Thread: Winter Sika

So I'm a complete Sika newbie.... Plenty of experience with Reds, Fallow, Tahr etc but keen to get on the board with a sika stag. Having moved to the NI a year ago i've been getting the odd hunt in and bagged a few Reds and Rusa over the dog in the thick stuff. However I have been missing the open country style of hunting I'm familiar with from down sth... Have been wondering if Sika stags behave like reds down sth and can be found around the bushline/sub alpine scrub this time of year? Or does their small body size make them hangout in the warmer bush over winter?

Being pretty time poor with a young family so was thinking a quick trip up to the Thunderbolt tops or such for a poke about (I enjoy a good slog ). Being Rotorua based this looks to be the most accessible "tops" area? Unless folks can recommend anywhere else?

look forward to the forum knowledge!

Cheers