Have a bit of hog sign that started appearing a few weeks back, put out a couple of cameras last week hoping to get a bit of an idea on their movements and times.
Was in the sheep yards reasonably early this morning drenching and foot bathing a mob of ewes, I checked the cameras once I finished, I should have done it before I started on the sheep. This boy was wondering around at 8am.
Probably close to 26" antler length so a good representative of Aus sambar, they only ever grow 3 points a side the number doesn't change with age they just increase in length, they are similar in size to elk averaging just a little smaller.
Camera is on the edge of about 10acres I ploughed in preparation for sowing some forage oats later this month. No doubt the visits will increase, last time I had oats in the same spot I had 5 different young stags visiting regularly and I dont know how many hinds but a few times I had pictures with 2 hinds both with young in tow in the one shot.
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- BrokenolMarine
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I love checking our game cams, you never know what you will find. Beautiful, just beautiful.
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Sambar are a bit unusual in they can breed year round. They dont have a rut, although most calves seem to be born spring or fall. They are solitary animals, male calves almost always go out on their own by the time a hind has birthed her next calf, sometimes you will see a hind with a young calf at foot and yearling female calf still with her.
With no rut and no fixed calving period we dont have a season for them and are allowed to hunt them year round. Like all deer in Aus they are introduced but in my state at least we have a closed hunting season for most species when calves/fawns are born and still dependent.
Antler growth is similar and you can find stags in hard antler and velvet at anytime of the year.
With no rut and no fixed calving period we dont have a season for them and are allowed to hunt them year round. Like all deer in Aus they are introduced but in my state at least we have a closed hunting season for most species when calves/fawns are born and still dependent.
Antler growth is similar and you can find stags in hard antler and velvet at anytime of the year.
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