ISBN: 9780646480312 (Hardcover)
Author: Mason, Errol
252 Pages, Colour Photographs
Whether it be in the Alpine forests of the Victorian Alps, the mangrove swamps around Port Macquarie NSW or the savannah woodlands on Coburg Peninsula in the Northern Territory, sambar provide the ultimate hunting challenge in Australia with a rifle or bow. To be able to hunt and harvest sambar successfully you need to understand them. Acquiring the required knowledge about a cryptic and wary deer such as sambar can take many years of hunting and observation.
Errol Mason has condensed a life’s work of hunting, observing and researching sambar and in plain language describes and demystifies sambar ecology and behaviour. This book provides a base for hunters to be able to safely, successfully and humanely hunt and take sambar. Its is a testament to a magnificent game animal whose future in this country depends on conservation hunters and hunting associations working with land managers to ensure that sambar populations are managed properly.
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