The Hunters Campfire - Australian Hunting

The Hon. Robert Borsak, MLC is an elected representative of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party in the New South Wales Legislative Council. A lifelong hunter and fisher, Robert has been taking the fight to both sides of politics since 2010. His experiences in the often-combative world of politics gives him a unique perspective on how to get things done. He also has one of the best trophy rooms...

Big picture, little picture: Public land ethics and Shot placement. Tonight, we cover all bases. From the new ethics of public and hunting, to shot placement and how best to get that animal on the ground, up on your wall, in the freezer and on the dinner plate!

Worried about not having the right gear? The crew reflect on their own personal journeys as hunters and how they started out with a rifle, some ammo and not much else. Enjoy

Dreaming about a Fraser Island fishing camp adventure? In this episode the guys breakdown their most recent trip, discuss gear requirements, give some pointers for first time 4 Wheel Drivers and of course talk about fishing.

Finding Deer, hunting Deer, shooting, and missing Deer and even eating Deer. It all happened on Operation Venison!

Tonight we talk to Australia’s # 1 Hunting podcast guest, sh!tposter and experienced hunter Cody Gearon.  From his home base in Bathurst, we talk with Cody about life on the land, helicopters, hunting, rifles, calibres and a whole lot of other stuff. He also is a pretty good podcast intro and outro speaker too!   Enjoy

Tonight, we invite Carl Gustav Schulin-Howaldt to the campfire. Get ready for a wide ranging conversation with Aimpoint’s Regional Sale Director, Carl Gustav Schulin-Howaldt. With a region that covers most of Europe, Africa, and the Asia Pacific, Carl is a well travelled and highly experienced hunter. Along the way the guys get to talking about the history of red dot optics, European hunting polit...

With Jono missing in action, Mark and Hurls cover off on what’s been happening around The Hunters Campfire.

What happens when you get 4 hunting podcasters together? This is what happens. Tonight, it’s a no introductions, jump straight into it, rambling conversation across all sorts of topics, issues, and ideas. Along the way Matt puts to the campfire crew a bunch of questions that lead everyone down a burrow full of crazy rabbit holes. It’s different that’s for sure! Enjoy

Tonight, the campfire crew talk about ways they go about hunting a new State Forest. Mark, Ian and Jono cover off on their individual approaches to hunting, the gear they take, some of the challenges they’ve faced, and the best way to make your hunt an enjoyable, and productive experience. Enjoy

Tonight, the campfire crew take a deep dive into gear. Starting with a chat about their newly acquired ZOLEO Satellite comms, the campfire conversation moves to exploring the different rifle set-ups Ian, Jono and Mark will be using for the rest of 2023, while Mark brings the conversation to a close with an ‘Ode to the .30-06'. Enjoy

Tonight, the campfire crew share their own experiences of the 2023 Red Deer Roar and Fallow Deer Rut. Combining hunting on both private and public land across Queensland and New South Wales, the crew give their take on the rutting season, as well as their successes, and back to the drawing board moments. Enjoy

Tonight, we invite Craig Golding back to the campfire. This time around Craig Golding from Hook and Bone Outdoors shares his most recent hunting adventures in South Africa with the campfire crew. Something he describes as the ‘best hunt ever’ Craig provides some honest and forthright advice on travelling to and from South Africa, the costs involved in a multiday hunt, taxidermy, shipping, and how,...

Tonight, we invite Byron Young to the campfire. As Gunsmith and Workshop Supervisor for Beretta Australia, Byron enjoys a wealth of knowledge, and experience in building, modifying and improving rifles, shotgun and pistols.  He is also the Hunters Campfire crew’s gunsmith of choice, having worked with the team on a number of projects including the customised Tikka CTR and Beretta BRx-1 builds. Enj...

Tonight, we invite Louis Brown to the campfire. Aussie Ex-pat Louis Brown is a true outdoor adventurer. After leaving Oz and living in the UK, Louis decided to try his luck in Canada and hasn’t looked back. Through experiences including working as a guide and outfitter, and more recently as an avid hunter and mountaineer, Louis is making the most of the wild of Canada.

Tonight, we invite Errol Mason to the campfire. Errol Mason is a highly regarded authority on the behaviour and habits of Sambar Deer as well as the author of the Secrets of the Sambar and Hunt Smart System series of books.

Tonight, we invite Alexander Proft to the campfire. With an engaging, and authentic social media presence, Profty is a well known, respected and highly regarded member of the Australian hunting community. Enjoy

Tonight, we invite Paige Donald to the campfire. Living a life firmly connected to the land, Paige shares with The Campfire Crew her experiences as a Contract musterer, what really happens behind the scenes on a national TV show, her adventures as a pig dogger, rifle hunter and keen shotgunner, and her continuing journey as a rough stock rodeo rider and women’s rodeo advocate. Enjoy

Tonight, we invite Craig Pringle to the campfire. Freelance Cinematographer, Director and Producer, Craig and his team at Black Fox Productions are the creative force behind the new Australian made, and produced TV series, The Season. Along the way we talk with Craig about his vision for a purely Australian hunting show, the challenges of selling the concept to the networks and all the hard work i...

Tonight, we invite Peter Ryan to the campfire. Gun writer, columnist, photographer and published author, Peter is a hunting adventurer with a flair for the written word, and keen photographic eye. From New Zealand, Australia, the USA, the UK, Europe, Africa and even door knocking in South America, Peter has experienced hunting, and hunting traditions from across much of the world, and lived to tel...

Recorded Live via Facebook and YouTube Okay team, as a follow up to the recent Zeb Jones Sambar Hunter podcast we’ve brought him back to talk about his international hunting experiences. This time around Zeb shared some of his adventures chancing game through North America. As a bonus, our listeners had the chance to get in on the action and ask Zeb his thoughts on how to make their own adventures...

Tonight, we invite Ben Richards to the Campfire to discuss his journey from a self-motivated start in the sport of shooting, to a chance encounter that led to fox hunting over dogs, and again to Fallow Deer and finally Sambar. Along the way we pick his brain about thermal optics and how they can benefit hunters in locating game.

Tonight, we invite Daniel Kuhl to the Campfire. Wanting to add to the current conversation, Daniel reached out to the Campfire Team after listening to our recent podcast about the National Feral Deer Action Plan. With a wealth of knowledge about invasive species control and management, Daniel provides a different view on what he believes are some of the misconceptions about the Plan, as well as an...

From the heartland of Sambar country, we are excited to share with you all a great chat with Zeb Jones. Part one of a two-part discussion, we get to know Zeb, his passion for hunting, mentoring others, his progression into guiding and all his experiences along the way. I am sure most of you know who Zeb is but if not, you can find his content here:  @ZebrasSambarhuntingAdventures  https://www.inst...

Here is our take on the recently released National Feral Deer Action Plan. As hunters we have to be across these types of documents, and make sure our voices are heard.