Hunting Safaris By Sam’s Travel

Red Deer

Red deer are the second largest of Australia's wild deer species and are probably the deer with which most mainland Australians are familiar because of their presence in large numbers. A mature stag stands about 120cm at the shoulder and weighs somewhere between 135kg and 160kg.

Hunting Season

From February to August

Rusa Deer

Rusa is the Malay word for deer and they are medium sized, rough-coated deer which are biologically allied to the sambar. However, the two species are quite different in size, appearance and behaviour. There are two subspecies established in the wild in Australia and the Javan rusa (Rusa timorensis russa) is the larger. Stags stand up to 110cm at the shoulder and may weigh around 136kg while hinds are considerably smaller at 95cm and 60kg.

Hunting Season

June to November

Fallow Deer

Fallow deer are one of the most abundant species of deer on the Australian continent and offer incredible hunting opportunities for those looking to break into the sport of deer hunting, or experienced hunters looking to chase a reclusive and wary animal. Though Fallow deer are abundant, they can seem like ghosts at times in the field and is one of the many reasons hunters enjoy chasing them.

Hunting Season

February to August

Australian Sambar Deer

Males may grow to 2.4m long and weigh 300kg, and females may grow to 2.4m long and weigh 230kg. Their coat is coarse and uniform in colour that varies from red-brown to almost black, but predominately dark brown. The tail is black with the under-tail and inner sides of the legs paler in colour. When alarmed the tail is raised. The hair around the neck is coarse and mane-like, particularly on mature males.

Hunting Season
February to August

Hog Deer

The very rare Hog Deer is the  smallest Deer in Australia and also one of the toughest trophies to take. They offer great hunting and are a  small and difficult target even to the experienced hunter.

Hunting Season

February to August

Chital Deer

A midsized deer, male Chital typically stand about 900mm at the shoulder and weigh up to about 90kg, but occasionally can exceed 100kg. The stags’ antlers have three points each side and a total antler length of about 900mm in particularly good specimens. The female Chital stand about 700mm at the shoulder and normally weigh up to about 45kg, occasionally exceeding 50kg.

Hunting Season

February to August

Wild Goat

Herds of feral goats roam the hills of the bush, beautiful hides of every colour are available on these tough big horned billies

Hunting Season

January to December

Scrub Bull

There are feral cattle spread throughout many of the remote outback regions of Northern Territory. They live and die unchallenged in their wild habitat.

Scrub Bulls are exciting to hunt and they are an interesting trophy.

Mature bulls are huge, dangerous and tough to kill. They provide an exciting challenge to those hunters to like to pursue a dangerous adversary.

Hunting Season

July to November

Wild Boar

The boars while not generally as large as their northern cousins are a definite challenge for any hunter and mobs can be hunted each day.

Hunting Season

July to November