spend time during day in heavier cover and hit the clearings at night - if not hunted hard they seem to live close to the clearings - sometimes right on them just under cover -but the farms we hunt many seem to spend all day out in the paddocks - see a patch of rushes and a careful glass and ears sticking up - check the clearings for fresh sign and then leave them for a carefull look last hour of light -but they can come out for a feed middday if not disturbed to much so worth a carefull look then - when I first came to Naki had not hunted them much and an experienced fallow hunter here told me that - and bugger me he was right - shot quite a few out feeding 12-2 pm

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

yes agree with Hunty 1 - they prefer grass and clearings but the bucks seem to spend time in native if its close -the real big boys are very sneakey -if under pressure they likely spend time during day in heavier cover and hit the clearings at night - if not hunted hard they seem to live close to the clearings - sometimes right on them just under cover -but the farms we hunt many seem to spend all day out in the paddocks - see a patch of rushes and a careful glass and ears sticking up - check the clearings for fresh sign and then leave them for a carefull look last hour of light -but they can come out for a feed middday if not disturbed to much so worth a carefull look then - when I first came to Naki had not hunted them much and an experienced fallow hunter here told me that - and bugger me he was right - shot quite a few out feeding 12-2 pm

Thank you too Barry, the little block I have in mind is surrounded by pines which I can't hunt, I know they are in there along with a ton of goats so I'm just trying to figure out how much time they spend in the actual native.
I remember fallow tasting pretty damn good!

they are one of the best alongside white tail and sika what I do is bone out all the meat put it into a heavy plastic rubbish bag use vacuum cleaner to suck out the air and leave in fridge for a week but the bucks in the roar forget it they are stinky - but your block binos are your best friend and keep out of sight - dont glass from two close and get your wind right- check your clearings for sign - deer shit mainly - fallow sometimes dont leave much in the way of footprints unless its muddy or a track they use regularly but try not to leave to much scent around on the clearings - might pay to google goat and fallow prints so you can tell them apart -good hunting

Thanks Barry,
Will get out there for some handy hunts in between chasing the reds.
May end up checking all the blocks further and further your way till I find the one haha