Australia is a land I love; full of beauty, mystery and remote places that makes hunting there very special. The animals in the Land Down Under are unique, and there’s a reason I keep going back to this great place.
But on this, my 5th trip to Oz, I was joined by some good friends from Trijicon. For Tim Adams, Greg Findlay and Trey Lloyd, it was their first time to hunt Australia, making my time there even more special.
Before the Trijicon crew arrived, I started the hunt, chasing scrub bulls a few hours out of Brisbane. Scrub bulls are Australia’s most dangerous big game animal, and are wild cattle that have lived their lives in the Outback, escaping the muster. Old bulls are big, aggressive and tough. During the breeding season they leave the remote Outback to find receptive cows, just like elk do. They tear up fences, mess up bloodlines of prime breeding stock and even kill prized breeding bulls–that’s why ranchers want them gone.
My timing was right on this hunt, thanks to outfitter Peter Edser of High Country Safaris (bookings@highcountrysafaris.com.au). Peter had APBs out all over the region, and just as we headed out to check one of the leads, Peter got a call of urgency. A giant rogue bull had been reeking havoc in a little valley, and ranchers weren’t able to stop him. After looking at the land and covering ground, one evening we finally caught up to the giant bull. He took off before I could get a shot. Just as the sun was setting, we found the bull tucked into some thick scrub. This time when he bolted, I was ready, dropping him with one shot to the spine with a Weatherby Vanguard chambered in .338 Win. Mag., and topped with Trijicon’s latest 1-4×24 style scope featuring a crosshair with a green illuminated dot. The massive beast weighed over 2,500 pounds and would go into the top 10 of the record books. This was my fourth time hunting these elusive beasts, but only the first time I was able to connect.
From there, Tim, Greg and I hunted rusa deer with Peter, not far from Brisbane. The rut was kicking in, the stags were still in bachelor herds and the spot-and-stalk action was nonstop. These deer, like many in the South Pacific, grow only three tines per side. A mature stag will weigh over 200 pounds, and their preference to hang in semi-open country makes hunting them a joy–reminded me of a cross between hunting blacktails and mule deer back home. All three of us ended up with nice stags, and all taken with a .308 topped with Trijicon’s 3×9 in mil-dot crosshairs with a green dot. Tim’s stag sported 35” main beams, while mine had amazing bases and would score very high in the non-typical category.
Tim also took a dandy red stag in the nearby hills, while Greg put the hammer down on an old fallow deer. From there, we flew north, to Darwin, to experience the world-class water buffalo hunting this place is known for.
Tim was up first, and made a great shot on a lone bull feeding across the plains on the first evening of the hunt. The rut was also on for these bulls, and they were aggressive and plentiful. We hunted swamps, dry plains and paperbark forests; some of the most gorgeous country I’ve seen.
Here, mosquitos, leeches, crocs’ and intense heat are always a concern. I’d hunted buffalo here before, so knew what to expect, but for the others in the group, this was new to them. They did well, and shot great!
Trey Lloyd, Trijicon’s #1 sales representative of the year, also scored on a great bull. Trey looked over many buffalo, laid eyes on some giant bulls in the swamp that we couldn’t access, then connected on a solid shot following a lengthy stalk.
I was up last, and with my Bowtech in-hand, Peter and I headed out. Peter’s been outfitting hunts in the Northern Territory for years, and knows where the big bulls are. We tried stalking buffalo in the open flats, but just couldn’t close to the 40 yards I wanted to for the shot.
I was shooting BowTech’s Insanity, set at 82 lbs. With a 28 1/2” draw, a 320 grain Ashby broadhead screwed into a my Gold Tip Kinetic Big Game XT 200 arrow, and producing 98.47 ft. lbs. of energy, the 745 grain arrow was traveling at 245 fps. Practice sessions went well, but since this was my first hunt with this setup, I wanted to get within 40 yards–preferably closer–before taking a shot.
Heading to the paperbark forest and swamp land, Peter and I figured this would offer better cover for stalking. Moving to within 20 yards off an aggressive bull, I passed, as he was on water’s edge. Chances are the hit buff’ would have charged into the water, which wouldn’t have been good. I’ve had this happen before, and nearly got eaten alive by leeches and mosquitos…and crocs’ were thick in this area.
Backing out we got on to another herd, then another. Finally, we found what we were looking for. A monster bull with horns spanning over six feet from tip to tip. He was the bull I’d always dreamed of taking, and after a careful stalk, I had him at full draw, barely more than 20 yards away. But just as I went to touch the release, he whirled and got behind some cows; there was no shot.
Letting the herd settle, we caught up with them deeper into the forest. Again I drew on the bull, and again, just as I was ready to shoot, he moved, this time facing straight away. He walked off, out of range. Again we got on the bull, and again I was on him, but this time he twirled and sprinted off. The whole herd started to erupt and I knew we’d never catch him.
Just as I started to let down, another mature bull stepped in to the same shooting lane my bull had just left. Putting the point of the AccuPin behind the bull’s shoulder, the arrow lobbed into the pocket, striking the bull’s heart. He went just over 70 yards before tipping over. It was an adrenaline rush I’ll never forget, but I vow to one day return to settle the score on a big, wide-horned bull.
The great part, we came away with six episodes for Trijicon’s The Hunt, some of which will air beginning in October of this year on the Sportsman Channel. 
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