New Deer property, great arvo walk!

[gundy]

I finally got a chance to have a look at a new property this afternoon. The property owner has seen both Sambar and fallow and I had found both lots of prints and scat to suggest he was right! Spotted one Sambar around 25", nearby a solid rub tree. He was big bodied and having no time for me!

I will leave this area for a bit and plan an attack for the coming weeks.

Here is one dam I came across on the outskirts of the property. There was sign there but a few days old.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/SambarScoutingsmall1.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/SambarScoutingsmall3.jpg

And a neaby rub (old).

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/SambarScoutingsmall2.jpg

The game trails into this spot were very well used!

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/SambarScoutingsmall4.jpg

...and they left evidence...

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/SambarScoutingsmall.jpg

Into the next gully and another watering hole.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/SambarScoutingsmall7.jpg

Again, sign was everywhere but more recent.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/SambarScoutingsmall8.jpg

I followed a thin gully along one game trail and came across this little haven. I found fallow scat not more than a few hours old.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/SambarScoutingsmall9.jpg

Then a little later, bingo!

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/SambarScoutingsmall6.jpg

The lad sure is giving it a flogging.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/SambarScoutingsmall5.jpg

What a time to have to go back to work soon!

[hunt or be hunted]

Thats just awesome gundy, top stuff. thanks, for the nice pictures and im sure it wont be to long before you get an arra in the air.




Dan.

[Bowfly]

NICE, Looking forward to future reports. Good luck mate .
Rod

[Al Kidner]

Arhhh yes that ugly word called "work"!

Best of luck mate, It'll be sooner rather then later when you draw out one of those many blades you have to dress out a critter.

Cool looking bush too, just made for a bowhunter.




AK.

[Will S]

nice place you have there!! looks like plenty of activity from what you said. that tree is really messed up!!

[killthatpig12]

nice!!! thats a awsome place you have there hope you get on to some soon

[rudy]

All the best for the future hunts, it all looks very promising. Good luck mate.

[clint]

Cant wait for your pic with a deer on the ground mate. Top looking spot

[---Damo---]

Looks like a fantastic spot for an ambush.Good luck with future hunting.

[grimmobow]

top stuff gundy, looks very promising!!

[Piggy]

Great stuff Gundy, now the hard work begins finding them.

Best of luck on the new property.

Cheers Mate

Paul

[XTfreak]

Looks like a nice place to hunt.
Good luck on the deer...
Bill

[howie]

Be thinking a treestand might be the go.
Very interesting stuff, the pre hunt footwork etc, should keep this thread going with more pics and info and of course that huge sambar stag. maybe a camera to see what animals are using the area. fantastic stuff

[special]

Waiting to see the big fella that rubbed that tree..wow...and the bloody game trails like a highway!

[dazza]

GO GUNDY

[macka]

well done on the new property mate and thanks for the pics. Looks like an exciting place to walk around in!

Macka

[gundy]

Just got a 5mpx camera, so lets see what is frequenting these holes lads....
Updates in the coming days...

[bowhunterbrad]

Best of luck mate

Brad

[troy]

Looking the goods Gundy, best of luck with it mate.

[MICK_]

Nice one mate, good luck.

[hunt or be hunted]

Definatly looking forward to these pics.


Dan.

[howie]

waiting waiting waiting...........

[robvic]

I cant wait to see these photos gundy!!
What kind/brand of camera did you get?
My wife has just ordered 2 of these,
http://www.amazon.com/HCO-ScoutGuard-SG550-Infrared-Scouting/dp/B001BWX99K/ref=cm_cr_pr_sims_i/105-0771398-1755665

and 2 security box's. One to stay on a deer wallow, and one to set up on carcass's to try and get photos of wedge tailed eagles/fox's/wild dogs etc...etc... She cant wait for them to arrive (and neither can i)lol

[gundy]

RV, we have got some Scout Cam 'Wildview' 5 mpx ones. No locks as most of our properties are private, key to gate stuff.

I am not home until the weekend, so a few days after that, I am hoping to have some photos to share.

I have some awesome shots of sea eagles (of a good mates) over carp carcases....and hawks, foxes, tip turkeys etc... :)

[robvic]

Sounds great gundy. I have a cheap wildview 2mp, i bought mine for the single purpose of seeing whats around the areas i hunt. My wife just wants good quality photos of wild animals.
With mine, i find that in order to get deer photos, it normally needs to stay in untouched for a week or more. Thats with sambar, ive never tried it with any other deer.
A couple of weeks ago, a mate and i were hunting and found a nice looking wallow, so i put the camera on it for a week and found a nice young stag about 16 inches sussing out the wallow.
Problem with mine is that the flash scares the deer off!!lol At night time i usually only get one photo.

[special]

I just bought a 2 man hide to chuck in the olive groves Robbie...hopefully Ill have some nice pics by monday

[gundy]

Small update.

One of the best wallows we have found to date. We are going to watch this one a lot closer than the others over the next couple of weeks.
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/GundySambarAug2008.jpg

Also found a fresh patch of rubs today, not a big deer, but droppings suggested he was around this morning.
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/smallsambarubAug2008.jpg

[hunt or be hunted]

That wallow is amazing. thanks for the update.




Dan.

[howie]

more more more please

[robvic]

Great looking wallow gundy. Did you set your trail cam up on it?

[gundy]

Great looking wallow gundy. Did you set your trail cam up on it?

:)

[Sambar Stalker II]

Nice wallow mate.

[gundy]

Nice wallow mate.

About time you found this place Marc. What are you doing tomorrow...? :)

[warra]

That spot looks the goods goodluck and keep the pic's coming

[gundy]

Will do Warra. We are going out again this arvo to check the photos, as I am worried the batteries need changing. Then the cameras can stay there for 4 weeks so that we can get some data.

[Trademark]

Look forward to the game camera pic.

[gundy]

Worked a new part of the property today and found some new rubs.
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/DSCF1825.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/DSCF1828.jpg

Not to mention some rather large prints! Would not mind running into this fella. There has been sightings of a wild dog/dingo in the area.
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/DSCF1830.jpg

Its magic country. Marc (Sambar Stalker II) steadily working a gully.
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/DSCF1831.jpg

Downloading the photos from one of several game cameras. Hunting has gone high tec!
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/DSCF1840.jpg

[robvic]

Awesome gundy!!! Those prints are very close together. At first i thought it might of been a wombat, but wombat prints are normally spread out wider than that!!
That wallow out in the open like that is amazing. Where dod you say this joint was again??lol

[gundy]

Rob, we thought wombat too, but there are others in another gully that are definately 'dog'!

Now, the location.....what? :)

[gundy]

Getting some great photos from a couple of the cameras! So far, 4 seperate stags have entered this wallow. Here is a shot of one of the smaller ones, a small spiker.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/gamecam1.jpg

[Al Kidner]

Well done mate, a sambar with a bow... now that is something.


AK.

[gundy]

Getting close Al.

[hunt or be hunted]

Great pictures Gundy, very nice country.




Dan.

[Ben Kleinig]

Keep at 'em, Guy!

[gundy]

Here are some more.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/jonesys013.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/jonesys101.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r287/gundy_photo/jonesys109.jpg