Feral Cattle

[Spotted Quoll]

We also have a breed of Indonesian cattle called Banteng that were introduced up in the Top End of Australia. They are small but I understand very hard to stalk and also capable of getting the better of you if you are not on top of your game.

where I live on the edge of the Little Sandy Desert nearly all the cattle are wild... It's always fun at mustering time the 4wd parts dealers do a good trade.

Plenty of Camel around at the moment.

[Rick McGowan]

A mature bull banteng is a very cool looking animal, expensive to hunt though and I was told extremely difficult for bowhunters. They live in a jungly area and have no curiousity, so if you snap a twig, they are gone.

[Michael Baker]

I have had the pleasure of guiding quite a few guys onto big Scrub Bulls in Cape York Australia. It is debatable but the true Scrub Bull are a derivative of the Shorthorn Breed. These cattle don't have huge horns but are extremely large up to a good 800kg in the real big guys. Average size around 500-600kg.

The horn size really starts getting bigger when they mix with Brahmans and the like.

Colors are endless but majority of the Red/Tan colours.

Here is a bit of footage taken a long time ago and it is NOT the recommended way of getting one. But good for a laugh at my expense.

The Bull was taken with a 60lb Samick Recurve some years ago.





As you can see not the best place to be but a happy ending.

Mick

[Lechwe]

Mick that is cool but the second clip freezes up.

There had to be a lot of "pucker" that day.

[LEOPARD]

Wow Mick, I bet that got the heart rate up a bit hey!?!? lol... Thanks for sharing!    

[Paul R]

Seeing that always cracks me up Mick, I love it.  

[Rick McGowan]

Scrub cattle actually have a very good flavor to the meat, "free range beef", but most of them are so tuff, even the burger(mince) is tough!

[tradtusker]

its a winner!

Those clips don't show just how Awesome that bit footage really is!

i wont forget sitting there watching that with my jaw on the ground and Mick just sitting back laughing.

[Mint]

I have to get to Oz one of these days.

[Brett Finger]

Originally posted by Benha:
I would love to hunt scrub bulls in Australia. Has anyone here gone there just for that reason?

G'Day,
I have a good number of Scrubbers here where i am on the east coast of OZ. ( on the Great Barrier Reef   :p  )

if you come over here any time,i'm only to happy to take you out and get you onto a few.

i also got a very healthy population of feral pigs to play with as well..

Kind Regards, Brett  

[GrayRhino]

Brett, now that sounds inviting!

[Benha]

It sure does.

[Brett Finger]

Hay fellas,
yah got onto a block that has not been mustered for 20years, lots of beasts on it, as well as a mob that wander onto one of my propertys form out the forestery reasonably frequently.

have only really got back into shooting in the past 4 weeks i suppose, so once im proficent enough i'll be heading out chaseing them myself.

got good numbers of brumbys as well,so another future target.
Kind Regards, Brett

[ozy clint]

gday there, i got this brute yesterday while out boar hunting. i had just got a boar in one of my favourite swamps. after the photo session and removing the jaw, i continued on hunting. about 250m from where i got the boar i saw this guy feeding all by himself.(a major advantage) anyway he was feeding right behind a forky paperbark tree which i used to my advantage. using the tree as cover i quickly got to 10m. but he sensed something was amiss and trotted out from behind the tree and stopped to see what i was. at about 17-18m he stood broadside looking at me. i picked a spot, drew and released. i can still see the arch of the arrow flight! the arrow buried itself to the feathers right where i was looking. he took of, but i knew he was a dead bull running. he piled up about 200m away. on inspection the b/head exited! b/head used was an aussie made blackstump 2 blader. the amount of blood was phenomenal. he's not the biggest bull by any means, but i'm sure proud, as it's my 1st bull with trad gear.

[ozy clint]

BTW, bow used was a samick deerslayer 62" 55#@28". arrow-  g/tip 3555 125gr b/head+125gr adapter, 3gr/" wt tube. four fletch. total wt= 580gr. FOC 20%

[ozy clint]

P.S. i was hunting alone!

[Dogboy900]

Nice!
Well done dude, he is a nice bull!

[Al Kidner]

Good on ya Clint. Good to see you getting out there with 'em.


AK.

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Yep, you've done superbly well!

[Brett Finger]

Clint,
sensational trophy mate!

i'm currently shooting a #55 @ 28 Internature Viper Delux Longbow, pulling to 29.5" draw so around #60 i suppose.

hunting arras are similer weight to yours ,so basically i'm now feeling secure with the things after your take.
Kind Regards, Brett