Blue Mountains Fallow Deer Rut 2012

Had a few days in the Bluies recently thanks to Tim. A few Bucks going for it. Got some basic footage of one. Nothing better than my current best so most were left to run free, intentionally or not... The bush was very dry this year making it really hard to stalk, nice to get out anyway.
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Sunrise

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Bush

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Old Antlers

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Bush

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Spiker

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Lunch

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It was 4:30pm on the second day, I had just started floundering towards the car telling myself "the next deer I see is dead" when I heard a deer crashing through the bush close by. I stopped thinking I had spooked something but the sound was getting closer, next thing a silly spiker pops his head around the corner hoping I was to be his new girlfriend...

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Sunset

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Rough Video clip - A bit shaky due to nerves. Any tips on editing and programs for dealing with AVCHD or getting the best out of a Panasonic DMC-TZ20 would be most welcome. Turn the sound up to hear the croaking:)

good to get amongst them well done
greg

Thats not bush, I have paddocks with more trees than that.

Nice vid ,cheers

awesome

Good photo's Wildman. looks good in there when it's not raining eh.
Congrats on the spiker.

As for it not being bush, I've been semi lost in there somewhere, dunno quite where, if i did I wouldn't have been a little....confused.

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Originally Posted by jakewire

Good photo's Wildman. looks good in there when it's not raining eh.
Congrats on the spiker.

As for it not being bush, I've been semi lost in there somewhere, dunno quite where, if i did I wouldn't have been a little....confused.

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So not lost then maybe just temporally geographicaly embarrassed?

I'll have to show you that spot Jakewire. Its the best spot I've seen so far... Like cornflakes when its dry though.

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Originally Posted by sneeze

So not lost then maybe just temporally geographicaly embarrassed?

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Exactly right.

Nice footage, well done.

Nice :thumbsup: good on ya for leaving that younger buck too.

Great footage!! Might have to come down next year after watching that, although I definitely wouldn't have been so generous and let that buck go!

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Originally Posted by hillclima

Great footage!! Might have to come down next year after watching that, although I definitely wouldn't have been so generous and let that buck go!

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More than welcome. Yeah I should have culled the ugly bugger.... It was hard work leaving them, especially after 13days in Fiordland without pulling the trigger.

awesome footage, good to see they were out there. i hunted garden gully for two days over easter but i only spotted a couple of hinds. my brother saw a nice young stag but as fate would have it he wasn't carrying a weapon. Your footage is the first time i've heard fallow in the bluies croak.

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Originally Posted by lostlegend

awesome footage, good to see they were out there. i hunted garden gully for two days over easter but i only spotted a couple of hinds. my brother saw a nice young stag but as fate would have it he wasn't carrying a weapon. Your footage is the first time i've heard fallow in the bluies croak.

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Seems to be you either see them or you dont. That spiker I shot literally ran up to me as I was crashing through the scrub.... I think timing has alot to do with it. You either got blocks when they-re croaking or you dont. I was in Black Gully last year 26th/27th and didnt hear a sound...

There are some neat photos there!

Cool footage. Cheers for that

Just found this, bloody awesome footage. No harm resurrecting it with the rut on the way.

Especially enjoyed seeing the buck thrashing the bushes, well done on getting that many deer on film over a couple of days, bloody good result I reckon.

Cheers

Dino

Thanks Dino.
was easy to control the nerves and get in close to video but later when I tried to shoot a buck I wanted I was a mess! Looking forward to this year!