I could have easily shot 50 or more with a rifle but the bow is my choice for now. I did take a 17hmr rifle with me. The property owner allows only 2 animals to be killed - pigs and feral cats. Only saw one cat during the day. Went for a drive one night with the spotlight and saw no cats, which...
All good mate. Flood proof essentially. The area is known as “channel country”. After big rains, especially tropical cyclone in the north, all the rivers and channels merge as one and can be 10 miles across. We were looking at flood debris 30 feet up trees - hard to imagine that much water. It...
We had to juggle dates a couple of times, mainly because of the old "rona", but we arrived at main house of the cattle station mid afternoon. The place we would be spending the next 8 days, is about 15 hours drive northwest of hometown of Brisbane. After the obligatory cup of tea and chat with...
Sunrise and moon set in the Outback. Turned 180 degrees after sunrise pic and took the moon pic. Wishing I had a decent camera with me. The kangaroos were bad so pulled over for a coffee.
That was the position he was in when I took him. Quartering away, he caught me drawing and went into that "burning a hole through you look" BUT it was too late for him. We were lucky to be in an area where they have very little interaction with humans.
The 7600’s are popular here in Oz. 223 and .308 mostly. We can’t have a semi auto for hunting.
My buddy has one in .35Whelan - It is a real fire breather at night. It’s great for a backup when we are bowhunting hunting buffalo.
It doesn’t surprise me. When myself and my 2 Aussie mates did our trip there we had several close encounters with Bison. One that was top of mind. Having a snack and coffee in a car park behind the van. A large male bison travels from one side of road to other, about 30 feet from the van. We’re...