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hunt when I thought I heard

a tree getting smashed not

very far away, so I got the rifle

up and put it to my shoulder

in case he was just in front

of me.

As I was looking into the gully

below me I saw something move

out of the corner of my left eye

level with me on the ridge.

I looked at it for a couple of

seconds before lifting up my

binos to see a stag's head and

antlers staring at me. I quickly

got the gun and used the tree

I was standing at to get a steady

rest; all I could see was his head

and part of his chest. I put the

cross hairs on his chest and

pulled the trigger. Adrenalin

was pumping, so I got on the

radio to tell Andy and Sav that

it was me and I thought it was

20-plus inchers or so.

I waited a couple of minutes

before heading over there and

excitement quickly turned to

panic when I couldn't find any

tracks or blood. Once I found

where he was standing there was

blood on the rocks where he was

and it wasn’t too hard to follow

the tracks and lots of blood

heading down the hill. He

had run about 120m downhill

then jumped into a wallow

before expiring.

First person to meet me was

Andy with a big smile on his

face; Sav wasn’t far behind and

it took the three of us just to get

him out of the wallow. After

taking a few photos Lynn came

up and helped cape him out

and helped carry the meat.

I was naturally very grateful

for their help.

He went 23x24 inches with a 23

inch spread I am very happy with

him. Many thanks to Ken, Lynn,

Camo, Sav and Andy for all the

tips and guidance on stalking

sambar over the years - it

wouldn’t have happened without

you guys. It took me four years

but I finally made it happen.

1

Corey Knight

poses with his

first sambar stag, a

very nice 2 3x24

with 2 3 inch spread.

2

Where Corey’s

stag ended up

af ter his 120 metre

death run careening

downhill.

ON THIS

SPREAD

FAST

FACTS

Tip 1. I have found scouting trips are

the key.

Tip 2. Try to find rub trees, beech

trees, wallows etc which might

indicate a stag is in the area even if

you didnt see him on the day.

Tip 3. Take your time whilst hunting

in the thick stuff, step by careful

step. That will give you a bet ter

chance to see him before he sees

you, as sambar are very switched on.

Caping out Corey’s stag. Note

the superb shot placement.

A few tips on sambar

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