Ash,you never know cob..you may one day get a Guernsey to hunt down south if I decided to have a run up your way to chase a few of your local species.

Waidmansheil you are on the money with the difficulty factor in some of the sambar areas. In fringe country near people they can be as secretive as leopards..many people don't even know that sambar are visiting their house blocks at 2am etc.
They are a grand species for those that hunt them ethically without the aid of spotlights.