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AHI 2009 Camel Shoot.More Pics added
"Never in the field of human conflict
was so much owed by so many to so few." Sir Winston Churchill
28 August 2009, 15:10
Equinsu OchaAwesome!
Can't wait to see some more pics and read how the hunt went..
30 August 2009, 12:09
gryphon1Oh MR B that bolt handle!
Posts: 87 | Location: Victoria Australia | Registered: 07 September 2002
30 August 2009, 13:02
SevenxbjtCongrats! Can't wait to read the report.
06 September 2009, 09:39
sandgroper
i think he is keeping the bolt down and ready! DDDDangerous game those donks heh heh

06 September 2009, 22:38
505 gibbsAre these feral animals in australia? details? Never heard of this kind of hunting.
07 September 2009, 00:12
Bakesyes mate. Thousands of them in central Australia, all feral.
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07 September 2009, 00:12
gryphon1try googling for feral animals in Aus ..we have hundreds of thousands of all species that are subjected to Gov chopper shooting culls on a regular basis.
Posts: 87 | Location: Victoria Australia | Registered: 07 September 2002
07 September 2009, 01:39
505 gibbsIs the hunting seasonal? on government tags? based on formal population control? what is done with the carcasses? Is it heavily regulated or a free for all (like our feral hogs)? As some of the animals appear to be domesticated (camels and donkys) is there any market for capturing them live and selling them?
07 September 2009, 02:16
gryphon1no season on the ferals
No tags needed only permission from property (station) owners.
Some pet food trade but usually left to rot as in you need to be well equipped to handle hundreds of donkeys shot in a day and as Aus is BIG its a tough ask to get the chiller trucks into often remote areas....most rot or feed the wild pigs and dingo`s.
There was and maybe still is a market as we did have live capture fellas exporting our camels back to the Arabs as our Dromedary camels are the purest blood in the world,originally brought out in the 1800`s by Afghans to work as draft animals for railways,exploring the interior and such.
Posts: 87 | Location: Victoria Australia | Registered: 07 September 2002
07 September 2009, 06:35
Idaho Sharpshooterhow would I go about setting up a hunt for these guys without having to mess with a hunting company. Having a guide magically turns them into expensive mega-thousand dollar game animals.
Rich
07 September 2009, 07:00
Matt NormanIdaho Sharpshooter, pay the going rate.
I've done the Northern Territory cull shoot for donkeys (and some other things thrown in including camels) for ten days with Bob Penfold of Hunt Australia. The logistics are daunting. The PH brought in a truckload of 308 and 30-06 ammo at the beginning of the season and it was a 24-hour 4WD drive. He had some ranches leased up and we went through a couple thousand rounds of ammo shooting up (amoung other things) 606 donkeys in 4 1/2 days.
This is NOT like driving to South Dakota and shooting some prarrie dogs. Plus everything you touch in the outback is pricey; food, fuel, beer, etc.
Bob Penfold has retired. Check with Matt Graham who now runs Hunt Australia.
07 September 2009, 07:21
TOP_PREDATORVideo of Culling Donkeys.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Am3aEOBtQk
"Never in the field of human conflict
was so much owed by so many to so few." Sir Winston Churchill
07 September 2009, 08:17
gryphon1quote:
Originally posted by Idaho Sharpshooter:
how would I go about setting up a hunt for these guys without having to mess with a hunting company. Having a guide magically turns them into expensive mega-thousand dollar game animals.
Rich
mega expensive yes of course but never 'game' just cull vermin. I mean you wouldnt even mount the prettiest one out of the hundreds you would shoot would you haha!
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07 September 2009, 13:49
SargWhile yes they can be vermin , but I have had to skin many Donkeys for they skins for my "hunters" they is 3 main colours to collect ,damit ! & I had to skin a whole Bull Camel for a full mount & a half Bull for another guy !
07 September 2009, 14:07
gryphon1a full mount camel?
To me thats a waste of the price of a good hunt for something thats real game somewhere in the world.
Why on earth would anyone bother with a full mount camel ffs?
Can you share the price of such a job with us sarg?
Posts: 87 | Location: Victoria Australia | Registered: 07 September 2002
07 September 2009, 14:49
BakesHow about a Hump mount!

That would look cool.
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07 September 2009, 14:58
gryphon1I`m just happy to get a hump mate haha
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07 September 2009, 15:27
gryphon1ON Ch 2 tonight and its currently running is a program showing a big wild camel muster using quads and choppers etc
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07 September 2009, 16:13
SargIt would cost a fortune as a Old Bull is huge , but I don't mount em , just skin em , so sorry I dont have a price .
Some of our guys are very rich & money seems to be no object !
09 September 2009, 03:03
RugNow that looks like lot'sa Fun! Thanks for the pics and video. I guess everything is on youtube,someday I must do this.
10 September 2009, 06:37
sandgroper
Gryphon,I reckon a full mount camel would be over 20k!
Mate of mine is getting an 18 foot croc mounted.
No change out of 30k after freight etc etc.
I remember John Robinson doing a half elephant mount in the 80's. also his full sambar mounts were beautiful.

10 September 2009, 06:51
gryphon1Robinson? Not that I am aware of every T/dermist in Aus but anyone doing or has done full mount sambar would be known throughout the deer hunting community,got a link or some more info/pics etc?
Posts: 87 | Location: Victoria Australia | Registered: 07 September 2002
10 September 2009, 07:02
sandgroper
Used to be taralgon[i think it is spelt like that]he used to do all Maliks trophies.
Also did a full moose for Malik.They had to take the windows out of Maliks second floor trophy room and use a crane to get it in.
The elephant was for some guy in Canberra.
Lu Cervi took me around there one day to pick up some heads.
Robinson was a real artist.
Don't know of his whereabouts lately

10 September 2009, 07:16
gryphon1Ok tar,Traralgon is the other end of the earth for this black duck but Robbo sounds like he would do anything,maybe he has retired as there are none or dont seem to be any ads in any of the mags.
Posts: 87 | Location: Victoria Australia | Registered: 07 September 2002