Heavy snow fall
Base camp set
Packing for fly camp
White out
Sun out
Deer out feeding like crazy
Packed and ready to go
Exhausted but at fly camp
Camp on the ledge
Setting up fly camp
Glassing for deer
Rock ledge glassing
Fly camp all set
Five deer in a feeding frenzy
Packed and on our way out
Still smiling in the thick stuff
Reconnaissance Trip Sept 11 is a post from: Sambar Safaris Deer Hunting - Chris Boon, Australia
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As the sun set, Jen shot a young calf for the plate at 100m, her first hunting shot with HER new gun a Sako Finnlight in 300wsm with muzzle brake. Very comfortable to shoot and the little calf ran about 50m before expiring.
Solid type bullet just zipped though the chest when no bone hit.
Followed quickly with a nice stag to talk about at 180m. He was hit behind the right shoulder and straight out again behind the left and ran about 100m before rolling downhill, no lungs so he just ran out of puff, though didn’t show any sign of a hit because no bone was hit but I could see blood down his chest as he ran. Went and got the car to drag him from the scrub for the photos 
Finally a fox to brag about at 160m was a very good shot no steady rest and such a small target when looking at you and only a little bit of him from behind a tree, so my full congrats on that one!
Three shots three kills, she is over the moon and is so wrapped with her new gun and now hunting confident which accounts for a lot!
Chris’ Day:
I shot a hind with an old SMLE in 303British made in 1943 that saw action in WW2 still in original condition with open sights at 110m. Just a challenge I have wanted to accomplish to step back and do it like the oldies have.
She dropped on the spot but needed a finisher. Was very proud of myself!
Then i shot the big bull stag with a current edition military sniper rifle in 338 lapua with all the trimmings at 350m. He must of weighed over 250 kilo’s hardly any teeth left! Hit him behind left shoulder and found bullet on offside shoulder, travelled about 30m before pirouette and faint out. Bullet weight approx 150gns left from 275gns. Very effective at even that short range, would work better past the 450m post IMO.
Busy weekend….. is a post from: Sambar Safaris Deer Hunting - Chris Boon, Australia
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New Toy – FIELD TESTED (after range testing)
McMillan 338TAC
Nightforce 5.5-22×55 MilRad
Rocky Mountain Elk 275gn @ 2780fps
Range – 323m
Altitude – 450m
Humidity – Raining
Temp – 4d
Small Fallow buck shot with McMillan 338TAC at 323m. You can see the bullet swirl travel thru the rain.
New Toy – FIELD TESTED (after range testing) is a post from: Sambar Safaris Deer Hunting - Chris Boon, Australia
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After 2 1/2 years, 2500 plus kilometers, 25 plus trips, over 2 1/2 stash camps, 250 plus hours, seeing over 250 plus sambar, plenty of 2 1/2 second opportunities, it came down to 2 1/2 mins, 250m and one great shot was the old browning a bolt an 300 short mag that brought relief and joy in the end!
Can’t say it didn’t pay off, guess you put in the hard yards you get the rewards. Nothing better than seeing the buck fever and the smile of a true hunter after bagging their first sambar!
Guess Who Bagged A Great Trophy? is a post from: Sambar Safaris Deer Hunting - Chris Boon, Australia
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Team Reedy
Team Reedy is a post from: Sambar Safaris Deer Hunting - Chris Boon, Australia
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fog up high
inquisitive cast stag
Success with well placed shot
More Photos in Photo Gallery 13 and Photo Gallery 14
November & December Trips is a post from: Sambar Safaris Deer Hunting - Chris Boon, Australia
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Freshly cast stag through binoculars
Just dropped on the game trail we walked 4 weeks ago
For more photos from that trip, click here
Early November 2010 Trip is a post from: Sambar Safaris Deer Hunting - Chris Boon, Australia
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A Fun Trip is a post from: Sambar Safaris Deer Hunting - Chris Boon, Australia
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Stay tuned for further photo’s from this year
We Thank You for your support
Chris and Jen”
Reedy Safaris is fully booked for 2010!! is a post from: Sambar Safaris Deer Hunting - Chris Boon, Australia
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It really is a great challenge in an even greater setting. The country is covered in remnants of bushfires of summers past which is in stark contrast to the crisp icy mornings. The scenery is spectacular with valleys and cliff faces running for miles. The deer are just a bonus.
Without knowing what to look for one may think the high country is a somewhat barren landscape, however Chris’s expert knowledge of the area and the deer soon has you spotting rub trees, wallows, footprints and other sign not to mention the deer themselves. What appeared to be a barren landscape turned out to be an area of incredible diversity which held large populations of Sambar.
Overall an incredible experience that is worth doing for both the beginner to expert. You will definitely take an incredible amount of knowledge from a trip to the high country with Chris.
I’ll be going back again!”
James.
Can you spot the stag in this picture?
April 2010 Sambar Hunt is a post from: Sambar Safaris Deer Hunting - Chris Boon, Australia
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