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Far North Queensland , Australia

Started by Ben Maher, October 04, 2024, 08:12:54 AM

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Ben Maher

Got back a few weeks ago from a hunting trip in Far North Queensland ...
The goal was a a Scrub Bull , to many the most dangerous animal in Oz ... plus lots of pigs and good fishing ...

It's about as remote as you can get , and for this southern boy leaving home on the first day of travel we had snow ... a few hrs later , by plane , I landed on the tropics . A 9 hr drive had us unpacking on the mighty Mitchell River ... home to Salt Water Crocodiles, Bull Sharks , fresh water crocs ... and the mighty and amazingly tasty barramundi ...



Hunting in the tropics is so different and the vastness of the area , the heat , the potentially dangerous game all around ....
Well , twas an adventure I tells ya

Black Widow and Poison Dart Longbows were my  bows of choice . Wooden arrows tipped with Ribteks , Ace and Cutthroat ...a few AXIS  and a bunch of vintage alloy 2016's that I have had at hand since 1992 ... purchased as a youngster for adventures to come. Oh how time flies yet comes full circle .

10 days to remind myself that life is the best life when it's the longbow life ....
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Wile E. Coyote

Well Done Sir! That looks like the ingredients for great memories.
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Al Dente

Congratulations, seems like you had a time up North.
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MnFn

Great photos Ben! I am jealous, but in a good way. Happy for ya
Looks like a great place to hunt. Do you stay in a tent, cabin, RV, must be a challenge to protect edible meat.

I'd like to hear more of this hunt.
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Awesome Ben thank you for sharing your story and photos.
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rastaman

Awesome pictures Ben!  It looks like you did have quite an adventure! Would love to "hear" the story on your scrub bull. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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supernaut

WOW!!!


Congrats on the game and thanks for sharing your hunt and excellent pictures with us!!!!



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Archie

Awesome, thanks for sharing!  Posts like this are what drew me to TradGang 20 years ago. 
Life is a whole lot easier when you just plow around the stump.

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shick

Congratulations Ben, on an awesome adventure.
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stevem

Looks like an outstanding hunt with great results.  Would love it if you were a story teller!
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Kyle85

Wow... nice to see there's a part of Australia where a man can still be a man!  Not that I doubted it...  Looks like a great place to be and spend some real time in. Might have to give that a try one day!

Ben Maher

Quote from: Kyle85 on October 05, 2024, 03:01:02 AM
Wow... nice to see there's a part of Australia where a man can still be a man!  Not that I doubted it...  Looks like a great place to be and spend some real time in. Might have to give that a try one day!

? I'm not sure what you mean ?

We can hunt year round , lots of differing species , no bag limits .


We men , and women , do okay . Lots to hunt irrespective of whether trad, wheels or firearms.  :thumbsup:
" All that is gold does not glitter , not all those who wander are lost "
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Sant-Ravenhill

I'll join the chorus of congratulations!

Hud

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Ben, good stuff and photos. I remember you bought some heavy spine and weight hardwood shafts from me. Is that what you use mostly, what weight bow were you using.  I recently bought some Surewood Hunter Shafts, below their premium shafts. They are for a 45 lb LH longbow I made.  I was impressed by their quality. The 32" shafts weighed 420 to 430 grains. They were pretty straight, with moderate grain runout. I used a small metal hook to compression straighten some and the spin like a premium shaft.  Would recommend them in a heavy weight arrow. What time of year is best for hunting up north?
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Hud

Ben, good stuff and photos. I remember you bought some heavy spine and weight hardwood shafts from me. Is that what you use mostly, what weight bow were you using.  I recently bought some Surewood Hunter Shafts, below their premium shafts. They are for a 45 lb LH longbow I made.  I was impressed by their quality. The 32" shafts weighed 420 to 430 grains. They were pretty straight, with moderate grain runout. I used a small metal hook to compression straighten some and the spin like a premium shaft.  Would recommend them in a heavy weight arrow. What time of year is best for hunting up north?
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Ben Maher

Hey HUD ...
I cant remember !  :biglaugh: Maybe it was Ben Kleinig who bought them ?
Those Surewoods are dandy eh !
My bow was 50#@29" and the shafts on the bull and some of the boar fell to Surewoods ... 560-625gns. The heavier for the bull
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Where's the pic of you dangling your toes in the water?   :laughing:
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