Thread: Fallow Rut

No other Fallowin about this week??

i hit nother herd this past 24 hours and did not hear Boo, see a mob of Does with no male at all, two seperate does........ but the oddness is not hearing anything distant.

this is one area i have watched closely with outsider connections targetting bucks only for meat /antler watever for the past 5 years, clueing onto it before last year rut and noticing F/A age in them altho some potential, this year the dash has been done a bit harder perhaps with the miss out last year and those velvetys that were shot up over Christmas/ January Were the ones that are spose to be Grunting , i rekon.

I hunted Monday and Tuesday, no croaking, scrapes are getting more use with several bucks using them, and more thrashed silver ferns than a couple of weeks ago.

I hunted Saturday, Monday and Thursday. Not a peep. Oh well onto the sika

Originally Posted by Cigar

I hunted Monday and Tuesday, no croaking, scrapes are getting more use with several bucks using them, and more thrashed silver ferns than a couple of weeks ago.

You fellas still awaiting a start ??

the two areas i talk of are about 50 km away from one another..... so shouldt be stuff all difference, but there always is!

Originally Posted by Sika Seeker

I hunted Saturday, Monday and Thursday. Not a peep. Oh well onto the sika

in aus we r getting some frosts in this coming week, which hasnt happened yet.

typical warm weather and a sporadic rut is the norm here, its had a start but hasnt fired right up i wouldnt of thought but when it warms up temp wise, they still rut but it doesnt seem to be as vocal sometimes, an nek minit ya get a good day and the next or so, they shut right off!

Going to head out into the bush this week , forecasts predict rain, brilliant! Anyone got tips on keeping the scope lens clear of rain drops? I’m worried that keeping a lens cap on will make me miss animals because of the extra movements needed to remove the cap, but a wet lens will make me miss animals as well. I remember missing a feral ram in the waianakarua because of wet lenses. Probably going to pick up some anti fog gel from repco or an optometrist and see how that goes.

Originally Posted by JessicaChen

Going to head out into the bush this week , forecasts predict rain, brilliant! Anyone got tips on keeping the scope lens clear of rain drops? I’m worried that keeping a lens cap on will make me miss animals because of the extra movements needed to remove the cap, but a wet lens will make me miss animals as well. I remember missing a feral ram in the waianakarua because of wet lenses. Probably going to pick up some anti fog gel from repco or an optometrist and see how that goes.

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Originally Posted by MSL

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I haven’t tried that before, sounds kind of fun.

Going wedsnesday, rain forecast tomorrow so sure be good.

Originally Posted by JessicaChen

Going to head out into the bush this week , forecasts predict rain, brilliant! Anyone got tips on keeping the scope lens clear of rain drops? I’m worried that keeping a lens cap on will make me miss animals because of the extra movements needed to remove the cap, but a wet lens will make me miss animals as well. I remember missing a feral ram in the waianakarua because of wet lenses. Probably going to pick up some anti fog gel from repco or an optometrist and see how that goes.

I made ‘hoods’ from bicycle inner tubes for my scope and taped them on with insulation tape, not a 100% cure but certainly helped.
Downside was they seemed to cut down the amount of light getting through the scope.

Originally Posted by JessicaChen

Going to head out into the bush this week , forecasts predict rain, brilliant! Anyone got tips on keeping the scope lens clear of rain drops? I’m worried that keeping a lens cap on will make me miss animals because of the extra movements needed to remove the cap, but a wet lens will make me miss animals as well. I remember missing a feral ram in the waianakarua because of wet lenses. Probably going to pick up some anti fog gel from repco or an optometrist and see how that goes.

Dont put anything not designed for optical equipment on your scope if you value your lens coatings