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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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