Hunting

In the field By pure chance, I had a road trip into the bush planned before I first saw the SR Xtreme bow. Naturally I took it along for an ideal opportunity to test it in real hunting situations. It wasn’t until reaching the Mallee Country of the Victorian-South Australian border region that the first opportunity for a hunt came along. After …

AS bowhunters, we spend a lot of time practising and perfecting our bowhunting technique, or finding stray arrows in my case. Stalking prey with bow in hand is one of mankind’s oldest traditions and it is in this situation where the true essence of bowhunting can really be felt. Like many aspects of bowhunting, stalking requires a high level of …

ARCHERY is fast becoming one of Australia’s most popular sports, with more aspiring new shooters getting involved every day to take on the challenge of hitting the bullseye. However, one of the biggest challenges all new archers will face isn’t hitting the bullseye; in fact, it takes place well before. Choosing the correct equipment is a vital, yet daunting task …

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We then sat back and watched the stalk unfold from a high vantage point. We were just as surprised as Garrett when a grey merle billy appeared from nowhere and busted his approach. It was all over red rover. As the goats disappeared up the rocky hillside you could practically hear my mind ticking over with plans of how to …

We did encounter several deer, but we were either spotted first or the wind was wrong. The wind seems to be constantly swirly in these hills. Now back to the start of my story; about 50m away from me a good-sized boar was coming right to our location. Rhea and I were crouched on the ground trying to hide behind …

Though I was after something bigger I spent some time stalking the herd and ended up getting in front of them. They were feeding about 30m away and I wished the stag was a giant, but that would be too easy. After they finished feeding I backed out and headed for the next glassing spot. Once I had looked around …