Thread: Winter hunting?

Hey folks,

Just looking for a bit of advice for a first time going after deer.... in winter.
I've been bow hunting for about 6 months, been on a few goat hunts to build up the stalking and butchery skills. Sitting on 5 goats from the last 4 hunts.... now I'm looking for something bigger/tastier/more challanging.

So my questions are:
will it be harder find deer in winter?
what areas are better to look than others, valleys, tops, valley heads etc?
best time of day?
weather, i'm guessing similar to what goats like ..... not windy or rainy?

I'm in the Welly region so i'm guessing Tararua's, Aorangi's?
looking for stuff that not too dense, maybe a few open spaces to stalk in close 20-30m.


lots of questions but I like to have at least half a clue before heading out.