Matt,

I hope not to have come across as slamming this hunt. It would definitely fall under the heading of "Different".
You make the point that a hunter will not just walk out into a pasture area and start shooting.
I think it is just so out of the ordinary that I cannot quite wrap my brain around it.

Rich
DRSS

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Oh and a shoulder mount looks like a little less than half a camel hanging out of a wall!!! Smiler

Here is a post in the taxidermy forum with a great picture of a camel shoulder mount.
Camel Mount

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Originally posted by Oryxhunter1983:
Hey Matt,
I could see the value in killing one bull camel so you could get a mount done,but not slaying 10, could this be something that could be arranged with a Buff hunt?

Absolutely - you can do a single bull camel hunt after a buff or other hunt. It is not limited to culling. That is just what most people where asking for...

Personally I really think the skull from a big bull camel is a great trophy - a unique memento of a unique hunt!!

I just returned from a hunt in Australia with Matt. I have hunted in a number of places and this was far more remote than any place in Africa I have ever seen. The only places that come close were a few fly in camps in Canada and Alaska and there it was not unusual to see a plane at a distance.
The camp in the AU was not at the edge of the world but I think you could see it there. Only after you have experienced this place can you really appreciate the difficulties of getting supplies to the camp and the cost of doing so.

I wish i had the money for the trip, then i would go. If you need helping in the culling of the game otherwise, as a job opportunity it would be interesting, since its difficult for me to find a job over here .

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Originally posted by kibokolambogo:

Ah! Yes!....Ethics check - Staunch SCI supporter, of course you know what ethics is all about.....ding,ding, $$$$

I am not a SCI member or have no interest. But may I suggest that some people need to educate themselves from a global perspective rather than just their own little world.

Australia and New Zealand have many introduced species that have gone feral and have virtually destroyed the habitat. The buffalo in the 70's were a nightmare. Pigs are worse and many species of indigenous animals and birds have become extinct because of feral animal invasion / predation. Feral cats & foxes are real bad too. In NZ red deer were a real pest until the 70's. If you see old photos & film of the 60's you would be shocked at the barren undergrowth of prime habitat that was overgrazed by deer in the 50's after WW2 - when most hunters were not around to control the deer population by hunting. Thousands were shot for skin, tail, etc and left to rot. Many more have been & still are shot from helicopters and processed in an abattoir and exported. Feral goats are also a big pest that destroy native bush, plantations etc. in Australia & NZ. Yes I hunt goats and eat them. It is easy to go to a farm boundary and get permission from the farmer to shoot goats. There are places where people go & shoot 100 goats and just leave them to rot.

I suggest that people should not be too quick to judge or condemn others. We down-under hunt & shoot feral game and it is our tradition now. We enjoy it and even love it. It is a great time with friends. Not too serious but still great fun. Our NZ Deer stalkers clubs have trophies for deer, tahr, chamois etc. as well as goats & feral merino sheep. We can even hunt feral cattle in a few locations!

What is the difference to shooting exotic animals in Texas?

NAKIHUNTER, Well said there Lad

Matt, best of luck to you on this . Its not in my cards right now but would love to do it in the future. I remember a Ross Seifried article about cull huntinting in Aussie, seems he was testing bullets but raved about the donkey and camel hunts. How big bo the Water buff get up north?

I have heard about wild hogs in Australia. Are there any in that area? What is the Hog Hunting situation in Aussie Land?

Larry,
The camel's are more desert dwellers and although some pigs also inhabbit desert country the majority are along the eastern seaboard and inland up to 1000km's (whoops...600 miles)along our inland rivers and around to the north accross to approximately the Western Austrlia/Northern Territory border. I'm actually in transit to hunt the boars of the tropical north as I type and will hunt with Matt's outfit

Cheers,
Mark.

Mark
PM sent.
Larry