Third time lucky (warning - dead animals)
Submitted by big john on Sat, 2015-10-10 19:15
On my third trip to Victoria, I finally managed to get my first sambar deer on the deck, two in fact.
The first was one was a malform stag, the second one was an absolute cracker, approximately 27" x 27".
Here's a few pics.
____________________________________________________________________________
WA based manufacturer and supplier of premium leadhead jigs, fligs, bucktail jigs, 'bulletproof' soft plastic jig heads and XOS bullet jig heads.
Jigs available online in my web store!
Deleted
Posts: 6265
Date Joined: 26/04/14
serious hunting there .
serious hunting there
.
scottland
Posts: 3031
Date Joined: 10/05/10
So awesome
Was envious watching your photos on facebook
You probably need this guy http://youtu.be/LJP1DphOWPsi support two teams eagles and whoever is playing the dockers
out wide
Posts: 1535
Date Joined: 30/12/08
Congrats John nice buck
Congrats John nice buck there
little johnny
Posts: 5332
Date Joined: 04/12/11
Nice
They are great tasting in webber .:)
shortfuse
Posts: 211
Date Joined: 02/01/12
Nice work there big John
Nice work there big John what range were they taken
Michael Yoni
Posts: 601
Date Joined: 02/01/11
Just to carry them back
Just to carry them back would have been hard work. What would each have weighed 80-100kg?
What do you do with the antlers ? mount them for your trophy cabinet? Are you allowed to bring them back to WA?
big john
Posts: 8726
Date Joined: 20/07/06
180
First one was about 180kg, the big boy about 300kg.
Flew home with the antlers as checked baggage (Qantas).
WA based manufacturer and supplier of premium leadhead jigs, fligs, bucktail jigs, 'bulletproof' soft plastic jig heads and XOS bullet jig heads.
Jigs available online in my web store!
sammy85
Posts: 831
Date Joined: 31/08/10
Nice mate. What
Nice mate. What rifle/caliber did you take them down with?
Plumber and gas fitter- 0415489103
big john
Posts: 8726
Date Joined: 20/07/06
180 grain
30/06
WA based manufacturer and supplier of premium leadhead jigs, fligs, bucktail jigs, 'bulletproof' soft plastic jig heads and XOS bullet jig heads.
Jigs available online in my web store!
meglodon
Posts: 5981
Date Joined: 17/06/10
Good pics
No blood and guts good clean trophy photos, well done on the hunt.
uncle
Posts: 9354
Date Joined: 10/02/07
Well done
Like fishing you have to work at it.cray time now
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
choc
Posts: 669
Date Joined: 05/01/12
Good stuff John.What area of
Good stuff John.
What area of Vic was that? I've had a bit of success in the Jamieson area.
big john
Posts: 8726
Date Joined: 20/07/06
Choc
G'day Choc, this was up in the North East near Tallangatta.
WA based manufacturer and supplier of premium leadhead jigs, fligs, bucktail jigs, 'bulletproof' soft plastic jig heads and XOS bullet jig heads.
Jigs available online in my web store!
scotto
Posts: 2470
Date Joined: 21/04/08
oh deer
Great shots both with the rifle and the camera
Lamby
Posts: 3145
Date Joined: 04/08/09
Awesome BJ
Awesome BJ
sea-kem
Posts: 14857
Date Joined: 30/11/09
Good shots there BJDo you
Good shots there BJ
Do you process them yourself or a butcher over there?
Love the West!
big john
Posts: 8726
Date Joined: 20/07/06
Process
Process myself Andy. Just knocked off a venison stir fry, yummo!
WA based manufacturer and supplier of premium leadhead jigs, fligs, bucktail jigs, 'bulletproof' soft plastic jig heads and XOS bullet jig heads.
Jigs available online in my web store!
sea-kem
Posts: 14857
Date Joined: 30/11/09
If there's any snags being
Love the West!
spearfisher
Posts: 82
Date Joined: 20/09/08
Awesome great photos there
Awesome great photos there mate well done , sambar will be my main focuse next year got few trips planed already cant wait..
but got finish this year first fly out this avo heading to Canada three weeks of hunting cant wait.
Again thats a cracking stag well done..
big john
Posts: 8726
Date Joined: 20/07/06
Good luck
Good luck in Canada SF! Love to see some pics when you return (even via email if that works).
Sambar are a tough animal to hunt, they have so much in their favour. Time in the bush as usual though certainly helps.
WA based manufacturer and supplier of premium leadhead jigs, fligs, bucktail jigs, 'bulletproof' soft plastic jig heads and XOS bullet jig heads.
Jigs available online in my web store!
Sambo84
Posts: 116
Date Joined: 23/08/14
well done
nice photos.. i got into some pigs over the weekend and hitting it up again this friday
big john
Posts: 8726
Date Joined: 20/07/06
Excellent
Do you eat any of the pigs Sambo?
WA based manufacturer and supplier of premium leadhead jigs, fligs, bucktail jigs, 'bulletproof' soft plastic jig heads and XOS bullet jig heads.
Jigs available online in my web store!
Sambo84
Posts: 116
Date Joined: 23/08/14
only
only if we catch the small ones by hand i will through them in a pen feed them up and make sausages from them. otherwise i shoot professionally for farmers and just do vermin control
twicther
Posts: 200
Date Joined: 31/12/11
Spot the wallaby !
Is it a coincidence of the bark on the tree or is there a face looking at us in the third photo. Off to the right. Maybe i am seeing [ pictures in the clouds ] Have only had 4 beers, so not too far gone yet.
Starting to heat up in Kunners John, seems by some of the trips you have done, you are enjoying what life throws your way.
big john
Posts: 8726
Date Joined: 20/07/06
Howdy
How's it going. Getting ready to give the build up barra a touch up?
3rd photo is a sambar calf, can't see the wallaby.
Getting ready to hit up the crays soon.
WA based manufacturer and supplier of premium leadhead jigs, fligs, bucktail jigs, 'bulletproof' soft plastic jig heads and XOS bullet jig heads.
Jigs available online in my web store!
twicther
Posts: 200
Date Joined: 31/12/11
R/H/S bottom in the dead tree- the dear is obvious
It may just be a hole in the timber, but the first time i saw it, my bush brain said animal !
Barra are only just starting, as hot weather was delayed by 3 weeks. Only just getting to 40 now, much later than the previous 25 years.