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Max Davidson Safaris is in name only, His son Peter is now or was running the safari business whilst Max is doing his Tourism tour business showing the aboriginal art etc of the Northern Territory to the world.

As for using him, why don't you use a fellow hunter and member who has advertisments here on the Nitroexpress forum. I am talking about Graham Williams, Australian Buffalo Safaris who also does Bantang in the Coburg Peninsular.

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I think Peter trades as Peter Davidson Safaris or Peter Davidson Arnhemland Hunting Safaris.

Two outfitters that sponsor NitroExpress.com, Matt Graham of Hunt Australia, and Graham Williams of Australian Buffalo Hunters can book banteng hunts for clients.

I hunted personally with Matt on a two by one hunt together (Matt being the other hunter) last year (Nov 2007) and took a fine banteng bull with my .450 double rifle. Banteng do not require such a heavy rifle but it is my bovine slayer .



I really enjoyed the hunt though in November the weather was baking hot in the middle of the day, many afternoons there were rain showers from thunderstorms and I suppose the humidity was very high. The Cobourg Peninsula however jutting out to the Arafura Sea has a moderating influence and there can be some more pleasant sea breezes. Inland in November would be quite different. Of course Banteng can be hunted in the more pleasant months of June to September.

One thing I strongly recommend from my personal experience. If booking book with a good outfitter like Hunt Australia or Aust Buffalo Hunters, especially if they make sure you have a good guide. I would have been less than impressed if Matt Graham had not been hunting as well. Enough said.

PS I will shift these posts to another thread, as they are off topic.

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Anyone read my several posts on Banteng and those fools who assume they can use minimal calibres and moreover poor cultural protocols to access same?

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Don't tell Gerard Henderson eh?

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NitroX , Banteng should be hunted with a large caliber for sure ! I have been charged 3 times by bulls ,once by a unwounded just plain mean bull & one of our hunters in the early days was gored by a wounded bull , back then 300 Mag & 338s were used , even 375s are light & won,t stop a charge unless you brain them , I was tossed & banged up when useing a under powered rifle , I shot him in the nose as he hit me which did not stop him just but him off his shot , he then threw me over the mangroves which saved me !

These are a great animal to hunt , like a smaller Gaur & much more aggressive then Water Buffalo

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Interesting looking for my 2007 photo and found Sarge's post. Don't remember reading it back then. But may have forgotten it.

But Sarge, yes, and my .450 is my bovine rifle.

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Nitrox
Those light guns should only be used if you have some with you who has a real rifle to back you up , sooner or later you will need them , I don,t think you lean any thing on one hunt !
I think you hunted at the end of the dry when most of the cover has burnt off or died down
there are very thick jungle areas up there & thick Mangrove forest & around salt pans
Useing light rifles on Big Bull Bovines with out back will get you hurt one day , like the guys who shot deer with 243s which works until they loss a big trophy stag , which know one knows about , but it,s hard to hide a good stomping !!

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