Big Country Sambar

We spent 4 days backpacking in the Victorian high country hunting Sambar.
We seen 12 deer including a couple of cracking stags which gave us the slip. We also took a small stag for meat that walked up behind us.
We found some cracking wallows and some awesome glassing country.
We had some big days walking the hills and also came across a couple of snakes.
I also did a couple of reviews on the jetboil stash and backcountry meals.
Filmed using a Nikon p900 and Sony cyber shot.
Hope use enjoy!!

[@mattmerrickvideographywalk3105]

Great video and depiction of the hunt. Those frosty mornings are amazing, a few deer seen closing the gap and taking stag. An awesome few days well captured thanks for putting together!

[@intothehighcountry]

Cheers mate, they sure are good to wake up to when you’re not freezing 🤣

[@newrycurt]

Great viewing, well done.

[@divefishhunt]

Looks like a ripper trip, very jealous! Cheers for taking the time to throw that together, loved it!

[@intothehighcountry]

Sure was!!
Cheers mate 👍

[@TheRutthunter]

For every 20 small stags you let walk you will be rewarded with a giant.

[@TheHuntersCampfire]

Wow great video and story. Looks like a fantastic trip

[@intothehighcountry]

Cheers mate sure was!!

[@chrisp3677]

Great video and some fantastic footage of Victoria's high country.

[@intothehighcountry]

Cheers mate

[@barryw5911]

Very professional and down to earth

[@intothehighcountry]

Cheers mate

[@ChasingGiants23]

Truley Amazing!

[@WalkaboutMick67]

I enjoyed that video cheers.

[@johnmac6226]

Well done lad's, good few days getting away from Melbs

[@Wayne-81]

Great video mate! Very enjoyable, keep em coming!

[@intothehighcountry]

Cheers mate. Sure will👍

[@andybarlowadventures]

Great edit man😁👏🏼👏🏼

[@intothehighcountry]

Thanks mate

[@kevinmackay3035]

Always enjoyable mate. Great country & great weather too!

[@intothehighcountry]

Cheers mate sure was

[@bearalexander7368]

Another top video, missed my hunting trip on the tops this year ( COVID SHIT ). Well done Keep it up 👍

[@intothehighcountry]

That sucks mate! Hopefully you’ll be back out in no time

[@adamhardy1924]

Bloody rippa 🍻

[@NgueMLee]

Very beautiful place to hunt deer. I wanted to be there.

[@intothehighcountry]

Definitely an awesome place

[@ChasingGiants23]

Hey dude you really are making some killer videos. Hey what month do they start loosing their antlers?

[@intothehighcountry]

Cheers mate, I’d say end of October to start of December would be the most likely but sambar can all be different. I’ve seen cast stags in early September and soft velvet in July and hard antler in January. They can all vary a bit

[@Stuart66]

Nothing like a bit of dumb luck once in a while

[@intothehighcountry]

Not wrong there

[@matthewforrest1107]

I have never hunted Victoria and trying to do some research. I am going to try Dartmouth in a couple of weeks from the boat but it seems very thick bush around there. Could you offer some advice where to find some more open country like that to glass. Is it certain regions only or does it open up everywhere above a certain altitude etc.

[@intothehighcountry]

Hey mate, unfortunately I’ve never hunted Dartmouth, it’s on the list to do hopefully next year.
You can find open areas in a lot of places but this sort of stuff is higher altitude

[@livinginthemoment3183]

Great stuff mate! Keep em coming.
What tents you fellas running in this vid?

[@intothehighcountry]

Cheers!!
I’m running the bushbuck horizon 8000 and Liam is running the nature hike single person.

[@tpack8868]

Looks like fun! I thought you would be letting the rat heads live another day to get bigger?

[@intothehighcountry]

Yeah I normally would. If I had my time again I certainly would of let this one walk but was quick decision seeing he was standing 10m behind me and they look a lot bigger when they are standing over the top of you🤣

[@gryphinity]

@@intothehighcountry its your decision what you shoot not someone elses.

[@mattluszczak8095]

What snake?