Thread: Video: Spring Solo Hunt in the Ruahine front country

Friday arvo I snuck out for a wander in the front country of the Ruahine Forest Park. I arrived at the Road end to find no other cars, always a great start.

There was a bit of a thunderstorm brewing and I was expecting some rain, but while there were a few threatening black clouds and lots of thunder i never actually got any rain, nice!

After seeing a deer out feeding on a clearing pretty early at 3.40pm, which must have got my wind or seen me as it gapped it just after I spotted it, bounding for the cover of the bush close by.

It was two hours later before i saw another deer, feeding in a tiny opening in the bush, I had the camera rolling and was all dialed up behind the rifle but it didn't really present a decent shot for the 5 mins that I could see it.

15 Mins later it feed out into a larger clearing just slighter further away at 597 yards, and eventually went broadside and presented a shot...

Here's a little vid of the arvo's activities.