Thread: Doc land hunting report or lack of!)

Originally Posted by MonkeyNutz

Keep positive, I am in a very similar boat.
I am very new to hunting and to date have only been out 6 times, I've seen deer twice but not close enough to take a shot. Although on the 2nd occasion I was 15 metres away without realising it and the yearling jumped up and shot off into the bush, that was a great experience.

The takeaway is that each time I go out I feel that I am getting that little bit closer to the prize, each time I learn something new and each time it's just magical being up in the hills away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

It will come, happy hunting.

Following on from this post, I went out for an early morning hunt to an area I have never been before. Once I got into the hunting area I set up and loaded my rifle but didn't chamber a round. Walking along a 4WD track not expecting to see anything I popped up over a small rise and on my left just of the track about 20 metres away there is a Spiker, I quickly ducked down out of sight behind a bush and proceeded to "quietly" load a bullet, unfortunately I wasn't quiet enough as I was now being watched. As I was hiding a rabbit decided to pop out on the track about 5 metres away and hop right up to me sit and look at me (probably laughing) and then turned around and hopped off again.
The deer then barked and slowly started walking off so I jumped up to take a shot but my inexperience got the better of me and I didn't take a shot.

The takeaway? Once again I'm getting that little bit closer, I learnt another lesson and it was great being in a new area and seeing plenty of sign.