Thread: Interesting Trend

Originally Posted by Gibo

Thats just silly of him but not really relevant

Just that give someone an inch and they will take the mile. Whether its on public or private land tell someone where to hunt and before you know everyone wants a piece of the action

Originally Posted by Natatale

I took a friend out for a hunt on our property unfortunately only heaps of signs, but nothing on the trip. Any how said friend turns up 3 weeks later with 3 of his mates.
He ask if he and his 3 mates could go for a hunt. I said politely that he and his mates could go for a walk down the driveway and out the gate.

Yep hard, thats exactly what happens. Had a couple of my mates break the 'code' like that with me. They never get invited to come along again.

I think to an extent it is generational, it seems everyone wants to be a Josh James and and not have to work 40 plus hours in some mind numbing job and I don't begrudge that but....I do begrudge our sport of hunting becoming more and more commercialized, sensationalised and generally devalued mostly by wannabe "personalities".

Its a generation thing iv got a teen here & for ever online,iphone & all that go,s with it they like to shear things on there f book pages etc etc makes them cool .sadly that comes before they no how to play there cards ! lets face it agree or disagree with spot x shearing if you find a good spot how is it good to shear it with the rest of the country ...its not, aside from the likes on your channel

Just as long as it doesn't happen in my backyard. I've worked bloody hard to still find not much. I enjoy turning up to a car park and being the only vehicle there......probably empty for a reason, but just to get away for a few hours is reward enough

I'm 50/50 - sort of.
If you don't have hunters coming on, everyone suffers to some degree or other.
By the same token, the 'newbies' need to prove that they're serious about hunting.
Suggestion: Take a newbie out and observe how he behaves.
At camp, let him/her know, that finding animals isn't a 'given'.
If they're not prepared to learn, be disappointed and keep trying until they get their No 1 humane kill, then hunting isn't a 'time filler' that they find elsewhere.
Usually - in most cases - some coaching in hunting techniques and shooting practises will sort the wheat from the chaff.
Obviously, the 'stayers' can be trusted not to abuse your spot X location, but make it clear that the trust is earned, NOT given because they are friend's kids, rellies or workmates.
Hence the 'run around' for a couple of trips before the spot X is visited - just get there using a different, longer route than you'd normally use.
If the newbie is genuine, he/she'll work it out and join in the laugh.

I wouldn't put my spot out there.
But another side to look at. If numbers get high the area will be culled or 1080ed anyway if there's big numbers. Almost doing the area good to keep numbers down.

Im a new hunter, and I have been guilty of asking a bit of advice on here, so I should explain myself...
I have allways loved the outdoors, and am a keen fisherman and diver. I have always wanted to get into hunting, but knew nobody to show me the ropes. Finally decided to give it a crack on my own.

Ive never asked for any secret spots or anything, But I have asked if Im in the right area etc. I had no idea where to look, what to look for and how to do it.

I have got some great tips and info from this forum. I now know a little bit, and am putting in the yards and learning every time. Weather you have got advice online like me, or passed down from your father/grandfather, I dont believe every hunter has figured it out with no help at all. But I can also appreciate other peoples secrecy too.

So each to their own I reckon.

Originally Posted by Durrie

Im a new hunter, and I have been guilty of asking a bit of advice on here, so I should explain myself...
I have allways loved the outdoors, and am a keen fisherman and diver. I have always wanted to get into hunting, but knew nobody to show me the ropes. Finally decided to give it a crack on my own.

Ive never asked for any secret spots or anything, But I have asked if Im in the right area etc. I had no idea where to look, what to look for and how to do it.

I have got some great tips and info from this forum. I now know a little bit, and am putting in the yards and learning every time. Weather you have got advice online like me, or passed down from your father/grandfather, I dont believe every hunter has figured it out with no help at all. But I can also appreciate other peoples secrecy too.

So each to their own I reckon.

Wow took the words from out of my mouth! Im in exactly the same boat!

A hunters willingness to share information is inversely proportional to how how close they live to said location and directly proportional to their own access or ownership of huntable private land.
The internet allows a whole new speed and magnitude of dickheadery to destroy publicised hunting spots, especially the accessable ones.

Originally Posted by Durrie

Ive never asked for any secret spots or anything, But I have asked if Im in the right area etc. I had no idea where to look, what to look for and how to do it.

This is a key message that a lot of hunters who have been brought up in a hunting family don't appreciate.

Originally Posted by Timmay

This is a key message that a lot of hunters who have been brought up in a hunting family don't appreciate.

Why, because they have been lucky enough to be brought up in a family that can show them? If they dont appreciate it, they can also choose not to disclose any information?

Originally Posted by Durrie

Why, because they have been lucky enough to be brought up in a family that can show them? If they dont appreciate it, they can also choose not to disclose any information?

I am not sure what his point is actually.

Originally Posted by Timmay

This is a key message that a lot of hunters who have been brought up in a hunting family don't appreciate.

Agree 100%

And I was lucky to be brought up hunting

Some seem confused by what you are saying, and that just seems to support it.

Originally Posted by Timmay

This is a key message that a lot of hunters who have been brought up in a hunting family don't appreciate.

Im a non believer in that statement now more than ever ..like they say let your fingers do the walking look at how much info is online now , no excuse for not having a ruff idea at where to look...google pretty much any hut , truck , mountain range you like there is good info on it

http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...i-ranges-9255/
Sika Hunting Tips & Info
Turangi Taupo hunting: Where to hunt in the Central North Island

That's to name a 5 minute search & not in my island I shoot my tahr in the tarauas ...in my opinion some of the biggest limiting factors with places to go for everyone is the limp doc sights that list places to go hunting but have no legal access over said land...ring the land owner for access to public land yea rite.
one of the biggest assets to hunters & anyone else wanting to look outside the square would be here.

well that didn't work hopfully no one saw that spot haha ...google WAMS