Forest Stalking Techniques | Tips on Concealment and Moving Undetected 

Great video mate. Us inexperienced hunters really appreciate people like yourself taking the time to pass on the knowledge. Thanks for your insight.

Some random thoughts. My most successful bush stalks have been in heavy rain. It's miserable, but rain covers noise and scent to some degree. Damp foliage also makes less noise under foot than dry leaves. I know camouflage is controversial, but agree that whites faces and hands aren't helpful. Bow hunters are very good at covering up. Lastly, I understand why people wear blaze orange and deer have different colour perception, but they are good at seeing UV reflectance. I bought a UV torch and it was an eye opener shining it on my hunting clothing. I have to say that my few blaze orange items looked as bright as a fire under UV light!

Mate. You are great teacher. I have retired in Bombala- Wyndham area. I accidentlyt shot my first sambar spike in May 21. Was watching and learning from Your videos. Since May 21 I have harvested more then 20 deer (sambar and red deer). I have lost the count by now. Some of them on Public Land. You are a great teacher. Thank You for your video.

Nice one Profty, great video to hand on some tips! I'd also add a few. When walking/stalking, have some awareness of the recent weather. A wet night will have softened the leaf and twig liter on the ground, helping you walk quietly, whereas a dry day will crisp them up. I do mix a bit of stalking and then stand still for a minute. But for newbies, practice real stillness. Find a good place to sit and look out. No fidgeting or snacks with noisy wrappers. Sit and practice listening and looking. How far can you hear? make a map in your head of where some distinct sounds are coming from. Eg is that a bird's warning call? Perhaps pigs or fox over there. Once you are able to be still, Nature will come out - and some of that will be game.

I'm not a big fan of adds but tbh I love your videos and anything helping you make more I'm all for it and you really deserve it! Keep it up!

Thanks Profty. Some good info in there. High ambition, low expectation! I like that!

Really excellent video thanks. Content on the mindset of hunting, especially as it relates to hunting in NZ and Australia is very thin on the ground and this video covers some of the key aspects brilliantly. It's great work and greatly appreciated.

Great work pulling this video together Profty. I got a lot out of it and I know others would have too. Keep up the great work and positivity. Chris

Thankyou for this video profty.. will use this in the bush.. specially the face and hand covers.. loving the content mate

How have you only got 25,000 SUBS BRILLIANT

Some good tips profty Stalking with the sun at your back is a good one, We don’t like looking 👀 into the sun. Nor do they, but it comes with a problem,there’s 2 of you now. Eg your shadow. Even in your video you made a shadow, too over come this is too walk the shadows of the trees, or make your movements when the sun is covered by clouds,, but all Is nothing to smell. Keep up the good work mate. 🐻

Great video as always mate. My perennial problem seems to be spotting them myself. I am usually quiet enough that I find myself literally on top of a Sambar that I don't know is there until it honks at me from point blank range, and then freight trains off through the forest. If I could add a tip I would say that the Sambar calls are great when you think you've sprung yourself with a noise. If I have been approaching bedding areas and made a big crunch etc I will usually give a couple of calls. Aiming to make any deer around think I am a young deer just thumping around. There's been a few times I've walked right up on a bedded deer doing this.

Hey profty, love ya videos mate. Would be awesome if you could do one on your top favourite nsw state forests to hunt. Keep doing what you are doing mate!

Cheers. Been doing all of the above. Thanks for the tip about getting from A to B quicker under the cover of the wind etc. I’m tree hoping but concentrating on moving quote I’m moving super slow, and yeah I can see I’m focused on keeping quiet than looking and hearing.

That was a great vid Alex and a very good educational lesson for new hunters I hope that newbies learn from this .

Thanks Profty, some great advice that I'll be putting into practice there

Great tips and tricks!

Some great points mate.

Thanks Profty. Some very useful advice.

Love your work mate! As a beginner hunter. Every tip you give is gold!

Great video mate very good tips

I use a slip on neoprene camo barrel cover for the reason you mention. I spotted a mate in the bush with camo one time and all I saw where his white hands. Big lesson!

Man thanks for the super helpful video profty. Most appreciated mate. Respect

That demonstration of being quiet got me 😂

Nice tips Alex, well done, thanks.

One comment on "cover". I find it best not to go right up to larger objects when using them for concealment. Pull back a meter or two as this will decrease the size of the angle the object obstructs your field of view, ie if your right up next to a tree trunk your field of view is going to be significantly restricted; Your going to need to execute a larger head movement to see around it increasing your risk of detection. By pulling back, you only then need to slightly move your head to see around it. You can then decide to move forward if you wish to use the object for firing support

Brilliant work. Excellent content and teaching style. 👌

Great advice Profty 👌

Thank you mate! I have watched alot of your video's. Your passion for hunting really comes through and I like it. Hunting is pure and organic and natural. Its one of the fundamentals of what we are. I am just getting into this and I have never got anything yet. But hopefully soon. I live in gippsland victoria so I know I'm in a good spot to have a great chance at getting a deer. I really apreaciate these videos they have helped me learn alot. I have never been hunting and dont have anyone to teach me so this is gold. Cheer Mate

Great vid profty , your doing our passion a big help by teaching new hunters and experienced hunters a thing or two, myself included. Keep up the good work brother 👍🍺

Second--Great video ! The bastards keep hearing me coming- ill go quiet as a mouse for awhile (like when I think I smell deer), then decide nothing is around, so I move a bit quicker/twig, and.. I hear them crash off.. I've got to be more patient, and plan longer stays in the Bush to take the pressure off..

I found the cheap camo tape to work well on stainless barrel. I also found remington rifles - short action to be useless.

great video!!

Nice work profty 👍🏻

Great video

Great video, I really got something out of it, looking forward to your thoughts on wind and scent control.

Your a legend 🤙love the vids

Love ya work.

Excellent video mate, everyone can take something away from this. Cant wait for the next installment 👍

An excellent set of ideas for tuning one's movements through the bush - ESPECIALLY the use of structures for concealment.

Your a true good aussie hunter.....

Someone once said spend more time looking and listening and observing and less time moving and you will gain a better understanding of the environment

Mate I needed this I've been on 4 hunts now and haven't seen anything yet still keen to get out but

Have you ever thought of live streaming and doing a Q&A?

Also just to add ... deer can only see in 2d not 3 dimension like humans which could explain why it’s so common for them to jump off cliffs and bridges to there own death . They can’t tell distance but can see movement way better than us

Great tips , I used to hunt a lot when I was a kid and got back into it a few years ago , now days the problem I have is finding a state forest with game in it , I’m on nsw south coast and travel 10hrs away to Pilliga forest just to get something , my 3 closest forest I’ve spent maybe 1500-2000hrs in them and still yet to see a print ,dropping or any other sign of any game Do get me wrong there’s plenty of game on private land near forests but next to none in them

Mate - enjoying your video, but I have to pause and ask - where did you get the blaze vest from? I do feral control in Queensland and can't find one anywhere! Thanks - back to the video...

I just shot a fallow about 2 hours ago I dragged it to the track cbf cleaning it now ill do it in the morning

Great video lots of great information but from what I learnt, it dosnt matter how bright your clothes are cos most animals are colour blind, now I havnt really looked into it very much but I havnt found any differences in clothing choice, it’s completely up to you what you wear don’t get me wrong, I just never really understood the camo part when most animals are “apparently” colour blind, please shed some light on the topic as more information would be amazing cheers

The only time I have spotted an animal is when I am still. The only time an animal has spotted me is when I am moving. I have found walking steps in the same fashion as you have demonstrated along with stops to use your ears and nose, to be the most effective method of the 'active hunting' that we partake in SF Australia

What are your thoughts about wearing blue jeans? Many people claim hunters should never wear blue jeans.

What make is your chest rig mate?

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bright orange beany is gunna help all the camo gear, lol....

Some good tips profty Stalking with the sun at your back is a good one, We don’t like looking 👀 into the sun. Nor do they, but it comes with a problem,there’s 2 of you now. Eg your shadow. Even in your video you made a shadow, too over come this is too walk the shadows of the trees, or make your movements when the sun is covered by clouds,, but all Is nothing to smell. Keep up the good work mate. 🐻