I was lucky enough to score a spot first try, so i'm sure a believer in the system. I've got block 3 for early june, anyone got any advice?
I was lucky enough to score a spot first try, so i'm sure a believer in the system. I've got block 3 for early june, anyone got any advice?
@Allgood, seems a bit rich to say something like "thank you for your service", but thank you all the same.
Hi,
I had block 3 late August last year, good block, fairly open bush, take water with you, my brother in law and I went in we saw 17 deer between us, no bucks or spikers seen. We took one doe a third of the way into the block towards the beach, just on the edge of the pines, there's a high point there good vantage point for glassing. Mob of 4 where we shot the doe, the rest of the deer were seen in the pines. Here's a map of the block if you haven't got one yet. Feel free to ask for more info if needed.
Cheers Bevan
Thanks. I will still be around to help the current committee and at this stage will remain on the Council.
For those who want info on their blocks I will also help with that. When you get your maps etc send me a PM/post up and I will do my best to point out some likely spots based on past years.......
My partner and I where up in Aucks last year and having a wee bit of time on our hands we went for a drive through parts of the forest. Very popular place with motor bikes blasting round, mountain bikers ,4 wheel drivers and others.
Saw a nice buck which just stood there until we reversed back for a photo. Then towards the coast a doe ran across the road followed by its yearling.
Investigated another area and footprints everywhere up and down the banks.
Neat place.
Unsure what period I am in but any tips for block 6?
My mate got drawn and has paid for the block should he have received some reply by now?
@muka88 He should definitely chase it up by now.
@mukka88 i'm in the same boat, let me know how you get on.
Just had our hunt last Sunday. Followed your advice, and it certainly worked for us. Cruised down the road on first light heading for that native gut you mentioned ,
we then spotted a doe, followed by a spiker crossing into the block. Wind was all over the show and unfortunately those two got wind of us. Spent probably half the day in the vicinity of that gut moving slow then sitting. My two companions and I parted ways momentarily to get around some thicker stuff at the very end of the gut when I bumped a reasonably good buck bedded in the shorter pines. I had the doe permit though so he was free to go. Ended up following the wind where we could and sort of following the boundary between the short pines and the bigger pines where we could after that.
We got onto one more doe which I could have shot but she wasn't moving in the right way to get a good ID on her and by the time I fully ID'd her as a doe she had fed her way into another patch of thick stuff. Quite tough to ID the animals at times and it was neat to watch them do their thing.
Finished the day with a walk around the south eastern ish boundary of the block and saw a couple more yearling bucks.
All in all a great day out and some quite nice bush hunting.
Thanks for the tips!
Anyone hunted on block 8 recently? Any tips or advise would be appreciated.
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