USA deer vs Australia deer hunting

[s13tsilvia]

I understand that in the USA a lot of hunting is done via treestands and not much actual stalking, is this fairly accurate?
Why is this the case if true? in Australia the majority of hunting is done via stalking or via hunting with hounds.

Do many people hunt deer with hounds in USA or is it even legal? i know you can hunt bobcats and other type of big cats with hounds but dont hear much about deer hunting with dogs?

Cheers Josh

 

[Sdbirds]

Only spot in stalk by me. No stands . There's deer in Australia?? No dogs use for bobcats here any more either

 

[TaftHunter]

I've never sat in a tree stand or blind. Spot n stalk only.
I do know people that have used deer dogs to push deer out of thick brush.
What do deer look like in Australia? Lol

 

[Bonejour]

It depends on habitat and, to a lesser extent, species. In the eastern states such as Virginia, Pennsylvania, etc, where there are only whitetail deer in relatively densely forested areas, stand hunting is the rule; using dogs or humans to push deer is also practiced in limited seasons, but the shooters themselves are posted. Both approaches are basically stand hunting and therefore very different tactically from the still hunting and glass/spot/stalk approach practiced in the prairies, deserts and mountains of the West. I have only a little experience with the latter approach and it has given me a lot of respect for those who hunt successfully out here.


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[Bonejour]

I meant to say "subspecies", not species. Whitetail and blacktail deer do hybridize where there ranges overlap, west of the Missouri River.


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[s13tsilvia]

I've never sat in a tree stand or blind. Spot n stalk only.
I do know people that have used deer dogs to push deer out of thick brush.
What do deer look like in Australia? Lol

mate we have many different species here, The mighty sambar, largest and toughest !, Red deer, fallow deer, Rusa, chital deer, hog deer just to name the more popular species.

our hound hunting can see the dogs travel anywhere upto 30k's in a day. Remote bush is where we hunt so a lot of time you are running around in the bush on foot chasing them down or trying to get ahead of them in readiness for a shot. Its great fun and really gets the blood pumping.

 

[Sdbirds]

I'm going to have to call BS on deer in Australia till you post some pictures that's how it rolls

 

[s13tsilvia]

I'm going to have to call BS on deer in Australia till you post some pictures that's how it rolls

ok you asked for it

oh wait here is some ducks with my gwp:


trailcam shot



shot deer


live deer


my grandfathers red deer and chital in the background


grandfathers fallow deer


Some of my dads many sambar





My grandfathers stag, one of my favorite hunting moments, i was only about 15 when he shot this stag and standing right next to him as it was bailed in a big puddle and trying to jump on the dogs, standing on its hind legs and slamming down. A 300 weather magnum to the shoulder soon fixed that.


one of my stags... you will see the front tine broken, a guy had a snap shot at this deer earlier in the hunt and he managed to shoot an antler off


the guy who shot my antler off lol i owe him one.


another mates one we got when stalking

same mate who went into shock and hunger flatted after walking about 10k ... was a very funny day, had to walk out under mobile phone light as he couldnt move real well and we ran out of daylight.


one i got stalking with my grandfathers dog a curly haired retriever.


another big one shot off the hounds

 

[TaftHunter]

That is so awesome man! I love the variety of animals!

 

[Drewski2324]

Suddenly I want to go hunt in Australia!


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[Sdbirds]

RAD. I'm ready to throw shrimp on the Barbie

 

[Bonejour]

Great pictorial essay!


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[NBK]

Ya' nobody is calling BS now!

 

[Cali Ridge Runner]

Nice pics. Let's see some razor backs

 

[s13tsilvia]

no razorbacks, basically no pigs where i live so i dont really target them, you have to travel 8-10 hours to get into good pig hunting areas. I am going onto a 100,000 acre farm in january for pigs so hopefully have some action pics then!

 

[Cali Ridge Runner]

no razorbacks, basically no pigs where i live so i dont really target them, you have to travel 8-10 hours to get into good pig hunting areas. I am going onto a 100,000 acre farm in january for pigs so hopefully have some action pics then!

. Right on!!! Good luck hope to see some pics

 

[Sdbirds]

Shoot a kangaroo I want to see that a wallabies everything

 

[s13tsilvia]

U need special permits for roos, not even worth a photo. Just a stinking roo. We got millions of em over here.

 

[invisible man]

Most of those deer resemble our elk. You can spot and stalk our deer in some areas, but generally not the whitetail deer. They usually kill them over a feeder or food plot( live crop) from a tree or box blind. Spot and stalk is the norm out west in the desert or other open country.

 

[s13tsilvia]

In aus it's illlegal to lure in deer with baits or feeders . Thick an open country is where they are hunted