When things go quiet, you need to have faith in your sets. Keep thinking, keep improving and get ready as your luck will change.
The life of a dog trapper.

Come along for the adventure of John Ross taking down a red stag in an episode of Hunters Tales

Introduction To Feral Dog Control With Australian Wild Country Adventures

Clark McGhie and Dean sit and chat in this 2 part video about a very current debate around State Forest hunting and sustainable use for Deer and the overall attitude of managing sustainability for all our resources.

Plenty of people are calling for State Forest access and most are wanting very minimal restrictions or none at all. "Go where you want, when you want, shoot what you want, take it or leave it lie where it falls, with no thought of anyone else who may be in the area at the same time", similar to Victoria. I guess this includes the aerial culling and baiting as well? How do you reckon our reds will survive in the semi open Qld cattle country?. Is that what you really want?

At a time when what we thought were our basic human rights are being stripped bare, the ability to hunt and provide for our families becomes precious to so many of us. We need to ensure we support landholders and maintain the trust they have in us.

The thought of paying a fair price to be part of a hunting group is abhorrent to some who believe even paying $1 to hunt is far too much. To others, paying a fair price to be part of a group that values wild deer as a sustainable asset both on private and State land and which values ethical hunters as a true part of our diverse Aussie culture, is top value indeed. The Glenfiddich project, part of the RIDGE initiative for wild deer management in Australia.

As a hunting guide, it is always great to take lovely ladies out who can shoot! Lisa proved she was a darn good Hog Hunter.

With success on our first nights trapping, I felt something big was in the wind. The trapline would be extended today but what had happened last night?

There are few more dedicated to sustainable management of wild deer than this guy. It was a pleasure to manage a few days to hunt with Clint during the 2021 red deer rut and we came onto a great old mountain monarch.

Clark McGhie on a guided hunt with Willis McGee from QDM (Quality Deer Management) Alabama, Shot in Queensland during the Red Deer Rut.

He who controls the rhetoric, controls the argument" a wise man once said. Government in Australia, all parties, have fallen over themselves to accept the most terrible of four letter words and if we let it continue, say goodbye to your freedoms.

Sitting on a hillside in early April, with an ethically taken wild free range red stag in front of you, is a time to reflect on the true meaning of life.

If we are looking for a wild deer management system which could be used as a basic blueprint, a starting point for the rest of the country, look no further.

In Queensland, Australia, all wild deer are introduced. They also live in the majority on the private country of landholders growing crops and raising stock. New releases over recent decades had added to the issue by placing other deer species close to peri-urban areas. The question of ownership was never settled but Government has overridden all by declaring them all "Pest" species and owned by nobody. Quite a mess we have to deal with!!

A great morning hunting roaring red stags. The 2021 red deer roar was underway with stags bellowing from every valley.

More ethical and well coordinated recreational hunters working across private and public lands will achieve a range of positive environmental outcomes. Wild deer then become the catalyst for great results to happen, one step at a time.

What makes a good society? Respect, ethics, compassion and tolerance?
Or would it be best if it were more about laws, mandates and enforced compliance? We made our choice, we choose humanity over tyranny.

Skunk and I had our first catch, a very different style of wild dog to what was normally seen in this area, a new arrival. With big rain predicted, could we strike again before the heavens opened up? Time to check the trapline again.

In search of Chocky's killers