Red deer redemption: Queensland red deer hunt
S01 E09 | The Australian Huntsman
In this episode of The Australian Huntsman Chris has invited fellow Australian Hunters Club member KC up to one of his favorite places to hunt in Australia, Nyora Queensland. Together with Chris' good friends Brad and Linda from HavaGo Australia, they are chasing majestic red deer with the goal of filling our freezers and maybe taking a trophy. In this episode, Chris will be taking a backseat the boys focus on trying to get KC his first Australian deer. Underneath this confident cowboy KC's nervous. But Chris and Brad are hoping he can master the tension and embrace the thrill of the hunt, triumphing over both his nerves and the wilderness. At the end of the day, it's only after the smoke has cleared the barrel that we can see what we are made of.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
01:16 - Target shooting and rifle check
03:56 - Long-distance shooting stick trick
04:33 - The importance of maintaining your firearms
05:32 - Heading out for the hunt
06:19 - KC's first shot
07:33 - The battle of nerves
09:32 - KC's second shot
10:29 - Redemption and thankfulness
12:27 - Episode 10 preview
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Epic hunt Chris!!
Cheers, thanks mate!
Thanks again for having me with you, Chris. It was a last of a trip, and was definitely one to remember.
It was my pleasure KC :)
It was an honour and privilege to help you get your first Australian deer.
Such an epic experience to film, I now understand buck fever, heart pumps when everyone has worked hard for that moment.
It was awesome to have you along Jecerey, supporting us through filming. You captured the experience really well
Looking forward to more journeys ahead!
Thanks for filming, mate! What an adventure.
Can't wait
It's a cracking episode!
Taking a shot at an animal on the top of a hill and missed. where did that bullet go? always make sure of you back drop.
Totally agree that you shouldn never shoot above a hill into a skyline. In this situation KC was shooting near the top, however the camera is sitting quite low with the angle giving the impression that the deer are skylining when they in fact weren't. It's misleading unfortunately. Can totally see how this isn't obvious too and appreciate the call out :)
Nice video!!
Thanks mate! I appreciate the encouragement 🙏
Always nice to see, hear and feel the passion for hunting. Even better when you can share it with good mates and help out those that are starting off on their hunting journey. In saying this I do have a concern regarding that shot on a skylined deer. I'm not sure why you would ever do this as it goes against all firearm safety rules. Maybe it's the camera angle but it certainly doesn't look or sound like it in your video. Not a great representation IMO. Hopefully it was just the camera angle .........
Hi Robbo, appreciate the comment and being kept accountable especially from someone like yourself given your level of experience. Our camera man Jecerey is pretty short lol, and you are correct, in this situation the camera angle was set behind the shooter and quite low obscuring much of the hill and higher country above, which made a lot of the deer look higher up the hill then they were and the shot appear dangerous. It didn't help that the deer KC was aiming at wasn't the one that our camera man was filming. Which was set in the dip in the shallow part of the hills gradient to the right, not even in frame I believe. Regardless hunting content creators have a responsibility to clearly communicate and I can see how this particular shot doesn't do that responsibility justice. We'll work harder at that. Thank you again Robo!
@@Thehuntsmanshow Glad you have it covered👍
What cal?
Good question l. If have to ask KC. But I think it was a 30.06
Started out with the .308, which was my rifle. However, after realising it was knocked out of sight, we swapped to the 30-06.
The deer seen shows why there are concerns about their population & proposals to do something about it. Having checked some of the information out of curiosity (one "hunter" was scaremongering aerial shooting would near eradicate deer "like it did in NZ", curious since some were still consistently shooting them for $$, & the extinct ones weren't worth much). It will be interesting if they are seriously vulnerable to that technique in the Australian situation. It will make hunting a skill & need a little effort to be consistent. Such challenges got rid of a lot of the pests out of the NZ bush & back to writing letters to editors why ineptitude makes expert. Any parallels should be entertainment. Advocating to leave quality stags (most are rubbish) of all ages has some merit. Unlikely to get rid of them, so if pests (4 legged) are present they may as well be quality ones.
Thanks for sharing your insights on this matter John :)
Clean miss better than wounding
Couldn't agree more Matt. Not only for the sake of the animal and quick recovery, but it also means you haven't ruined a large amount of meat like you might do with a gut shot.
MIght not have missed, the unknown over the horizon in a unknown background could contain a skeleton, but that's purely speculation. Rifle safety isn't that important when there's bulk deer to miss. And like it or not ( not recommending it) a gutshot kills or disables enough for a carcass recovery for the factual & competent. Plus ruins way less meat than most intended kill shots generally used, unless let to ferment. @@Thehuntsmanshow
Good...but today we need slr's they've Exploded 😩😟😡🤢
SLR like the camera???
@@Thehuntsmanshow semi auto☺😄😎
Only for competent professionals (plenty fancy themselves). Many professionals are nearly as incompetent with such firearms as the standard weekend experts. Most hunters will not support pest control that makes them have to hunt they need them over-populated to have a chance of success.