Hunting Down Under

Hi all,

I used to be an active deer stalker and member of this forum before relocating to Australia a few years ago.

It took me a few years to get settled and find my feet in the shooting/hunting scene, but slowly getting there. There were a few surprises along the way, especially when I found out how tough it was to find places to stalk/hunt here in South East Queensland. I was also shocked to discover there is no bird/wing shooting so clays it is for the shotgun! Luckily other states have a very good public land hunting systems and that allows you to hunt some pretty big state forests. Imagine camping in the middle of 400 000 acres and being the only 2 hunters there.

Thought I'd share a select few photos from hunts over the past few years. In order, rusa hind, public land goat, 2021 rut red stag, feral pig, 2019 rut red stag

 

[Stalker62]

Very nice.

Well done, on the move - a beautiful country.

 

[RTAW85]

Very nice! That Billy is a cracker

 

[Luke.243]

You must need rapid carcass refrigeration!

 

[Dunwaters]

That wing shooting thing would be a deal breaker for me, life’s just not worth living without GSP’s and something to chase with them.
Nice variety for the rifle though.

 

[sp4rkman]

That wing shooting thing would be a deal breaker for me, life’s just not worth living without GSP’s and something to chase with them.
Nice variety for the rifle though.

There is wingshooting in other states, just not QLD. The greens, RSPCA etc. formed an alliance and got parliament to legislate the ban.

 

[John Gryphon]

life’s just not worth living without GSP’s and something to chase with them.

Pointing Sambar deer is a pastime for GSP`s Dunny.

 

[Dunwaters]

Pointing Sambar deer is a pastime for GSP`s Dunny.

Nah, I know that they’ll do it, probably manage to flush them too but they’d never mange the retrieve and I definitely couldn’t carry that big smelly, hairy thing if they did.
A few nice little quail or partridge would be just the thing.