The first thing I do is check the organs, it can tell you if the deer is healthy or not. If offals have spots I would throw it.
Liked On: 25-04-2024, 02:40 PM
A few years ago a mate of mine shot one after Watching do some very similar things, we had a close look at it and it had a lot of hair missing like it had been scratching/rubbing it off, especially...
Liked On: 25-04-2024, 01:26 PM
Find a spot you like and keep on going back there over and over again. You will learn where the deer live and where to avoid. It takes patience but when you start bowling a kaimai bush deer every...
Liked On: 06-03-2024, 07:52 PM
That area is currently very busy with trap lines and bait stations being cut all the way through it for the last couple of years. Finishes south of the hut. I'm sure there will still be deer though
Liked On: 06-03-2024, 07:51 PM
TakaRat I hope this provides you with some perspective. I met a really cool guy (hunter) on the way out the other day and we got to chatting as you do. He have moved up from Taupo. Said he'd...
Liked On: 06-03-2024, 07:51 PM
Get further and deeper in there. Not sure how far you're walking in but away from the popular spots is always good. Wind can be a bit tricky up there on the flat. In your face one minute then up ya...
Liked On: 04-03-2024, 09:09 PM
Socks and crocs, lightweight and if it gets rough chuck on 4wd mode
Liked On: 24-02-2024, 03:48 PM
Socks over boots - Vietnam Trick I learned off a vet
Liked On: 24-02-2024, 03:48 PM
There is another clearing further north on the north south track. You have to go through some scrub to find it , it is on the right hand side. I went through it a few times but since I forgot to...
Liked On: 16-02-2024, 10:38 AM
yeah its all good mate, people are used to seeing hunters in NZ. just don't be silly and have it pointing at people etc. and have it unloaded its socially acceptable and legal
Liked On: 15-02-2024, 08:43 PM
I have shots 3 deer overthe years in the clearing you are talking about. They are constantly been checked out by hunters. So any time a new deer pops up it pretty much get shot. You just have to be...
Liked On: 13-02-2024, 08:17 PM
Your first job is to walk each of the tracks and record it on your phone app or gps so you can get to them at the end of your hunt and make a tidy exit back down the track. Find the lesser used...
Liked On: 12-02-2024, 07:04 PM
Come now, there aren't any deer in the Kaimais :D Seriously, the animals aren't stupid and won't roam far from water, tucker, nice warm faces and flatter terrain. Old sign is probably from...
Liked On: 12-02-2024, 07:04 PM
I shot my first deer up there a couple of minutes off the top of the track. The dog has winded deer on the walk up. Just work a new section each time, take gps marks, and build a picture of the...
Liked On: 12-02-2024, 07:03 PM
Walk along the track for another hour and then start hunting would be my advice.
Liked On: 12-02-2024, 10:12 AM