Summer Hunts 2024 (Fallow Deer Hunting and backpacking on Public Land)

My years deer hunting always starts early whilst it's still warm to capitalise on the high meat quality of animals that have feed well over a lush summer. It's also a very important time to revisit old hunting grounds to see which areas are productive and which aren't, in the lead up to a big hunting year. Either way the good times are always natural.
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[@BoltActionProductions]

Great way to kick off the year. Look forward to watching more of your adventures my friend👍👍

[@AussieBushHarvest]

Good on ya Robbo, hope it was great time over on Sunday Island mate

[@jackjames1543]

Props for respecting the fence line

[@justindonohoe1988]

How good was watching the hierarchy pushing that big one out 👌 once in a lifetime. Awesome work mate.

[@HuntandClimb]

Holy Moly what a view of those Pigs and Deer! That is what it is all about. Soak it up mate!

[@Ruger_2023]

Ken oath!!! First video of the year, the wait has been killing me! Love your work Profty 👍

[@Thehuntsmanshow]

Great work brother! I really enjoyed watching this adventure. Love summer hunting! Keep up the awesome work and keeping it natural.

[@aussierhinosadventures4441]

Great video Profty as always, your videos and watching you over the years inspired me to get into hunting please keep the vids coming I’ve learnt a lot from following you. 🍻

[@mcdarkwing]

Such abundance 🦌 cant wait to get out for the rut. Nice video Profty, cheers.

[@christianborghi7544]

Similar to the last 3yrs for me , seen heaps of deer but not a single one on public land , at least you got one Great video

[@michaelnewbury8484]

Mate! Welcome back and what an awesome video to start off the year.

[@fadingmargins]

I was only just wondering what you were up to and here you are having a great time and filling the freezer. 👍🏻

[@Kurtis11266]

always a great day when you upload

[@rickfletcher8422]

Thanks Profty!

[@paulsuter9553]

Awesome stuff Profty. I'm starting to think summer hunting for fallow is a good idea - when the weather conditions are right. I dropped a fallow buck last weekend in southern NSW, still in velvet, but it was the fattest fallow I've seen. The layer of fat I had to work to the side while getting the backstraps and legs off was just unbelievable and I think the meat will also be great. Thanks for the effort you put into your videos, and the inspiration that you provide us all

[@shanecoleman9313]

Top work Alex You definitely took home the top table meat Enjoy the meals from your efforts Well done

[@aidenonfire]

The shot at 18:12 was incredible! What a great time enjoying the bush. Hope the knife is a valuable tool for you for a long time brother 👊

[@AussieBushHarvest]

🤙🤙

[@joeocallaghan4129]

Love your work brother. Great vid as always. Keep up the excellent representation. I hear you are in Canberra tomorrow night and I’m sorry to say that with a newborn in the house I will not be able to get along to meet you in the flesh. Thanks for all you do for our way of life. Straight shooting brother.

[@AussieBushHarvest]

Biggest cheers Joe, I’m sure we’ll have an opportunity to say gday in the future mate 🤙

[@atgani_adventures]

Love your work Profty. Keep it up.

[@jessesantamaria2053]

love all your content keep it up and keep the videos coming .

[@rodgeorge7244]

Great stuff Alex and welcome to the New Year ,that spiker looked primo and I'm sure he will be great eating .All the best for 2024 mate and Tight Lines and Warm Barrels.

[@justinwhite2547]

Great work Alex good luck for the year mate. Look forward to seeing more of your content.

[@AussieBushHarvest]

🤙🤙 cheers Justin

[@MrGaza74]

Nice! You and the ant had a big haul out!

[@baizboi]

Good start profty, good luck this year mate

[@jonathanlane6688]

Yes Profty, brilliant mate 🤙🏼 just finished my first SF hunt for 24… saw but didn’t collect this time.. love your content brother 🤙🏼

[@tonyp6088]

Brilliant as usual! Thanks for bringing us along. I'll be heading out in a coupe of weeks for my own meat run. 🍻

[@dazzaoutandabout4870]

I loved that hunt. Not too eager and they end up coming to you. Well done you.

[@mattboxwell7506]

Another great video! And some awesome footage you were able to get of those bucks chasing off the other buck.

[@Andrew-bt2by]

What an awesome time

[@Angler233]

Good one brother. Cannot believe how many bucks there were there! Bring on duck season 2024! Hope to see you and your dehavilland out in the wetlands. 🎉

[@AussieBushHarvest]

The topper WILL be there 🤙

[@shanemckenzie9081]

Welcome back Profty. Legend

[@michaeltopolino8017]

Your a great asset to the sport mate.

[@jackbruce309]

Epic video profty. Love your passion mate 🤙🤙

[@shanebroadby9321]

beautiful Spikey Profty ! good to se you with the flyrod too mate ;)

[@calebsfishingau4934]

Hey man great work, love watching the videos and wanted to say you’ve got me to start deer hunting but my only concern when going out is where I should leave my car and if it’s common to get brake ins while out

[@AussieBushHarvest]

Look I’d say it’s far less risky than a boat ramp or any fishing park up near an urban area. It all depends on what type of vehicle you drive and how confident you are with rough terrain. Generally I still camp on fire trails that would have reasonable access for other vehicles to come in if I had car troubles.

[@doytbag]

Still got it Profty, love it. Dart this year…..😉

[@cavemankris]

Great stuff mate.

[@AusHunts]

Been hanging for the first video of the new year, got some awesome footage there mate

[@allanseddon8177]

Excellent animal ,well done

[@johnmacleod7789]

Magic story

[@tonybedingfield9085]

Well done ❤

[@jwinaccount]

Alton goods hammock FTW!

[@bthompson2792]

Followed your lead mate bagged a sweet little red deer spiker on the weekend 💪🏼

[@AussieBushHarvest]

Bloody ripper mate!!

[@mattluszczak8095]

Be carefull there are crocks and politicians in that pool.

[@pkgoldopalhunting]

top qualaty deer this time of year man

[@experienceoutdoors6279]

Great video 👍. I gotta very lucky in the new year! 2 samber stags in 3 days a 21" and very neet 24 3/4" one

[@AussieBushHarvest]

That’s a great start man!

[@Kearnesy]

Sooo good well done . Im going on my first hunt in a couple months public land . I may not get anything but im excited to get out there and learn

[@AussieBushHarvest]

Low expectations, high ambition 🤙🤙

[@ruggedaustralia7136]

It would be good to get out there with someone like your self passionate and in the moment.

[@justme.9711]

PLEASE!!! For Stalking and safety in the bush on foot etc. What is your advice/thoughts etc on FOOTWEAR, boots. All the different terrain/weather/enviros, I never hear people talk about gaiters much if at all and it's the connection between the hunter/tracker/stalker and the ground on which they do it, so that's gotta be super relevant and I'm looking to get some at the moment, so your knowledge would be valued.

[@AussieBushHarvest]

I only wear Scarpa Terras, a great leather boot that’s lightweight. As for gaiters i wear Moroka30 snake gaiters

[@justme.9711]

@@AussieBushHarvest Much thanks! I just watch a vid of yours showing some shit. A vid on the different types of scat/turds showing the difference between, roos, deer - doe or stag, wombat, lol??? and how to read it with something for scale or a 150mm ruler would get massive hits for years to come. It's a major thing to tell what you are tracking.

[@jeetts59]

Great video, nice ethical hunting. Can I ask what caliber did you use

[@damo250f]

🤙

[@liamwatts5438]

Awesome video mate I would love to go out for a hunt with you down in vic. New to hunting and I’m trying to start hunting down in vic.

[@dorinabasurto9668]

Hi, great video! I just found your channel and I'm keen to eat game meat and wild fish to stop buying mass produced farmed meat and fish for all the health benefits and environmental issues. I'm wondering what to do you with the organs, organs have the highest nutrient content like liver, kidneys, heart, etc. How do you process and store organs? and how do you discard what you don't use? Do you have videos on this info? thanks.

[@GMoretti-ux1pe]

your passion is inspirational, keep going with the content!

[@leighbaragwanath]

When I saw the Fallow & the pigs l just saw sausages.

[@AussieBushHarvest]

Lots of lard in those bangers too!

[@michellecox2627]

That was a super cool video mate thank you very much. On a hot day 30-35 how long do you think you have to get it back into a fridge/ice before it will go bad?

[@cristianodesade680]

How do you keep flies away when is hot? Great work and thank you for the answer

[@AussieBushHarvest]

You plan to get the animal down early whilst it’s still cooler, and get the meat straight into muslin game bags, or any kind of breathable mesh material. It should be safe from flies if these steps are followed. Next step is to get it in an eski/fridge then freezer as soon as possible

[@cristianodesade680]

@@AussieBushHarvest Thank you enormously for prompt reply...Keep on doing good work. I did learn from your suggestions too

[@FaroukEl-Hassan]

Loved the Vid, how do you avoid snake bites?

[@justinaxford9510]

Hey mate love the vids, just wondering what gps handheld you use?

[@AussieBushHarvest]

So I use Avenza app on my phone, also carry a Garmin inreach, mainly used as an Epirb, it has no use as a gps for me whilst hunting

[@justinaxford9510]

I’ll have a look into it. Thanks heaps for the prompt reply really appreciate it

[@RonaldFrancis-d1j]

Have you ever had runins with other hunters? Any bad encounters or near misses?

[@AussieBushHarvest]

I sometimes see other hunters, almost every runin is very positive

[@boneyard2009]

Where about roughly are you? Not after location just interested in generally what area

[@brendancredlin2060]

Fucken legend!!

[@tonysambar]

Must admit I don't like hunting in summer, actually I hate summer in general. 😂

[@AussieBushHarvest]

A small way of making it better is fresh meat on the bbq, definitely hanging out for autumn though

[@keithprinn720]

what is with so many false casts? supposed to be time spent fishing not casting wildly. nice area and variety

[@AussieBushHarvest]

@@keithprinn720 why do you care? PS.. your not the only one to mention it though 😂

[@cm2864]

Mate love to see you back,hope to see much more of you trips cheers, beeny and wind sheater going well cheers.

[@radsy5821]

Great video mate. Is that southern NSW?

[@AussieBushHarvest]

Thanks mate, no it isn’t

[@redsparks90]

Pure medicine, thanks for the video mate

[@outdoor_adventure_]

Great video mate 💪. May I know what are the camera set up you are using please if you don’t mind ?

[@fcarvalho3000]

Awesome !!!

[@kyleclose3250]

Omfg it's Profty !!! Happy new year brother strength&wellness 2 u bro made my day after having a crap day at wrk cheers

[@ThePublicScout]

Awesome video mate! I’ll be heading out this weekend and if I’m lucky get on to my first deer. It’s awesome to see how much effort you put into these videos, the amazing moments you capture in nature along with all the extra effort you put in to the shots for editing. I make a few hunting videos myself so I know the shots of catching that fish would have been above and beyond on the effort scale. Thanks for the video mate, loved it as always.

[@AussieBushHarvest]

Feels great to be appreciated like this mate, biggest cheers

[@Jordyhamann93]

mate your a legend. true hunter. Quality times & meat! trophys aint what it's all about, theyr a bonus

[@AussieBushHarvest]

Thanks mate 🤙 and 100% agree

[@TaralgaBushAdventure]

👍Yeah mate! I'm on a Summer Hunt right now. My property doesn't tend to show up deer in the warmer months, and so far very quiet for deer and pigs. Goats always around. My creeks are only good for carp for now, but they are super fun on a light rod. Those army hoochies are a tad small - but they're designed so you can connect two or more together. Anyway, I take a larger light alton flytarp these days. Strange seeing those pigs around the deer in daylight - we've normally thought pigs keep the deer away. I'm hoping for a lovely spiker myself later this afternoon.

[@AussieBushHarvest]

Really sorry I couldn’t join you mate

[@TaralgaBushAdventure]

No worries Profty, we’ll make it happen soon

[@jammonichols3366]

I've been wanting to bag my first deer for a while but waiting for the cooler months, mainly worried about how to store it in the heat before butchering without a cool room. How long do you hang your meat before cutting it up?

[@AussieBushHarvest]

At this time of year I don’t hang it unless I had access to a cool room, during Autumn I’d let it hang over night if it was cold and butcher it 24 -48 hours later if conditions allow. During one cold winter I had a deer hang for almost a week, the nights were minus 5 and days a top of 10. The venison was excellent afterwards. But if there’s any chance of flies getting to the deer or the weather getting warm, I just bag it and freeze it. A lot of the aging process can happen when in the fridge defrosting slowly, I usually defrost steaks many days before eating

[@angus-wh5td]

what a ripper hunt

[@Zubtec]

Fantastic video brother. Well done taking such a beautiful eater. Can’t wait to see what your year holds.

[@AussieBushHarvest]

Hopefully a day or 2 hunting/fishing with your good self man 🤙

[@Zubtec]

Oh shit yeah@@AussieBushHarvest

[@lukedavis5027]

Am I the only person that spotted the dead deer in the background of the buck footage. Along the fenceline and black berries

[@AussieBushHarvest]

Nah man, I thought it was too but after glassing from a closer spot it was some old metal box that was painted white on one side

[@lukedavis5027]

@@AussieBushHarvest really. Could of swore it was a leg up in the fence haha

[@brydensears6318]

Great video

[@justme.9711]

What size is that pack now?

[@AussieBushHarvest]

That’s my 65 Litre One Planet Stiletto

[@justme.9711]

@@AussieBushHarvest That's huge, twice the size of the 27, but you're packing overnight and not just day pack. Personally, since we are under gumtree branches . A medium sized one will kill you, as has happened to scout and school groups before, but even a small one could take out an eye or throat etc. Remember they always fall like spears, heavy end first.