I am completely addicted to hunting what I consider to be our hardest game species to pursue.
SAMBAR deer were first introduced from Sri Lanka, when a small number came from Sumatra in the early 1860s. The first releases were in what’s now Kinglake National Park and at Harewood, near Tooradin. Later releases were northwest of Ballarat at Ercildoune, at Wilsons Promontory and on French Island in Westernport Bay. There was another release on the Cobourg Peninsula, up in the Northern Territory, where they are still to this day.
Sambar (Rusa unicolor, previously known as Cervus unicolor) are the largest of the six Australian deer species and the third largest of all deer species in the world. Stags can stand up to 160cm tall at the shoulder and weigh 300-350kg. Hinds are a little smaller and can grow to about 115cm and weigh in the vicinity of 200-250kg.
Sambar deer are light brown
