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herdsman
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Water Buffalo hunts in the Wet Season
#89276 - 19/11/07 11:30 AM

How many hunts have been conducted in the Wet Season in the Territory for Water Buff? Why does it all stop when the rain comes?

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500Nitro
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Re: Water Buffalo hunts in the Wet Season [Re: herdsman]
#89279 - 19/11/07 12:43 PM

Have you ever tried to seriously get around in the wet season?

40 - 50 degrees, 80 - 100% humidity, Flood plains wet and boggy so vehicle access difficult, easily cut off if it rains hard and floods the creeks so a 2 - 3 day wait for the creeks to drop.

I'll walk kms in 35 - 40 degrees but above that it starts to take it's toll.

That's just my experience.

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herdsman
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Re: Water Buffalo hunts in the Wet Season [Re: 500Nitro]
#89282 - 19/11/07 01:16 PM

There must be internationals who want to hunt at that time of year & cant cause nobody operates!!

Just bought this Airboat, what do you reckon?

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MarkR
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Re: Water Buffalo hunts in the Wet Season [Re: herdsman]
#89286 - 19/11/07 08:06 PM

Looks like "shady camp"???

Cheers,
Mark.

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500Nitro
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Re: Water Buffalo hunts in the Wet Season [Re: MarkR]
#89287 - 19/11/07 08:16 PM

Herdsman

You pay anyone enough money and they'll operate
but your limited to where you can go.

And what about camps etc - most / alot are pulled down
so they aren't fucked by any cyclones that come over
during the wet.

It would be an expensive trip if you had 5 days to hunt
and a low / depression / cyclone came in on day one and
rained for 3 - 4 days.

I wouldn't risk it, having spent 3 days sitting on my ass
up there while it dumped rain and then 2 days clearing the
creeks and fences.

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herdsman
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Re: Water Buffalo hunts in the Wet Season [Re: 500Nitro]
#89288 - 19/11/07 08:32 PM

Yes Mark you are spot on. I drove the boat from the freshwater side , up the ramp & then around to the mudflats. Went like a rocket in the mud. 0-60 in 6 seconds.

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herdsman
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Re: Water Buffalo hunts in the Wet Season [Re: 500Nitro]
#89289 - 19/11/07 08:38 PM

Yes Mark you are spot on. I drove the boat from the freshwater side , up the ramp & then around to the mudflats. Went like a rocket in the mud. 0-60 in 6 seconds.
I have access to the Arafura Swamp (Arnhemland) with air conditioned cabins, airstrip etc. Heaps of Buffalo & Pigs. Just got to look out for the big Crocodiles..

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Marrakai
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Re: Water Buffalo hunts in the Wet Season [Re: herdsman]
#89290 - 19/11/07 09:35 PM

Airboats are certainly the way to get around in the wet season.
That's my Jeffery .400 double in the "suicide seat".... !

The main impediment to hunting in the wet season is the long grass.
Animals are just too difficult to see. I do a bit of early morning tracking
sometimes, after overnight thunderstorms, and it can be productive.
Very exciting when you come up on a buff unexpectedly in 2 metre high spear-grass!

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herdsman
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Re: Water Buffalo hunts in the Wet Season [Re: Marrakai]
#89292 - 19/11/07 09:59 PM

What brand boat is that? Do you use it for commercial use ? ie spraying. Mine is 20ft Panther with twin props.

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herdsman
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Re: Water Buffalo hunts in the Wet Season [Re: herdsman]
#89351 - 20/11/07 01:36 PM

Anybody else hunted from a weird vehicle or boat?

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Marrakai
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Re: Water Buffalo hunts in the Wet Season [Re: herdsman]
#89379 - 20/11/07 11:38 PM

herdsman:
That's a Parks & Wildlife vessel in the photo, not sure of the hull but they use a Lycoming aircraft engine. That one does a fair bit of weed spraying during and after the wet.

On the subject of weird vehicles, a mate has ripped into the pigs with a shottie from the front seat of an ultralight! Even though it was flown by the property owner on a western queensland cattle station, might not be strictly legal, so he should probably remain anonymous!

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Re: Water Buffalo hunts in the Wet Season [Re: Marrakai]
#89883 - 27/11/07 03:50 PM

Wet Season hunts might well be possible in some areas with appropriate equipment/vehicles/boats but how would you get enough clients to make it economically feasible?

Also most foreign clients and a lot of Aussies would find the conditions oppressive, which is why many book for the cooler "winter" dry season season months.

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AussieHunter
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Re: Water Buffalo hunts in the Wet Season [Re: NitroX]
#89886 - 27/11/07 04:50 PM

How much are you looking at for one of those air boats herdsman?

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herdsman
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Re: Water Buffalo hunts in the Wet Season [Re: AussieHunter]
#89890 - 27/11/07 07:32 PM

Around $85,000 Aus Dollars.
Costs alot to get them from the States.

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500Nitro
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Re: Water Buffalo hunts in the Wet Season [Re: herdsman]
#89897 - 27/11/07 08:53 PM

$85,000 !

Jesus, you could build one for that,
albeit not as good but that is a hell
of a lot of money for an airboat.

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herdsman
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Re: Water Buffalo hunts in the Wet Season [Re: 500Nitro]
#89900 - 27/11/07 09:21 PM

Yeh, Its a fortune, I bought mine second hand with only 11 hrs on the meter. Much much cheaper..
They are quite a complicated piece of equipment, counter rotating 10 props, 500 hp Chev..

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herdsman
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Re: Water Buffalo hunts in the Wet Season [Re: herdsman]
#89992 - 28/11/07 08:19 PM

Going out again this Saturday, I'll get heaps of photo's of some good size buff & bulls.

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Marty
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Re: Water Buffalo hunts in the Wet Season [Re: Marrakai]
#90009 - 29/11/07 01:24 AM

Then anonymous it will have to be...

There is an airboat for sale in Darwin right now. No idea the price. Its on the Stuart Highway though so when I see it I will get a price and dealer.

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