Thread: What am I doing wrong???

Are you seeing deer or deer sign? trails , deer shit etc ?

Originally Posted by paremata

Are you seeing deer or deer sign? trails , deer shit etc ?

Not so much on this outing no. But i have seen fresh sign in that area before. Saw two deer further upstream last year this time. The dog had trotted past them and they bolted before i could shoulder my rifle. Ive found a few bits of deer left by people.

To the thread author.
If you have no luck and are still keen i can take you to the west coast for a weekend in march and pretty much guarantee you a couple of deer.this is a mates first deer 2 weeks ago

Originally Posted by Hornady ELDX

To the thread author.
If you have no luck and are still keen i can take you to the west coast for a weekend in march and pretty much guarantee you a couple of deer.this is a mates first deer 2 weeks agoAttachment 185896

I will happily take you up on that offer!

Thank you!

so keep the dog at heel........if dog had trotted past them,you shouldve already seen them,and dog shouldnt have been that far ahead of you.20yards MAXIMUM and then only if in plain sight and knows the rules and sticks to them...dogs job=tell the boss animals are near.....not go for walkies and romp around having fun.
cover ground with your eyes before you cover it with your feet.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

so keep the dog at heel........if dog had trotted past them,you shouldve already seen them,and dog shouldnt have been that far ahead of you.20yards MAXIMUM and then only if in plain sight and knows the rules and sticks to them...dogs job=tell the boss animals are near.....not go for walkies and romp around having fun.
cover ground with your eyes before you cover it with your feet.

My dog would beg to disagree with you there. In the dogs defense, i thinks she knew my partner was somewhere ahead of us, who had most likely also walked past the deer.

So you learn...

I spent a fair bit of time in a local valley over spring, seen no deer but did find sign a few times. Haven't been out last 3 weeks due to other commitments and hear on the grapevine that another local shot 2 spikers last weekend in that very valley. I'm still working towards my fist deer, have got goats and hares but not a deer.

Originally Posted by Happy Jack

I spent a fair bit of time in a local valley over spring, seen no deer but did find sign a few times. Haven't been out last 3 weeks due to other commitments and hear on the grapevine that another local shot 2 spikers last weekend in that very valley. I'm still working towards my fist deer, have got goats and hares but not a deer.

I was learning about getting close to animals, and getting fitter, on a farm near Little River when DOC up and mustered all the feral goats. It certainly helps practicing on goats. After maiming one, i learnt to take me time and calm down before taking aim. A valuable lesson i feel

Originally Posted by DCN808T

I was learning about getting close to animals, and getting fitter, on a farm near Little River when DOC up and mustered all the feral goats. It certainly helps practicing on goats. After maiming one, i learnt to take me time and calm down before taking aim. A valuable lesson i feel

Jesus Christ…really!!!

Originally Posted by gilly

Jesus Christ…really!!!

Yup. Really. Did you not know that?
Dont know how you got into murdering furry woodland creatures but for me it started recently, and with a recurve bow. So glad to have learnt it in a controlled environment rather than not being able to find the animal after fucking up. So if i can point that obvious lesson out to someone that might not know it, I am quite glad to take your ridicule. Remember, not everyone is as experienced as you are. Ill be sure to tag you in any future trip reports that might come from me picking up other hunter's trash. Wonder how they learnt to hunt...

Originally Posted by DCN808T

Yup. Really. Did you not know that?
Dont know how you got into murdering furry woodland creatures but for me it started recently, and with a recurve bow. So glad to have learnt it in a controlled environment rather than not being able to find the animal after fucking up. So if i can point that obvious lesson out to someone that might not know it, I am quite glad to take your ridicule. Remember, not everyone is as experienced as you are. Ill be sure to tag you in any future trip reports that might come from me picking up other hunter's trash. Wonder how they learnt to hunt...

There is not a hunter anywhere on the planet, who given enough time hunting animals, has not cocked up. Even when you have decades of experience, it can still happen. Accept that as a fact of life, and do your level best to get it right each time. Rule no 1 : Always get closer.

Originally Posted by DCN808T

Yup. Really. Did you not know that?
Dont know how you got into murdering furry woodland creatures but for me it started recently, and with a recurve bow. So glad to have learnt it in a controlled environment rather than not being able to find the animal after fucking up. So if i can point that obvious lesson out to someone that might not know it, I am quite glad to take your ridicule. Remember, not everyone is as experienced as you are. Ill be sure to tag you in any future trip reports that might come from me picking up other hunter's trash. Wonder how they learnt to hunt...

I tried the recurve thing too...and gave it away after one trip....broke a couple of broadheads and wounded one small wallaby,enough to be fatal,but the not being able to finish it off through vegetation screen was final straw for me....a .22lr would have been more humane.

Originally Posted by DCN808T

I was learning about getting close to animals, and getting fitter, on a farm near Little River when DOC up and mustered all the feral goats. It certainly helps practicing on goats. After maiming one, i learnt to take me time and calm down before taking aim. A valuable lesson i feel

It wasn't DOC, it was ECAN.

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Originally Posted by Uplandstalker

It wasn't DOC, it was ECAN.

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My apologies to DOC then. I recall i was told it was Ecan by the farmer aswell. Ooops. Sorry if i misled anyone

If you are still learning how to hunt, it might pay to leave the dog at home for a bit.
If you really have to take the dog then keep it in close.