Australian Hunter

When it comes to hunting, where do drones enter the equation? Some say drones are the future of hunting. Drone capabilities have expanded exponentially over recent years yet their prices have never been more affordable. Now compact enough to throw in

I could not recall the last time I had watched the weather with so much anticipation leading up to a roar. With loads of work at home, I was really keen to be away with my son for our annual red deer roar hunt. Seven months had passed since our last

It is time to come out from living under a rock if you haven’t noticed the new technology in bow sights that appeared on the market a little more than a year ago. I’m talking about the Burris Oracle bow sight, that calculates the distance while at fu

The shotgun shell as we know it today has evolved since its invention around the 1860s into a sophisticated and effective cartridge that covers a whole world of uses at relatively short range. Originally they looked much like a brass rifle or pistol

As regular readers will be aware, I like my Leathermans. Here’s why. . . I recall receiving a Swiss Army-type ‘thing’ for Christmas of about 1987 and even at my young age (at the time) I remember thinking what an overloaded contraption it was. Too mu

If you have ever hunted game in the Northern Territory such as feral pigs, scrub bulls and in particular our big-bodied Asiatic water buffaloes, it’s on the cards you will want to go again, at least one more time. It’s just different in every way - w

As long as shooters have been squeezing triggers there has been a desire to achieve a higher level of performance from their firearms. After World War Two and especially during the 1960s there was a great deal of work devoted to modifying cartridges

The electronic caller wailed loudly in the valley above the river, the rabbit distress call echoed around the hills. My new Howa .223 was ready with the bipod legs fully extended in the sitting position. On its second cycle I spotted a flash of red t

It would be a pretty fair assumption that every hunter has their own personal incentive to pursue his or her quest. That said, one of the main motivations apart from just being out in the country having a well-earned break from city life, would be to

Hunters need patience for targeting any game. This is particularly true for those on the trail of wild dogs. A recent experience drove that point home clearly to me. Most times, when calling wild dogs, they seem to appear just as you are in the proce

I know it’s probably pretty much commonsense, but a hunting rifle needs to be sighted properly before you take it into the bush. There have been plenty of well-planned hunting trips ruined simply due to the rifle not being correctly sighted in before

The sun was beginning to sink below the opposing ridgeline as we stalked to within comfortable shooting range of two goats. It was late autumn and Rob had invited me to join him on a reconnaissance of a property he had regular access to. He had been

As I stepped from the dock onto the float plane, my Alaskan brown bear hunt had begun. An hour later the Alaska Peninsula greeted us with towering sea cliffs and a snow-capped volcano. Soon we were on a lake, in the middle of nowhere, unloading our g

You have finished hunting or fishing for the day and it’s time to relax around the campfire. The sun is dropping towards the horizon and the air is beginning to chill. It’s comfortable next to the flames and you just don’t want to move away from that

Stalking slowly through long grass beside a river channel, the foxes launched themselves from under a log. One went left and the other to the right. The first touch of the Brno’s rear trigger delivered a load of SG towards the first. The same trigger

You’ve been deerstalking all day… The sun is nearly setting as you begin to check out the last heavily forested gully for the outing. Up ahead, you spot a few grazing deer. Ever so carefully, you close in for a shot. By the time you are in position a

The .270 Winchester has certainly stood the test of time. It’s one of our most popular big game rounds and with good reason. Coming out in 1925 at a time when the .30-06 was generally considered the best all-round big game cartridge, the .270 was off

Man’s quest to successfully stalk game stems back to the Stone Age hunter, as depicted by drawings or etchings on cave walls portraying the person draped in a bovine hide and moving forward in a stooped position to be closer to the quarry. Even today