Thread: A little gem of NZ....in my eyes

My 1st Deer was a Stewart Island Whitetail, no mean feat since i live in Hamilton!
My advice is be really slow, move little and look lots (in know this applies for most stalking but even more so with Whitetail) Their hearing is amazing!
I spent the 1st 2 days on ridges in crownfern which is horrible stuff to hunt in because its so noisey, then the third day i found a small creek intertwined with supple jack and i stalked up there, was crossing over a fork in the stream about 11:30 and a Doe walked past, POP! and i had my 1st deer.
This was on the north east coast and i hear the hunting is different on the west.
Hope this helps
R