Thread: What am I doing wrong?!

Mate, count yourself lucky just to have access to property which has animals, im continuley trying to obtain access to even fallow or bloody goats and still no luck - i guess me living in Auckland is a sh*t start anyway haha.

i have watched a couple of vid's lately with stalking and all stated that you're more likely to see deer in bush if you stop and even sit for a bit to see movements, when you're moving its difficult to see other movement in the bush - but then again i have no idea as im still a deer virgin lol

I very rarely spot deer when im actually stalking.

Just about every deer I shoot in the bush is spotted when im stopped, leaning on a tree, watching a little clearing.

It's almost impossible to spot a deer before its spots you if your walking. Cruise through the bush slowly, but stop every few steps. If you are continually moving slowly through the bush but not stopping to look then you will spook a lot more than you will get the drop on.

If I come to a nice looking clearing/partially clear bit in the bush where you can see a wee way I stop and wait. Sometimes for a minute, sometimes for over an hour. On those little clearer spots of nicer bush is where you will find them.

Be patient, a deer will be standing in the middle of a bit of bush and unless you stop and wait for a while you wont pick it up. Often they are all of a sudden right there in front of you, 25 meters away in the same spot you've been staring at for 20 minutes.