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

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!!

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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?

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.

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.

It was May 2018 and with the help of my lovely young niece Jessie, we were setting up for another central Queensland wild dog trapping program. Join us as we bring you our second trapping series.

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.