If you were to hunt Australia!

Chital and Sambar. It is my understanding that most of the rest; Buffalo, camels, donkeys, etc are Feral animals.
 
hoytcanon said:
I wouldn't hunt in Aus... I would lay on the beach and work on my tan... take my wife out for some great dinners and a sunset cruise or two... take the jump over to NZ to look for Frodo... and when I got home, I would hop on a flight to SK/AB/BC and do a combo pronghorn/whitetail/elk hunt...
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All things that you can certainly do there. My favourite outdoor places were in the Darwin area. There is some very cool bush to travel through. We did a tour of several big waterfalls and some camping in the Katherine area. It makes me sad to know that there are people out there who may have never truly seen the night sky in a way that you can when the nearest major town is about 300 kms away.
 
MiG25 said:
Chital and Sambar. It is my understanding that most of the rest; Buffalo, camels, donkeys, etc are Feral animals.
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Aren't the Chital and Sambar also feral in Oz? I don't think they have any native large game animals at all, beyond the Roos (and spiders, apparently...:)). If you have an aversion to shooting ferals/invasives, Oz might not be your dream hunt location.
 
hoytcanon said:
I wouldn't hunt in Aus... I would lay on the beach and work on my tan... take my wife out for some great dinners and a sunset cruise or two... take the jump over to NZ to look for Frodo... and when I got home, I would hop on a flight to SK/AB/BC and do a combo pronghorn/whitetail/elk hunt...
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Hard to argue with that take on it. đź‘Ť
 
hoytcanon said:
I wouldn't hunt in Aus... I would lay on the beach and work on my tan... take my wife out for some great dinners and a sunset cruise or two... take the jump over to NZ to look for Frodo... and when I got home, I would hop on a flight to SK/AB/BC and do a combo pronghorn/whitetail/elk hunt...
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You can easily (relatively speaking) do that combo hunt here anytime; why choose either over the other? I love hunting Canada and the US, but if I were to find myself halfway around the world (in Oz or elsewhere), in a place where hunting were available, I would feel I was wasting a unique opportunity if I didn't partake.
 
jjohnwm said:
Aren't the Chital and Sambar also feral in Oz? I don't think they have any native large game animals at all, beyond the Roos (and spiders, apparently...:)). If you have an aversion to shooting ferals/invasives, Oz might not be your dream hunt location.
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It is my understanding that they were introduced, rather than being feral farm animals.
 
MiG25 said:
It is my understanding that they were introduced, rather than being feral farm animals.
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Okay, I see what you mean, although the distinction is pretty much meaningless in terms of their environmental impact. I suppose the camels would be considered introduced as well, rather than feral? Weren't they intentionally released?
 
jjohnwm said:
Okay, I see what you mean, although the distinction is pretty much meaningless in terms of their environmental impact. I suppose the camels would be considered introduced as well, rather than feral? Weren't they intentionally released?
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I'm not that well informed, but I think the buffalo, camels, donkeys were abandoned livestock. Whereas the Chital and Sambar were introduced as game animals.
 
jjohnwm said:
You can easily (relatively speaking) do that combo hunt here anytime; why choose either over the other? I love hunting Canada and the US, but if I were to find myself halfway around the world (in Oz or elsewhere), in a place where hunting were available, I would feel I was wasting a unique opportunity if I didn't partake.
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The reasoning is that there is only so much time to dedicate to hunting with family commitments... rather than allocating "hunting time" to marginal species in an environment that just does not excite me, I would dedicate a trip to Australia to "family time." The actual "hunting time" would be spent elsewhere for other species that I am actually excited to pursue.
 
Cintax said:
All things that you can certainly do there. My favourite outdoor places were in the Darwin area. There is some very cool bush to travel through. We did a tour of several big waterfalls and some camping in the Katherine area. It makes me sad to know that there are people out there who may have never truly seen the night sky in a way that you can when the nearest major town is about 300 kms away.
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i do not have to drive that far to see beautiful night sky ... i will need another excuse to go there lol ...
 
Nope Phil all you have to do is drive to Lake LeBarge campground or Jakes corner to get away from all the ambient light and see all there is to see in the night sky..........albeit the northern night sky, which differs considerably from the southern night sky or the equatorial night sky.........I have seen them all in all their glory..........lucky me !!!!
 
c-fbmi said:
Nope Phil all you have to do is drive to Lake LeBarge campground or Jakes corner to get away from all the ambient light and see all there is to see in the night sky..........albeit the northern night sky, which differs considerably from the southern night sky or the equatorial night sky.........I have seen them all in all their glory..........lucky me !!!!
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i had my share of equatorial nights (over one year and half of nights lol) and southern african for over 3 months ... still love the ones we have here ...
 
Maybe it sounds bad, but all I want is lots of trigger time at reasonable cost. Don't care about trophies, species, skulls, I'll use a generic rifle rented from the outfitter if that's easier or cheaper. Tired of weeks of work and $$ for a moose every 3 yrs and usually a bear a year.
 
Buffalo, pigs, crocs .... is that even allowed?

Or do a different type of hunting at the beaches, bars and grills.

Always wanted to see the outback.
 
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