AUSTRALIA: CMJ’s Australia 2026 Hunt Report

[Stretch]

I will update the process of getting the trophies back and the costs as soon I get to that point. I have been told by others that it is cheaper than Africa, we will see. I am having my Trophy Buffalo skull painted by an Aboriginal artist, as requested by my Wife. Alex & crew do the boiling and prepping the skulls for shipping.

Excellent! Thanks for the info. Can’t wait to see the buffalo skull once it’s painted! Keep in touch about the cost and process. Appreciate it!

 

[CamoManJ]

You’re welcome, Sir.
Sharing experiences and information is why I am here.
I can’t wait to receive the Trophy and hang it up on the wall.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Tipping culture is easy to understand, we don’t have it and there’s no obligation or expectation to tip.

Some restaurants have started giving the option to tip when you pay by card in recent years but bear in mind that restaurant staff are probably getting $25/hr or better anyway. They’re not relying on tips to make a wage like in the states.

Glad you enjoyed the stay in Aus and the local Tucker. Up north is my favourite part but if you get the opportunity to come down south east for deer hunting it’s a whole other experience. Melbourne is a shithole but going to an AFL game and eating out at some good restaurants there would be worthwhile too.

@JPbowhunter
Melbourne has it all over Sydney for cultural events and a lot of other things.
Someone once asked me what the best things to see in Sydney are.
I replied everything in your mirrors on the way out of the prick of a place.
The only thing missing in big cities for this boy from the bush is the big mushroom cloud over them after they are nuked. Big cities, crowds and me just don't mix. I have a worse relationship with them than I do the 243.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Accurate description.

I found few visitors comfortable in the conditions that prevail in October.
Unless you're from Texas or Florida, of-course !!

September being about the pick of tolerable, as well as being extremely good hunting.

Lone, old bulls living in remote, rarely visited areas are forced to travel further for permanent water and feed later in the season and are encountered where they are never seen previously.

I got to become familiar with several extra large bulls that would only ever be seen at the very end of my season in October, walking passed my camp that was built beside permanent water.

If you can handle the conditions later season hunts can result in some very large bulls taken.

@PaulT
Those Cajuns from Louisiana would be right at home in the build up. They would just say what's y'all complainin' about. That's just normal for them.
To me it's just plain miserable you just can't cool off or dry off.
Bob