Most people regard chital as the prettiest deer species of our Australian six. I first hunted them in 2013 up in north Queensland. A few years later, I did a heap of door knocking and landed some great access. I managed to take a lot of friends to enjoy this part of the world and learn about these very switched-on, flighty deer.
MOST of my experience is based on the northern Queensland herd. I find they behave differently depending on where you hunt them.
Chital or axis deer (with the scientific name ) were the first deer species introduced to Australia, imported from Sri Lanka and India in the early 1800s. They were first brought in by Dr John Harris, a surgeon in the NSW Corps who had a