Good advice. I've hunted sambar all year round for 43 years. I can say I've experienced many situations over that time, some pretty scary and some pretty stupid in hindsight. First thing I tell any new hunter is learn how to use a map and compass proficiently and always take them, plus always take your pack with emergency gear in it ,you never know when a night out will be necessary..lf hunting a new area I'll laminate a map of the area to keep in my pack, I'll note the main river flow direction and feeder creek direction. I attach my firearms licence,game licence and compass together with a lanyard so I'll always have them. Never have I trusted anything battery powered to not at some stage to die, especially in alpine conditions.something as simple as a slip and sprained ankle can put you in a deadly situation in overnight alpine temperatures. Call me old but I feel naked without my daypack of gear. Ive gone through it a thousand times trying to reduce weight, but everything always goes back in. Don't risk it people.
Excellent video mate, i got lost as an a 11 year old and i dont ever want to feel that way again ,not life threatening, but life changing. 53 years later i still remember that feeling and am very careful on new property
Got my Firearms and R license recently, about to embark on my first hunt in a state forest, this really helped me figure out what I need to pack, safety first, thank you, best to listen to guys that have been there done it but I’m sure I’ll learn the hard way with some things too.
I'm 65 yrs been hunting all my life the hard lessons you learn. Simple things are things save you . Great vid .Opening up to mistakes was great fir those hunters they and don't. Keep safe
Great video and topic mate. Recently hunted a new spot in thick Tassie bush, rocky and hilly in mid winter. Hunted till last light, looked at GPS to track back, accidentally turned the display to the brightest and battery drained. Managed to walk out as I knew I had to keep the ridge on my left, took me hours in the dark. If it wasn’t for my headlamp it would have been impossible to walk due to terrain. Incidentally I actually walked past my ute multiple times in the lush bush. As hunters and bush walkers in remote areas we all take considerable risk, that’s ok but it must be calculated and not reckless. 1. I try to always be prepared and equipped to stay in place. That means even on short day hunts as that’s where most people get in trouble. I have warm clothing, enough water, basic first aid and anything I need to survive a night in place. Like space blankets, means of lighting a fire. I’m always thinking what if I break a leg, can I survive the weather conditions until help arrives. 2. Secondary means of navigation / spare gps battery and second head lamp/lights and batteries. Compass/map is great but a lot of people don’t know how to use them sadly. 3. I carry a PLB, my contacts know that I will only use that in a life threatening or medical emergency not because I got navigationally challenged. It means I require help asap, no exceptions. A basic whistle is also a great addition to carry, if someone is out looking for you, sounds travels and don’t require a lot of energy to blow the hell out of it. You raise so many good points in your video, just the fact you are talking about it shows you are making all the right choices which will aid you in future misadventures. Stay safe legend and happy hunting. 👍
Well done mate, happy to listen to more of these. I have had a few close wake up calls and constantly making me review safety: 1. Put down bag with everything in it to stalk an animal in summer and lost my bag. No water with 600m elevation to climb (found The bag after some panic searching) 2. Hunting flat country close to dark and gps Avenza and inreach stopped working due to heavy trees and cloud cover and luckily found a road 3. Fog. Everything stopped working (Avenza and inreach) 4. Inreach update. There was an update and the gps reset and lost my waypoints. Had to follow ridgelines back to camp and luckily chose the correct ones to take
Great lesson to teach. Over the weekend I harvested my first deer on private property it was late at night adrenaline ajs a wet jumper from sweat after reflection on the trip i learnt a big lesson with where i should have taken layers off
Awesome content Profty. Too many time we all take for granted our safety. Hopefully this video will not only make experienced hunters stop and think but give new hunters the confidence to make the right call
As someone who has recently found your channel and doesn't hunt, but loves getting out in the bush, I found this very informative. I like the format you present your videos in. They are easy to watch and make me want to get out there more! Thanks, keep up the great work!
Great content and humility Profty. Its amazing how quickly you can become disoriented..... very good summary.. Last time I got lost I went straight out and got a few compases too👍
Geez mate that lack of funds and subscription not rolling over would happen to me too - thanks for the heads up glad you made it out aye. I live in Blue Mountains and we lose people here every other week both tourists and hardened knowledgeable locals.
It’s such a silly simple thing that can leave folks stranded. Yeah 7 years Blue Mountains myself until 2021. Still feels like the home I must return to.
Great video Profty. As an emergency services specialist rescue operator and from a military background myself you are right. No one is immune to failure in the bush. The high country is so vast and dense it takes real skill to navigate it. Even simple hunts in well tracked forests can go pair shaped. I often feel like having redundancy on redundancy is burdensome and a waste. But as I was told by an old wise chief once, you don’t need it until you do.
Good advice mate. The best thing to do in situations like these is to make camp and wait it out. Either the night or the weather. But so many of us find it hard to stop when we have time pressures. The world we live in dictates we have to be on a time schedule. Weather its getting back to work the next day or whatever. But like you said its better to arrive late than not at all.
Great video mate plenty to learn and take in. Realised I have more to learn than I thought i did thanks for educating us. Happy hunting and fishing and stay safe.
Great topic and a very important one. I’ve heard of a few instances where SOS activations didn’t get out on inreach and Zoleo. Ive personally seen messages on inreach and Zoleo take 4+ hours to be received. No way I’d trust one with my life. Dedicated PLB all the way! Keep up the good work.
Great subject Profty, I carry my 1st aid kit with me always when I'm in the bush. Constrictive bandage, torch and batteries, compass and whistle, a space blanket , fire starter and PLB. If you can't get out with that lot then your goose really is cooked.
Thanks Profty. I carry spare Garmin batteries and don't trust my phone (Andriod calibration issues). Lately been using my compass and land marks a lot more as sick of relying on battery banks on long trips. Great summary. If in doubt take the long way not the quick dodgey way. And hunker down and camp if yout running late/geographically embarassed). The garmins rely on three satellites so sometimes messages take time to send and receive.
Great vid Profty. Agree entirely with what you say re tech. My inReach tried to update itself in the middle of the forest (despite me testing it before heading out). Essentially locked me out of the app because I couldn't 'accept' the new license agreement (reception was required). I always take a compass now. But I reckon that's a pretty big design flaw from Garmin even if it was something I did. When I needed it I couldn't use it. I couldn't gaf about the license agreement all I needed was the map.
Thanks for the info. You have a lot of experience now, what's your thoughts on leg gaiters for snakes and general leg protection. Especially since when we stalk and hunt, we are not on a vehicle trail etc like bush walkers.
Good video mate hear is a good tip for you if you have no compass, most moss grows on the south side of trees in the open areas that get sun and all rock grains go from north to south, for example slate or quartz vanes.
@@AussieBushHarvest I have another tip if you get phone battery stress then get a BLACKVIEW BV8100 and you will never worry again as you can easy get 4-7 days use on a single charge plus the torch will light up to 20m and has a sos light strobe.
Always, always, always have the compass. It is invaluable when it's overcast or dark and you know you need to track a direction to hit one of your tracking features.
A bloody great video. Lots of food for thought and I'm sure it will save some hunters over future years. Getting tired and lost towards dark sucks. Time for post event reflection and thinking about how to avoid getting into bad situations. Onya Profty
Great video. That flat country can be difficult. Particularly at night. PLB and good 1st aid kit are pretty essential for me. Sold my inreach to avoid the fees.
Great vid. I usually keep a small compass in my pocket as the phone isn't very accurate and it just helps me get out faster with a more direct route. Going to get another one to keep with my first aid kit as its easy to leave it behind if you change gear
another great presentation , all your video's are of interest so don't worry about that , have you considered doing an annual game hunting fishing food harvesting calender book type thing maybe for vic / nsw with seasons and on off times for game etc maybe sell it with your merch , not sure whats involved with small run printing these days though
Hey Profty, great content as always. I've got a Garmin ETrex 10 that I don't use anymore. Takes AA batteries and has a black and white screen so lasts ages. Allows you to plot waypoints. If you want it, it's yours. Looks like you could use one for back up!
Great topic mate watching you in a that tinny gave be flash backs of when i capsized my tinny i was very lucky there was another fisherman there to help me quickly me and my freinds would have been in alot of trouble if he wasnt there was alot of reflection when i got back to dry land so much i got wrong and could have avoided 👍
Great video profty 🙌🏻 I carry both my phone with hema maps and then my Garmin alpha 100 gps. I mark where my vehicle is with my phone and gps and rely more on the gps then my phone so that saves battery. Just what I do.
Location [ Home base ]. If you had the choice would you prefer Vic or NSW, or Near the border to access both???, either way, what town would be your sweet spot,
I really don't know how I do it, but I've never been lost I used to hunt wild pigs in the forestry when I was 12 and older I used to hunt until it was dark then walk my way home. Dad used to call me the homing pigeon.
Mate I had the same thing happen to me when I got lost. Satellite imaged my way in before I got there. Cross a river where I know I could. Pushed up a hill directly west where I wanted to hunt. After finishing my hunt and deciding to head back I made my way back down to hit the river and went right instead of left. Walked for 45 mins thinking where I crossed is just around the bend. Light fading I decided to cross at the next log that was across the river and head back the Way I came. I had plenty of water but not much food. Sun was setting and I was exhausted. It was thick. Had to push up parts to follow the river. I sat down and ate the last of my food. Set a game plan of if I couldn’t find where I crossed I would head directly west again and I would hit private property and a road in about 5km as the crow flys. I got up walked all of 10m and seen the log I originally crossed. Felt so relived. Still had 5km back to the car but was along fire roads. Next day bought a really good gps.
Hey mate, absolutely loved your video glad your ok, there lots to learn in all your videos especially im only 17 and me and my dad just started hunting deer a year ago ive being extremely luckily to have shot 2 sambar 1 red and 3 fallow because im blessed to have great private access in vic though i have missed countless deer every deer is just as exciting as the first, im not a great shot haha, i use a howa 1500 308 at the moment and im thinking of getting a 30 30 leaver action as just a scrub gun still not sure tho, how come you didnt use your 44mag on these hunts?
With the lighting on a certain angle your hair line kind of looks like you Got a jail tattoo on your forehead ya know running writing or something, “deer 4 lyf” bit of a laugh 🤷♂️ 😂 On a serious note I have a Garmin 66i and it’s awesome, but I always download maps on my phone aswell Thanks again mate nice work
@@AussieBushHarvest haha, I do some pretty serious adventuring and my 66i has held up to the test of time great unit I think I paid like 5 or 10 bucks a month for Garmin subscription, unlimited texts to pre selected numbers, long time follower of ur channel bro thanks again for great advice and videos
Truer words were never spoken Alex the Australian bush can be a friend or it can be a foe .I had an experience on a bivouac with the Cadet Corp in High School we were up the mountains to the north east of were I lived in Country that I knew very well as I had spent a lot of time up there fishing the river up there .We went out on night manoeuvres each section of our 2 platoons had to find a certain point but we all had to go in different directions to get to that point our Corporal and Lance Corporal got us hopelessly lost well them not me I asked them to show me the map and coordinates that we had that they couldn't even follow with a compass when I looked at the map I knew we were about 400 yards off course I got them back on track and we got were we should have been because I knew that place so well .But if I wasn't there that what could have happened to those young teens with no experience in the bush I hate to think.
@@justme.9711 3-9x40s offer the best all round option I reckon. I use a Maven CRS.2 in 4-16 x44, check out “The Modern Hunter” online store, has all the info them
@@kyleclose3250 well seasoned hot plate, seared hot 30secs each side, then sear the edges. Turn the heat down and cook both sides again for a few minutes 🤙
