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Add comment December 1st, 2008
Fallow deer for the xmas party and nice snake
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Here I am watching some fallow deer wander
around looking for somewhere to bed out
of the wind. I harvested one and it was the
first downhill carry-out in a while!
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A very large red bellied black snake watches
as I approach with the video camera.
Add comment November 26th, 2008
Introduction to caping a Sambar Stag
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Here is part 1 of the introduction to caping a sambar stag, this sambar was taken by a hunter on a windy day of winter 2008. We videoed the sambar stag and three sambar hinds before and during the shot
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Part 2 to caping a sambar stag, this is where we run through how much of the sambar stags skin is required for the taxidermist and run you through the process.
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Part 3 explaining the first cut on a sambar stag, which is the beginning of the actual physical work on the sambar stag.
Get more on a complementary rough as guts DVD
that has all the bits the others leave out!
Add comment October 3rd, 2008
Sambar Deer Video’s - Sambar Deer Hunting Video Clips
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WHAT A VIEW!!!!
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An Introduction to Reedy Safaris - Sambar Hunting
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Glassing sambar in the snow
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Snakes live in sambar country all year round - Alpine Copperhead
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Watching a sambar hind late in the afternoon
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Hunter harvests his first sambar stag!
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Add comment August 14th, 2008
Like My Shot on the Cover of the Latest Issue of Wild Deer & Hunting Adventures?
Add comment July 21st, 2008
Sambar Deer Hunting Videos
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After meticulous tracking and a long wait, this is the pay-off. You experience the highs and lows of tracking that elusive prize, but then, if you have done everything right, you find yourself at the climax of the whole hunt. Don’t lose concentration, don’t slip up and make a noise, steady the nerves and take your best shot.
Hopefully, just one.
There are more deer hunting videos on the video page, just click the link on the menu.
Add comment July 5th, 2008
Climbing the Heights of the Alpine – The Highs and Lows of Wildcatting
By Chris Boon
The fire glowed red and cracked sparks, just as easily as the two of us cracked cans. The hunter’s camp was set and the heated discussion glowed just as red too. Sambar deer created the most interesting topic when it comes to what caliber is best and what the projectile should do. No doubt many campfires have seen the flames of this topic. The talk went late into the night, imagine if you could have it all; “the perfect sambar round”.
“All” what you may wonder?
1. Large entry wound and wound channel
2. Full penetration and exit wound from most shot presentations
3. Massive energy release for “hydrostatic shock” and trauma
4. Compact bush rifle
5. Comfortable “felt” recoil
6. Short action if follow up shot is ever required
7. Medium to high velocity
8. Large bullet range from manufacturers, in both designs and weights
Wonder what that leaves you with?
It left me thinking………why don’t I try and build something? I have never done any wildcatting the most I have done is a small bit of reloading. The next week at work I sat down and penned a small sketch on paper. I have always loved the .375 bore however when researching projectiles I found that there was a limited range available. I wasn’t going to go smaller, so I settled on the .458 bore. This because of the 45-70 through to the 460 Weatherby in cartridges there were bullet weights from 250gn through to 500+ gns in all manner of designs from spitzers, hollow points, bonded, solids, partition even X bullets. So it was 458 caliber by elimination.
The existing problem with the powerful cartridges already in 458 cal was that they are all built on long actions. Legally the cartridge had to be 2” in length for use in Victoria; I had a few base cases to choose from, 416 Rigby, 460Weatherby even the 458win trimmed back to 2” was an option. Yet if this wildcat was going to be successful in my opinion it would also have to equal the famous cartridge already in 458, the infamous 458winmag. I was at the time hunting with a 300WSM, which gave me an idea, why not see what the WSM case necked up to 458win held in case capacity.
I searched the internet for answers and came across a site www.ammoguide.com this site had a cartridge creator (CAD) where you could put in the case dimensions and it would give you certain answers. Whilst in the process of mentally configuring a new round I also searched for magazine articles for what would be required to “build” a gun. I started with a list, barrel, action, stock, reamer and dies to start, then the most important thing; (more…)
Add comment July 4th, 2008
The ‘Stumpy Aqua-Deer’
Not really, its a Swedish Beaver.
There is no end to the work we put in to get out catch.
Well after 3 months of planning Andrew has finally done it in the north of Sweden, Lapland.
I spoke to him Friday and after 3 days trekking wearing 7 layers of clothing on snowmobile, X-country skiing, skating and snow shoes one finally showed up along the river which he waited 1/2hr for the beaver to get into the appropriate position to take the shot with a 7×33 sako (unknown obsolete calibre since the WWII). After the 1/2hr he reckons for the first time he had “buck fever” had to take a deep breath and calm himself (he didn’t do that with sambar?) …… the pressure was on and seriously on you cant track a beaver. For those of you who think hunting beaver in season is easy think again……..
They are nocturnal, when top water is frozen they live and sleep underground and the only time they come out or can be seen on land is too feed. You have to take a shot that anchors the animal on the spot or they go straight back into the water and are lost forever! They have sentry’s on guard when out feeding and are prey to many other creatures like the lynx and wolverine.
Tough well i say yes because i spent two days hunting them without success in one of the most heavily populated hunting areas, only seeing the sentry’s for a milli-second, and no he is not better than me, just luckier!
Now today and for the next 3 days, he is chasing roe buck in the south of Sweden! But they are a lot easier……
Add comment July 4th, 2008
New Article in Guns and Game magazine
See edition 57 of Guns and Game January – March for another article by Chris Boon
Feel free to add any comments about the articles on this site.
Add comment July 4th, 2008
