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    Ascent on the chital

    Sep 13, 2022 6 minutes

    Chital are incredibly beautiful. For years I’ve wanted to pursue a nice rack for the wall and a cape for the floor. So I booked a one-on-one guided hunt with NC Trophy Hunting in Far North Queensland, over four days with one trophy stag included in the price.

    BEING a chital novice, I asked lots of questions of my guide, Nick, during the six-hour road trip from Cairns airport. After listening, I had my heart set on a 28-inch trophy or better, with pretty much straight-up antlers — what he called ‘typical’ shape. Nick preferred the non-typical shape with a bigger bow, bending out and more rounded at the side. Each to their own.

    Nick has held the #1 stag in Australia on numerous occasions and his clients have shot some monsters, too.

    We arrived around noon and were unpacking the Patrol when Nick saw a distant bunch of hinds, so we went for a

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