Thread: Newbie!

Firstly if your seeing sign..there's deers about.
There will never be much around tracks due to constant human scent lingering and technically you're not supposed to hunt on tracks as Doc thinks you will shoot someone but you might find the bush opens up off the track of the pressure of feeding from deer will increase.
Secondly, getting a little bit lost at the beginning of ones hunting adventures is healthy, give you respect for the bush.
I definitely recommend buying a GPS, I've only been hunting for about 3 years and had spent no time in the bush when starting out so i spent $100 and bought a Garmin Etrex H off trademe, most important purchase i've ever made in regards to hunting. When ever i go somewhere new i always GPS my start point (Car,Hut) and then through it in the bottom of my bag, if the shit hits the fan i can always pull it out and it will point and it will point me home.
Having said that its always a back up to a map and compass and last resort if i can't get myself out using them, never rely on one instead of a M&C as memories fade and batteries run out... but they are damn handy for saving scraps and wallows and markers. the map i use of my local has lots of random points like waterfalls clearing on it that i've gps, good for triangulating my position.
R