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I would love to hear about this hunt!

Well done - what a great report. Thank you for posting! Certainly a bucket list hunt for sure.

Awesome pics. Thanks for sharing. The pics of that new born are great.

Great write up! That is certainly on the bucket list. Thanks for posting!

Thanks for the comments guys! The fallow/red deer season has wrapped up now here. Ended up with about 15 for the season with this one being the best.

Great pics Blacks!

I bet it was the time of your life. Things have gone quiet on that front. I haven't heard anything for a while.

Wow what an adventure Bluey. I'm very envious! Fantastic story and pics. Cheers, JWB300

Welcome Mark! Good to see you here mate. Cheers, James

The video is deceptive. The rifle is no louder at the muzzle with or without the break but at the shooters position it is MUCH MUCH louder with the break fitted. I have fired one shot with my 375 Ruger with the break fitted (in an open paddock) and now have permanent hearing damage (well it...

I put a review of the guide gun up here. Hopefully this will provide some useful info http://www.africahunting.com/threads/ruger-guide-gun-review.21873/

Cheers Dory - there are ways and as always its about knowing the right people. I'm sure being on Stewart Island you could arrange a swap hunt for whitetails? Cheers JWB300

Thanks for the loan of all the gear mate! Couldn't have done the trip with out it! Cheers, James

Well done it sounds like a great project. It is most pleasing to see that there are hunters involved and not just people who do not value hunting for its contributions to conservation. I've just liked your FB page so will be interested to follow its progress.

Welcome Kim, It sounds like you have had some terrific experiences in your work. I know a gentleman that was also working towards bringing Rhino's into Aus. I have spoken to him at length about the project - there were so many positives. Their project was in North QLD which has suitable plant...

Thanks Wildrose - that is the 270 gr TSX. I believe the TTSX only comes in 250gr. I've shot a lot of critters with the TSX and TTSX's and if they don't exit they look like this.

No worries Brickburn A midden is essentially an old camp site where the tribes would sit and eat, amongst other things - shellfish. The mounds of shells are one of the only remnants, along with stone tools and flakes, that survives the thousands of years. Sometimes you wonder how long it must...

Hey Bluey, No we only saw a few small crocs. I packed my rod into some remote country and fished briefly but it was too cold (by NT standards) and the fish were shut down. We were going to fish a nice stream on the way home but the Aboriginals asked us not to for cultural reasons so we didn't...

Hi Pheroze, You really have to know one of the elders or go with someone who knows them. You can go guided on their land but I enjoy the DIY aspect and I enjoyed experiencing the culture as much as the hunting. It is such a shame that the land is largely inaccessible for most people. Not even...

I put up a hunt report here about the water buff http://www.africahunting.com/threads/aus-buff-hunt.23921/#post-216841

The buff from Crocodile Dundee – at Adelaide River Hotel Cheers, JWB300

Wild donkeys

Bower bird nest Aboriginal Midden Dry floodplain Joes bull 270gr TSX – one shot kill Joe also took this wild scrub bull for meat for the community. They were pretty excited and came to help us dress it out

Young bull Me and a young boy in the community. We took them some footies and they thought it was Christmas! Hunting the Pandanas Lou’s bull Small croc Burdekin ducks Rainbow bee eater

My bull taken with my 375 Ruger The bird life on the flood plains was spectacular. Thousands of Magpie Geese (similar to a Canada Goose), Egrets, Burdekin Ducks, Brolgas and Jabiru’s. The skin on these things is thick. They are bullet sponges – 4 x 270gr TSX’s at 30 yds. No exits...

In July a few mates and I headed to the Northern Territory hunting Water Buffalo. We stayed with in an Aboriginal community with the Traditional Owners (TO’s). These guys live a relatively traditional life with most of them still speaking their traditional language and very little English. This...

My experience is entirely different to yours. I shot out in the open when hunting in April. My hearing hasn't recovered. No more breaks for me unless I am off the bench and wearing plugs and ear muffs.

Yeah you are pretty much spot on - very similar in a lot of ways and generally not as bad tempered. Although as you say they can be pretty wild especially if they know you are there before you shoot. As you can imagine mature bulls have no predators (other than man) so these guys are fairly...

I've since been able to use the rifle a bit - it is fast becoming one of my favourite rifles. It's just so accurate. I don't use the muzzle break any more after letting a shot go at a fallow deer without hearing protection. I now have permanent hearing damage. I took this old bull in the...

Great movie

Thank you Herve for posting such wonderful pictures! Looks like you had an incredible trip and experienced some incredible places!

If you want a big station you could always buy Anna Creek station which is currently for sale in South Australia - it's over 9000 square miles or 5,849,577 acres. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-10/anna-creek-station-plus-other-stations-for-sale-from-kidmans/6382546

Would have thought a tray back would have been much more versatile for most people. Pretty sure you can just unbolt the well back and throw a tray on in its place. Just had a look through the first 100 of 300 odd L/C utes for sale on carsales.com.au and I didn't see any well backs...

Gday Boela, Well back: http://www.4wdaction.com.au/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_node/cp5312753469651917166.jpg Tray Back: http://www.dubbocitywelding.com/images/Toyota/Landcruiser/Steel%20ute%20tray%20dual%20cab%20LC%20(2).JPG Cheers, JWB300

Question for the South Africans - why do you all get well back utes rather than tray backs? Well backs are almost unheard of here. Cheers, JWB300

No worries Marius @KMG Hunting Safaris @matt85 - did you hear back from Barnes - I'm curious to know what they say. I just watched a Barnes promo dvd that I have here - in it they do claim 100% copper as well as 'all copper'.

They look pretty good. I'm keen to try them. Just a matter of getting them in Aus... Easier said than done.

Matt - you are right they do claim all copper. Interesting point that this may not mean 100% copper but certainly in my books 'all' means '100%'. I don't see why they would be deceptive about the composition - as you say regardless of the composition they perform better than any projectile I've...

Marius, I certainly haven't experienced the issues you have mentioned. I haven't seen any definitive evidence that they are any harder than any other monometal projectile. If you have some I would be interested to see it. Can't say I've used a GS so can't comment on the length or performance -...

Everything I've ever seen published about them claims 100% copper and I don't see why they would lie about it?

Marius, I'm pretty sure the Barnes TSX and TTSX are 100% copper - the Hornady GMX is an alloy and is harder. Cheers, JWB300

Gday Kristof, Welcome to the forum! I'm in the Hunter Valley in NSW. Cheers, JWB300

They look a lot like the lapua naturalis but they don't seem to expand as much. I would be keen to try these out - does anyone ship these internationally?

Wow well done. Great Eland!

Rob, I understand that this may have fallen over at the hands of the green eyed Minister Hunt? Is this the case? JWB300

Great stuff - lovely photos. Cheers, JWB300

Hoping this goes well Rob! It's a huge industry waiting to happen.

If people are killing Moose with a 7mm 08 the 235 would be ample. How many moose get bowled with 300wsm/win mag's running 180's... Over 300 yds there is very little difference in trajectory and if you sight in for that weight projie it won't be an issue. The differences in weight and designs...

I'm sure the Woody would be a great choice too. We experience the same issues with obtaining barnes projies too. I see Cabelas had a sale on them recently but they won't ship OS!