Hunting Sambar deer in Victoria, Australia 3.0

[@tshelly5366]

great videos mate love it

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Thanks Tom appreciate it 🙏

[@archiekabooom2928]

Night shift sucks.Done it for a couple of years ,for me I couldn’t sleep much during daytime hours .Great vid!

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Thanks mate. I only do short stints of nights this one has been the longest run for years 13weeks... only do it for the money 🤑🤑🤑🤑

[@lukeevans5603]

Got a rain day today from work found your channel mate been watching the videos all day an subscribed.awesome job on the videos mate some of the best I’ve seen on the tube. If you ever won’t to off load that •338 let me no👌🏼keep making them mate good help ful tips an good footage hope you pick up some sponsors soon. Cheers for the day👍

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Welcome aboard! Thanks for your comments. Got to love a rain day youtube session !

[@edwardsbj0849]

Just starting my deer hunting journey and your videos offer so much education. Thanks hope you get a big one.

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Just wait until what I call the Sambar bug bites you. Once it does all you'll be able to think about is big stags and where they will be and when and why and it never stops 😆🦌👍 i was bitten decades ago and I've never recovered from it!

[@zarkan88]

Hey, do you start by yourself or you have some mates to show you how ?

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

@@zarkan88 hey mate my Dad was a hunter and as I got older we kind of learnt how to hunt Sambar together. He was always more than happy to see me do all the shooting and therefore I've ended up with most of the heads on the wall but yeah he started me off in the right direction. I have mates that have shown me the back packing side of it but a lot has been picked up through trial and error.

[@zarkan88]

Zebra's Sambar hunting adventures. I would really like to have someone showing me. Nobody is hunting in my family so I just hike lol. But going with someone and learning would be awesome.

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

@@zarkan88 there are a few people offering hunter training courses . Paul Bouags is one and maybe Errol Mason

[@huey5985]

Can’t think of a better way to spend a day off work. As always mate, well done.

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Thanks mate gotta love time in the bush

[@jacobthomas4317]

Love ya work mate how do we buy your hats

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Thanks Jacob 👍 ill need to do another order for the hats. Once I've got a few things sorted I'll get onto it.

[@mattbass_strait6030]

Do u find the birds give the deer or you away

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Yeah they are definitely worth paying attention to. Multiple times I've heard birds making a heap of noise to then be looking at a deer so obviously they give their position away as much as they give ours away. I was tracking a stag once after finding a fresh rub tree, slowly moving into the next gully I heard and then saw a Wonga pidgin take off, after glassing that area for about 30sec I saw the stag standing there watching me. When your in the bush you need to pay attention to everything.

[@mattbass_strait6030]

@@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventuresmakes sense cos 1 time I reckon I was close to a samba and birds started being more noisy/ alter. Maybe the deer was holding tight in the thick scrub.

[@maxedfishing92]

that was a yowie den mate.

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Ha Ha Ill admit it put me on edge just being there and I was watching my 6 pretty hard!

[@maxedfishing92]

@@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures you never know hey!

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

@@maxedfishing92 I feel pretty safe carrying a big bang stick 😉

[@maxedfishing92]

@@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures hahaha good on ya mate love your work!

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

@@maxedfishing92 👍

[@chrisjarvis3609]

Gday how did you start hunting I don’t know anyone who likes hunting any suggestions thanks

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Thats hard mate I had my Dad to show me. Id suggest finding a hunting club/group and joining them and attend all the meetings and some have club hunts etc. Going it alone isnt impossible either so dont be afraid to buy some hunting books on the animals your interested in hunting reserch on KZbin and just start with baby steps learning for yourself with anything is the most rewarding .

[@nedshead5906]

Was that wild tobacco at the end of the vid?

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

It does look like that but Im not sure it is.

[@benstewart6590]

What’s the caller your using

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

In the video you commented on Im using a 338 lapua but I also own a 300wby and 300wm

[@aussieshootandhuntadventur4973]

Used to see lots of lyrebird nests in toolangi then they had feral cat problem then the 1080 came out and then the lyrebirds came back . Much as I’m not a fan of 1080 it’s the only way in thick stuff we can keep feral numbers down . Great vid keep em comming 👌

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Thank you for your comment

[@mfatcat1978]

Luv the wild dog stuff zeb

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Yeah im gunna get one eventually 👍

[@58dunc]

Fantastic footage and info mate. fantastic to see the deer so close and the different types of wildlife. That bush bash out was a bit of a challenge 😂. Look forward to the next one . Take it easy.

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Thanks mate that regrowth is crazy isn't it.

[@inpursuiteoftheslowlife]

Keep up the good wk mate. Solid effort after being in night shift too. True grit. Love the content👌👍🙏

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Hey thanks for watching and happy to hear you are liking the vids

[@simmondsfamily]

Cheers for the tag along mate. Always nice to get to know a system.

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Thanks mate I've got a handle on this spot now just a matter of time before I run into the boss of the place I 🤞

[@simmondsfamily]

Zebra's Sambar hunting adventures. Hope you nail some of those wild dogs while you are at it 👌

[@Mark5Fish]

Just amazing thanks for the upload. Cant wait to get my first sambar.

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Cheers mate the day you shoot your first one is one you'll remember to your last

[@Marcusb338]

Farout that is an unreal spot. Doing a sit and wait on that wallow would be mint

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Yeah there in there hey ! I've got a plan for the wallow 🤔 just need the time 👎 work

[@bradleytyrrell4417]

Nice one mate few deer out there for you I've only eva seen Lyerbird nest before its on the back of my farm and it looks pretty much the same as that one nice find

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Thanks mate yeah I was pretty happy with my day and finding the best was the cherry on the top

[@offgriddreaming5403]

Great vid mate. Definitely a lyrebird nest there. Would be a great spot to drop a trail cam at that dog den ✌

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Cheers for your comment would be hood to get a look at the dogs!

[@divefishhunt]

A day out in the bush well earned mate (night shift is a nightmare!) p.S - your beard is elite!

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

😆👍Don't tell anyone its my secret weapon 🤫 love the money but 3mths is well long enough! Can't wait to join the land of the living

[@christianhuntersaustralia8768]

Another great descriptive video buddy, always heaps to learn while doing a walk through the bush looking for the elusive one...hoping to get out of this metro melb lockdown soon and get amongst it too..... hope you continue to increase your subscriptions buddy........happy days

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Thanks mate for your comment. As soon as work backs off I'll be out doing a heap more so stay tuned

[@wittwitt56]

Lyrebird nest for sure mate, long skinny tail feathers for the nest like you said. Pretty special. Hope those bastard dogs don’t find it... Great video as always

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Yeah that nest is probably only 100m from the den so they would have to know about it! I thought it was a pretty awesome find too.👍

[@doytbag]

Cheers for the run. Another good video, can’t wait to get out there myself

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

No worries. Looks like the restrictions are lifting for regional Vic so here's hoping we get more freedom to hunt

[@paisingluri2228]

Big fan drop location 👍

[@stevesallaussieadventures5648]

Good stuff mate

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Much appreciated

[@gregdownes5640]

Most definitely a Lyrebird mate. I've come across them as a kid. My fav. thing to stalk when the deer hunt is slow.

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Their a pretty cool bird..love listening to them imitate other birds

[@borz7860]

Do you have any spots in Victoria to hunt that would be good for a beginner if that makes sense

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

yeah mate anywhere along any of the major river systems are the best places to cut your teeth. just to name a few the wonnangatta, dargo, wellington, macalister, caladonia, howqua, ovens, mitta mitta no one place is really any better than the next pick one and start your adventure.

[@tommennen6831]

@@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures that would have to be the first time I’ve seen that reply for that question, cheers normally people just say “get out there and look”

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

@@tommennen6831 to many secrets in hunting sometimes! If I can help someone else have as much fun as I do up the bush than that's a win in my book.

[@tommennen6831]

@@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures helps more people can out there too

[@scottthompson9220]

Good video all ways enjoyable to watch 👌🦌

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Thanks for the feedback

[@chrisp3677]

10 deer, I can't find one. great video

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Cheers mate 👍 look harder their out there 😉

[@MB-xn2zb]

Great hunt mate, just wondering total weight of Fierce Fury.338 with scope.

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Cheers...4080gms no sling no bullets devcon bedded and a bipod picatinny installed

[@MB-xn2zb]

Zebra's Sambar hunting adventures. Thanks mate 👍🏻

[@jamiesullivan8900]

Can't wait to get back out there

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Yeah I bet a lot are feeling the same way mate

[@mattmuir4388]

Hey can u point me into right direction for deer hunting as in what I need to do it and what not

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

that would be an essay how about a more specific question ?

[@mattmuir4388]

@@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures like info on how to get started in it like what calibre gun u can use were to get a hunting permit

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

@@mattmuir4388 GMA have game license information on their website and I'm sure you can apply for a deer hunting licence for Victoria online. Min calibre for sambar is 270cal and 130gn projectiles. If you are comfortable with recoil id buy a 300wm but if this is your first magnum calibre maybe a 30/06 would be a good option.

[@mattmuir4388]

@@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures ok cheers I was looking at 3006 but I wasn't sure on that one being u see someone post on Facebook n more are on the 308 but thanks ill be going to have look at 3006 this week

[@AJXR6T]

Good to see someone local is seeing them. I’m going through a rough patch can’t seem to get onto a deer no matter how often I go out. Even done a few trips with the hounds and can’t get on

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

No good mate in around the burn is the go!

[@darrynjones325]

Love vid mate learn lot from you being newbie dear hunting👍

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Good to hear hope your a subscriber?

[@theowenssailingdiary5239]

Just wondering what bullets you use for the closer range stuff? Or do you have an all-rounder? Love watching your videos mate. Natural on camera. Not many can pull that off.

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Hey mate I run a 270gn ELD-X up the spout followed by 225gn SN PP Woodleighs. Why ? cause the 270gn are seated too long to feed through mag but I want the horse power of them for the first shot over 5200ft/lbs @ the muzzle plus if I get an opportunity at a longer shot my turret is dialed in for the 270gn ELD-X so I don't need to change the bullet in the gunnfor the shot.

[@huntinginaust.6463]

I’ve found the same a few times with good stags no sign about Zeb. Sept Oct my fave time to hunt them just wish I could nip out of NSW at the moment 😔 Looks like you had a nice day out bush 👌

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Cheers for watching. Had a ball ! The bush is prime at the moment.

[@sauce1318]

Awesome bit of country mate. Great footage. Would have been good to see you get into them Wild dogs. Great stuff 👌

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Next time! I know where they live now and its only 100m from where i saw a dog last trip. Thanks for the comments

[@markissboi3583]

This is good video stalking deer 🦌 👍 watched some guy sitting a thick Forest talking to his camera while watching it we seen 3 deer stalk him & 1 got within 10 feet wondering wtf he was doing 😅 not so sure about dingoes r all bad they keep deer buffalos pigs moving off water holes . got weight up the pros & cons in the wild take out top pred's u get more pest Beats watching wankers chase bears up trees with dogs & call it hunting

[@ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures]

Cheers mate for the comments. Dingos have their place but these are 98% wild dogs which do nothing but cause problems for our natives and farmers livestock. Don't forget dingos where introduced by the aboriginals so therefore aren't native and in doing so they wiped our mainland devils and tigers.