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gryphon
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Poking about Nth East Vic.
      #187014 - 01/08/11 07:30 AM

I went up into Victoria's Nth East high country in search of only one thing,Sambar! A leisurely four hour drive from my home.

It was very frosty and cold and then it rained on the third day as I was making my way well into a gully and not long after I found a yellow/red clay wallow which eventually led me to seeing a hind on the other side of a heavy berry gully and as she had looked above her twice I glassed hard and finally I found a stag that was rubbing a tree 50 odd yards above her.He was obscured except for a flash of antler now and then and his body was hidden by a horizontal bent tree trunk.I never got a decent ID and any shot would have been very tough due to foliage restrictions.
Trying everything I could to make out his size was very hard and eventually he walked off and i only momentarily saw his left antler and I said to myself "oh fuuck he is a good one' it was very thick heavy antler too.
I had no chance of a good shot at any time at all and it was very disappointing to me as I had worked very hard the 2 days before doing around 9 hours a day.

I stayed on my side of the gully for another hour going up and down continually looking and even stayed when heavy fog rolled in and shut the lights out and then it lifted well enough to see a 3rd deer come out and nibbled black berry leaves,he is just a young stag with a broken left beam and it was annoying that there was drifting fog in the gully combining with having lost my glasses earlier meant I couldn't take a decent photo of him,all I could see in the LCD screen was a brown blur.You can see the yellow mud on him,plus the scars too. Bloody thumper deer in body as well,I had a real good side on look at him. He lives!

Interesting one morning standing in the old hut door looking up the hill I saw two `roo`s running hard and I knew something was chasing them and yep three wild dogs were running after them, a red with black brindle and two blacks.
They were 300 m`s away and there wasnt much chance to get a rifle for a shot.
I carried my 308 NM the four days and was right royally pissed off not getting a crack!

Good to get away from hunting around home too.

Icy

fresh enough

Above the fog line

yellow mud stag

Grass tree


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Ben
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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: gryphon]
      #187018 - 01/08/11 08:42 AM

That mountain picture is superb! Thanks!

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gryphon
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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: Ben]
      #187025 - 01/08/11 10:51 AM

Any pic of any sambar beats any mountain pic Ben haha even if it is fogged!

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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: gryphon]
      #187028 - 01/08/11 01:06 PM

What wood is the rifle stocked in? Think I know but I will wait for your answer.

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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: Altamaha]
      #187033 - 01/08/11 02:11 PM

Great pics Gryph, too bad about the bigbastard!

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gryphon
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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: HendrikNZ]
      #187035 - 01/08/11 02:39 PM

It is US fiddle back Maple Altamaha.

Pre Cerakote job



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Edited by gryphon (01/08/11 02:43 PM)

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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: gryphon]
      #187042 - 01/08/11 07:19 PM

Great pics Gryph,

Sounds like there are some snorters around this year.

Good luck on finding him next time.

Regards,

MOG

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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: Cinghiale]
      #187049 - 01/08/11 09:47 PM

Thanks for showing us some of your hunting and country mate.

I do like your "weapon of choice".I tossed up building a 308NM with the 8x68s but went the other way as you know.

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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: FATBOY404]
      #187050 - 01/08/11 10:29 PM

Very interesting and very cool pix! Thanks for posting.

How long does the snow stay, all thru the summer or does it melt off when summer arrives?

What elevation are the peaks?

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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: gryphon]
      #187055 - 01/08/11 10:59 PM

Were you anywhere near Omeo? I'm off to there in a couple of days time for a week or so and the weather reports are all over the place as the snow reports are for the ski fields.
George

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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: GK]
      #187075 - 02/08/11 04:34 AM

Good pics, Gryph. tks. That mud hole makes me think about hunting moose this fall.

Love that weather.

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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: DarylS]
      #187081 - 02/08/11 06:16 AM

At times there can be snow over summer as i have seen it myself. Elevation of the highest is around 7 thou.
Omeo? Well the range in the pic is the Kosi range and we were on the sth side of it.Omeo`s weather/snow? Ring the local Jacks mate for info or better still the DSE office.
Daryl those wallows are the best sight for a sambar hunter especially if used,the icy one was several days old though.
Late in the day from up on my home side.



Biggest/fullest pouch I have ever seen on a doe,she is so stretched!




another look at the distant hills.



Looking over some great country.




Taken from above our camp well below as we headed high




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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: gryphon]
      #187085 - 02/08/11 07:31 AM

That sure is pretty country.

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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: FATBOY404]
      #187089 - 02/08/11 09:24 AM

Looks to be a view toward Jagungal, no?

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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. *DELETED* [Re: gryphon]
      #187092 - 02/08/11 10:32 AM

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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: Altamaha]
      #187107 - 02/08/11 05:31 PM

Thanks for the short story and photos Gryph.

Lots of snow on those peaks. Lovely photos.

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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: NitroX]
      #187117 - 02/08/11 07:18 PM

We sort of digressed to stock wood,the same pics have been posted in another thread.

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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: gryphon]
      #187144 - 03/08/11 04:42 AM

Quote:

We sort of digressed to stock wood,the same pics have been posted in another thread.



I thought I took them out right after I posted, realized I was hijacking. Guess I missed the deleted button, blame my error on senility.

Will try again to remove the photos.

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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: Altamaha]
      #187145 - 03/08/11 04:46 AM

It's gone, returned to the firewood pile.

Beautiful country you gents have in Australia!

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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: Altamaha]
      #187148 - 03/08/11 04:56 AM

Fantastic photos of that beautful landscape!! Wish that I will be able to see it in reality sometime....

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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: Sville]
      #187161 - 03/08/11 07:32 AM

Altamaha no need to apol mate all is cool,this is after all a gentleman's forum...ha ha most of the time.
Sville I sent you a message.

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Re: Poking about Nth East Vic. [Re: gryphon]
      #187176 - 03/08/11 11:07 AM

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Altamaha no need to apol mate all is cool,this is after all a gentleman's forum...ha ha most of the time.
Sville I sent you a message.



Ahh no offense taken, I posted the photos in haste without thinking. The beautiful stock on the rifle in the photos got me to thinking of stock wood!

One day I will be able to visit your country and see the beauty in person! I would be in heaven Poking about that country in chase of stags be it with camera or rifle!

Edited by Altamaha (03/08/11 11:08 AM)

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