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 Sambar hunting...
#3485388
08/17/12 09:07 PM
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Eland Slayer
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Any of you know of a ranch in Texas with a good breeding population of Sambar Deer available for hunting? (preferably along the Gulf Coast)
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Re: Sambar hunting...
[Re: Eland Slayer]
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08/17/12 09:18 PM
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chital_shikari
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I don't think there are any in Texas. In Florida though
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Re: Sambar hunting...
[Re: chital_shikari]
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08/17/12 09:35 PM
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Txnrog
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Pioneer ranch near Galveston has them, but think that's just a family/corporate place.
I've been putting in for the Fl. draw the last couple years, no luck yet
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Re: Sambar hunting...
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08/17/12 09:40 PM
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nsmike
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Pope Bros. has advertised Sambar in the past, you also need to check ads for Rusa, it's the same animal.
for every stereotype there's a prototype don't be the prototype
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Re: Sambar hunting...
[Re: nsmike]
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08/17/12 09:47 PM
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Pope Bros. has advertised Sambar in the past, you also need to check ads for Rusa, it's the same animal. Haha....no it's not. Sambar are 3 times the size of a Rusa!! A big Sambar stag will weigh over 700 lbs....Rusa are about the size of a big whitetail. Rusa...  Sambar... 
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Re: Sambar hunting...
[Re: chital_shikari]
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08/17/12 09:48 PM
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I don't think there are any in Texas. In Florida though There are some in Texas....but a lot of ranches just purchase a male or two from a breeder, and shoot them on their ranch. I am more interested in a ranch that has a large breeding herd.
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Re: Sambar hunting...
[Re: Eland Slayer]
#3485534
08/17/12 09:49 PM
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chital_shikari
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I thought that rusa whre a bit bigger than axis....
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Re: Sambar hunting...
[Re: chital_shikari]
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08/17/12 09:54 PM
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I thought that rusa whre a bit bigger than axis.... They're about the same size as Axis.
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Re: Sambar hunting...
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08/17/12 10:28 PM
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nsmike
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I'll stick with my statement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambar_deer there is less difference then there is amongst the various Cervus (Elk, Red Deer, Sika)species. The various Cervus species are grouped as a genus. The Rusa are grouped as subspecies.
for every stereotype there's a prototype don't be the prototype
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Re: Sambar hunting...
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08/17/12 11:16 PM
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nsmike
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After some more reading I'll agree they're different Rusa Timorese vs Rusa Unicolor Unicolor.
for every stereotype there's a prototype don't be the prototype
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Re: Sambar hunting...
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08/18/12 12:27 AM
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I have shot sambar deer in New Zealand, They are the size of medium western elk. Rusa deer are about the size of axis deer.
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Re: Sambar hunting...
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08/18/12 01:31 AM
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txtrophy85
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I have shot sambar deer in New Zealand, They are the size of medium western elk. Rusa deer are about the size of axis deer. Where are the sambar native to?
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Sambar hunting...
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08/18/12 01:45 AM
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nsmike
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Click on the link the biggest subspecies cover India, Nepal, and Ceylon. Counting all subspecies almost all of SE Asia Southern China including Hainan and Formosa, and through the Indonesian Archipelago.
for every stereotype there's a prototype don't be the prototype
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Re: Sambar hunting...
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08/18/12 01:49 AM
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jackg
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sambar island Fla if you are up for a really tough hunt with a low success rate
if anyone draws I will give you some info on that hunt because the old man has done well a few times
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Re: Sambar hunting...
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08/18/12 04:17 PM
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DaltonB16
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we offer these hunts on the priour ranch in mountain home, tx
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Re: Sambar hunting...
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08/18/12 04:25 PM
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Re: Sambar hunting...
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08/18/12 06:11 PM
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chital_shikari
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I have shot sambar deer in New Zealand, They are the size of medium western elk. Rusa deer are about the size of axis deer. Where are the sambar native to? India My uncle has been on hunst for them and my grandfather has shot many
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Re: Sambar hunting...
[Re: chital_shikari]
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08/18/12 07:42 PM
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txtrophy85
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I have shot sambar deer in New Zealand, They are the size of medium western elk. Rusa deer are about the size of axis deer. Where are the sambar native to? India My uncle has been on hunst for them and my grandfather has shot many Hunted them here or over there?
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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