Going Barefoot?

[grunf]

7 hours ago, Mr5150 said:

That's amazing footage!

Thanks mate, it was certainly a surreal situation. I spent with her probably up to a half an hour, recording some more videos. She stood her ground the whole time.
Did not see or hear any dogs, as I figured they must have been around, or if they were not, then she must've have really bad night with them. It was 1100 hrs when I bumped in to her.
Only when I went to my car and drove past her she moved in to the bush.

[Joe.358win]

Working gullies. Well, several ways to do it. Jumping gullies at the gully heads from first light. Deer will be coming to bed so will be coming up. They don't look up like we do so a good chance of seeing them before they see you.  A good way to hunt tight gullies. Working up on the shady side on frosty mornings hoping to catch deer in the sun is also good, tuck up under some shade, it gets cold but the deer will want to be in the sun getting some warmth. Working from the bottom up in the afternoons trying to intercept them on the way down on spurs or contouring just off them. Working up the creek line of gullies and keeping an eye above you. 

You need to know what the wind is doing and then set a plan. I get the wind direction the night before, then work it out from there. I don't cover a heap of area like some people do, I hope to intercept them. I am to lazy and heavy footed to cover heaps of ground.

And remember, they are where you find them. My last stag was shot on a wollow at lunch time on the flats of the Wonnangatta, in the open. He was only  18 inches, had a fighting wound on him as well. I did him a favor other wise the dogs would have found him eventually.