Thread: Woodhill block info

Hey guys anyone on here happen to pull this year's ballot? I'm lucky enough to have got a draw for block 8, anyone have any info from this year's hunt? After a bit of advice on block 8 if you have any, pm me cheers

Give me a couple of minutes, a friend of mine is on the committee. Ill see what he's got to say!
When is your day?

Cheers mate 4 weeks away ��

Nice! Hopefully the weather has come right by then!

He's said that block 9 is closed this year due to tree felling so 8 is the only block for hunting north of Tasman Road. There is a new cutover at the top of the carpark road which he couldn't remember the name of.(sorry not much help there)

I believe pigs are fair game with no limit while you're ballotted in there and he told me recently someone pulled an 80kg one out of there while after deer.

Generally speaking I have heard from others it best up there to find yourself a spot with a couple of long sight lines on a track junction or similar and wait for the animals rather than walk all over the place. The deer will use the tracks for short stints before returning to the trees.

Sorry it wasnt more helpful. His phone cut out but I will get hold of him again when I can.

some good hints in there.
I've been invited to join a mate in block 3. First time for me, looking forward to it, early September.
Z

Don't know block 8 but have done a few trips and the advice to wait and watch is good. If the block has large pines then you will generally get good visibility in them and can see deer moving around. Don't rush and shoot a spiker if you have a doe permit, you should see plenty of deer during the day.
Bucks tend to appear at last light on the tracks so don't give up until it is dark.

Have fun it is a great day out.

Further to my last;

If you do want to go for a walk most people go way too quick in there. My mate was saying today you want to be covering 10s or 100s of meters per hour not kilometers. I assume because as ted6.5 says bigger trees allows a lot of visibility, possibly further out than some of us are focused in close country.

Also he said there is shit loads of animals up there. When they do patrols they are seeing a couple of dozen a day generally.