ACCESS, access, access. Earlier this year I had the good fortune to gain access to a red deer block that was quite close to home. The owner ran cattle and had a fairly active presence of wild dogs. Having pursued wild dogs locally over the past few years I had gradually increased my reputation as being effective and trustworthy, which played a vital role in gaining access to country to hunt.
AS my interest in deer has steadily developed, I had always hoped that I would be put in touch with a landowner who had a dog problem and a deer population.
This block appeared over the new year’s break, and I moved into e-scouting mode. Once I had assessed points for entry to the property, I began to study typical wind direction and travel time to calculate what
