NSW public land deer areas

[Am88]

Afternoon, as a far north Queenslander I know nothing of public land hunting. I am looking to do some more travelling and hunting in other states.

I've done the necessary course, club membership and have applied for the R-Licence etc. My question is not regarding that side of it, it's more around productive areas. I have free accomodations in Sydney with family members so that's a starting point. Is there enough deer to go around on public land in the right areas? Or is it hard hunting/don't bother? Please remember this is all new to me.

Cheers, Al.

[Ballistix]

Afternoon, as a far north Queenslander I know nothing of public land hunting. I am looking to do some more travelling and hunting in other states.

I've done the necessary course, club membership and have applied for the R-Licence etc. My question is not regarding that side of it, it's more around productive areas. I have free accomodations in Sydney with family members so that's a starting point. Is there enough deer to go around on public land in the right areas? Or is it hard hunting/don't bother? Please remember this is all new to me.

Cheers, Al.

It depends where you go. I would avoid state forests and look to make friends with private landholders. I have had limited success anywhere near Sydney or the Central Coast. Further afield in rural and regional areas along the great dividing range are better. I've had a lot of luck around Murrurundi and Glenn Innes. That said, I recently saw a deer when I was driving for work near Windsor (near Scheyville National Park) in North-West Sydney, so they're obviously around, just not many left in state forests near town..

I recently applied for the public land hunting lottery for Maragle South State Forest; Mannus State Forest (Seymours section); and Mannus State Forest (bows only section) with no luck. So I won't bother with state forests this year.

Also, one of my friends joined a hunting club last year in the hope of finding deer near Sydney. One year of meetings and unmet promises (they never went anywhere near a deer), so he left and joined me looking for private properties.

[Billo]

Most of the State Forests within 3 hrs are chock full of deer, but due to hunting pressure you 'll just need to be a better hunter.

I thermal a property next to a SF and every nite the deer wander out of the SF and hop over the fence and onto my mate's place.

[Am88]

Definitely more then happy to head out of town. As I would be coming from up north and driving I would just head more inland on the way through. I get that the closer ones would get a lot of pressure.

[Flyonline]

Try https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDZpnifcAFhqP6j4o19AJC3ANVcr1lleB&si=wGS6aeoGB2fVQ7PR - these blokes are based in Brisvegas and surrounds and first few podcasts are specifically on the NSW sate forests close to the QLD border

[Am88]

Try https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDZpnifcAFhqP6j4o19AJC3ANVcr1lleB&si=wGS6aeoGB2fVQ7PR - these blokes are based in Brisvegas and surrounds and first few podcasts are specifically on the NSW sate forests close to the QLD border

Thanks mate. Will definitely have a listen. Cheers