Thread: Skunked AGAIN

Very similar story for myself lately MD. Just not quite sealing the deal last few and frustrating swirling wind. But it's still a better day than working.

Thems the breaks... makes success all the more sweet when
it comes around. Great yarn though!

You need to wear more camo........

I had a shocker yesterday as well,started out perfect weather was perfect shot a deer 10mins into stalking.went for a walk up No1 line,peeled off the track on the way to my spots 10 mins later had one down, making plans to hang it up and carry on to the good spots and grab the loins and legs on my way back out.started dealing with it zap hit my thumb to the bone with the deadly sharp knife.total gutted with myself for that mistake.more so that my day was over just as it had started and I couldn't spend the rest of the day up there.packed up walked out.

@Yesmate...I just cannot like that..... at least you got a deer...I assume you still got it out so your freezer can be topped up. heal well.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

@Yesmate...I just cannot like that..... at least you got a deer...I assume you still got it out so your freezer can be topped up. heal well.

No I left it there which really rustled my jimmies!such a waste and was a little spiker so felt bad about taking him out and not utilising him.i thought about taking him but started to freak a bit when the blood was flowing so made tracks.

Breakfast of champions right there

nah thats Rumpy jnr......

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

nah thats Rumpy jnr......

I know just taking the p*ss

What's the rifle? Looks like a sweet setup

bakail 222 with waitaki muzzle forward can. worn 3 different scopes in last 6 months until I settled on wee 3x loopy...for now LOL.

went to another block today...been there once before.... did 700verticle meters and walked 13kms.....rain early on and fined up but didnt see a thing,not even a hare.... bit of old pig sign,no deer sign AT ALL inside block boundary.... too much safe easy country around it.... no food on a lot of block and what is there is down low...walked through enough of it to know there is bugger all animals in residence.spent fair bit of time behind binos but nothing seen anywhere...so much for the open country theory.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

went to another block today...been there once before.... did 700verticle meters and walked 13kms.....rain early on and fined up but didnt see a thing,not even a hare.... bit of old pig sign,no deer sign AT ALL inside block boundary.... too much safe easy country around it.... no food on a lot of block and what is there is down low...walked through enough of it to know there is bugger all animals in residence.spent fair bit of time behind binos but nothing seen anywhere...so much for the open country theory.

It's all in the way you hold your mouth. Just wait till spring.
Got a little tale to tell.
Two ex forest service hunters from the ureweras set about meat hunting back in the sixties.from memory it was in the horomanga, now try as he might our man Brian just could not connect all winter, the other hunter we,ll call him Wolf told him to not worry, he could ferry the animals down on the horses and out to the buyer and when spring gets going things will reverse and all will seen like a rainbow. That's what happened. Another tall tale n true from the depth of the ureweras.

Still striking out even though putting in some big days.but it's ok. Went for wander with @Billbob yesterday morning,good to meet up and put face to the name.no joy there so I tried again in afternoon in my usual haunt,covered different bit of country eg low down but other than wee porkers no sign seen at all.it will happen.

I guess that means I'm in good company cause I'm still striking out as well.

Thought I'd explore a different part of the block, it felt like there should have been deer around every tree but not a lot of sign.
Decided I'll give myself more time and go in bit further on the next attempt.

On the way out 3 utes pass me on the track, last one stops for a chat and info swap.

They were after pigs, got none. did spook 3 deer though!!!
I spose the good news is that I'm zeroing down the area I need to be in at this time of year.

Anyway dog was happy to have a good old sniffari and leg stretch.