Rory/MO

Wow. How can you condemn someone forhunting something that you've never hunted. You have no idea how the hunt actually goes. The whole "it's not hunting" argument can be said for just about anything. Lame argument.

iamyourhuckleberry

So, when is the camel season in Australia? Is there such a thing?What do you think the human populationstatsare in the Australian outback? How many people does a camel see in a day, month, lifetime? You are making assumptions which are based around your little dot on the planet. Are you sure you want to do this?

As far as getting close, here's a shot of one of our own. Those goats must have been non-wild, right?

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh22/robswanson/Critters/cover.jpg

You might PM Rob and ask him how many humans those goats see in a day...

8pt~Bowhunter

I don't know you tell me. Have you ever hunted camels before?

They may have been wild, I had deer walk right up next to me while I was sitting next to a tree deer hunting. If I moved they would have ran away. A.K.A. I couldn't have walked up to them and shot them.

MeanV2

I've walked up close enough to shoot Whitetails on numerous occasions during Bow season in IL.

Maybe they are not Wild here!

Dan

8pt~Bowhunter

I didn't "condemn" it. I just didn't think the camels looked all that wild...

8pt~Bowhunter

All I can say is congrats to all you bow hunters out there that can walk within bow range of whitetails! Why do you guys even use treestands?

Kanga

For one thing what the video did not show was the 4 to 5 hour stalk to get within bow range.

In that part of Aus there are no fences or homesteadsfor thousands of miles so yeah they where 100% wild.

Year round they are a feral animal and not native.

At the last sensus there where 20 million people in Aus with the marjority on the Eastern seaboard ( Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane). Now take into consideration that Aus is only 98% the size of the USA but only has 1/14th the population.

You know tomost Aussie's sitting in a tree stand 20 feet up waiting for a whitetail to come along is not hunting either but we don't knock the guys who choose to do so. Atleast in Aus.they get offthier butts and go looking for whatthey are hunting then put on a stalk to get within bow range and if you think thats easy it ain't

Rhody Hunter

Neverthought about hunting camels? If it is legal sure go for it . does any body know how they taste ? I'm thinking they are tough and gamey

iamyourhuckleberry

Dan,

I have managed to grab both mule and whitetail deer during the hunting season with my bare hands. I didn't exactly walk right up to them, but I did sneak in on them. Did the same thing to many elk...my closest shot came from three feet away. Each hunting situation is unique.

Mike,

I think if one were to draw a straight line between the goats eyes and Rob's figure( a cone shape would show everything that the goats were seeing), then Rob is clearly within plain sight of the goats. I believe, if I remember right, he was in that postion for an extended time period. The point is: anything is possible.

No, I have never hunted camels before. I look forward to doing it someday. When I'm finished, I'll let you know the extent of a camel's eyesight. I hear they can spit and hit a target at 4 meters! Finally, to my knowledge there is no season on camels in OZ. I'd be willing to bet thereare very fewseasons onmost of theanimals in OZ (I know for a fact there are no seasons and regs to speak of in New Zealand). There aren't enough people for it to matter at this point, and those that do hunt have their fill.

MeanV2

I can't speak for everyone but I use Treestands because I'd get tired walking around all day![8D]


Jking

Dan