Thread: New to hunting

Having been on many walks but jot alot of action. What are your tips or tricks to start finding some deer.

Wanting to hunt doc land in hawkes bay.

Easy. Really. There are a number of access point for the ruahine ranges. Get yourself a tent and some Binos and climb up onto the tops from now until Mid January.

Sit overlooking tussock faces and galleys and just keep glassing the scrub edge. Morning and evening. If you are returning leaving tent in daylight, you are probably missing out.

Longveiw, sunrise, Sparrowhawk hut areas all look like decent options too me.

Join the NZDA.

BE SAFE. Learn to navigate in the bush.

Perhaps this will help.

I'm very excited to give the ruahines a go.
Is hunting just before light coming up and down the best times to get out there?

Thanks for this. Very helpful.

Originally Posted by Ryan95

I'm very excited to give the ruahines a go.
Is hunting just before light coming up and down the best times to get out there?

This all depends on your confidence and experience. Id start out camping very close to where you wish to hunt. Start with evening hunts where you sit until too dark to shoot. Make sure you have a good torch and GPS. Mornings will give you a little more leeway, be leaving camp just before shooting light and you can move a bit more looking for animals heading back to cover for the day. The further back you get away from huts and the majority of hunters, the more you will find animals hanging around in daylight.

Thanks for this. I have enough experience to get me out there so I'll give this a go. I'm sure it will take years of learning and it's something you never stop learning from either.

Also when replying how are you doing the quoted replies? I'm checking to see if this is the way. Cheers.

Originally Posted by whanahuia

This all depends on your confidence and experience. Id start out camping very close to where you wish to hunt. Start with evening hunts where you sit until too dark to shoot. Make sure you have a good torch and GPS. Mornings will give you a little more leeway, be leaving camp just before shooting light and you can move a bit more looking for animals heading back to cover for the day. The further back you get away from huts and the majority of hunters, the more you will find animals hanging around in daylight.