In this Episode, I am joined by Robbie Austen of Terra Firma Archery. Robbie is a highly achieved bow hunter with a ton of experience from Australia and the globe. He shares his experience from New Caledonia chasing rusa and tells the story of taking a magnificent sambar stag in the Vic High Country.
Carbon arrows - we break them right down! Robbie explains the manufacturing process and how different elements of that process can affect spine, straightness and strength of shaft. We talk about Terra Firma’s broad heads and the development of their new sharpener designed to overcome the challenges of getting a gladius razor sharp.
This is another great episode you are bound to get a lot out of!
Ep 16 Stewart Forbes travelled to Cameroon to hunt the elusive Bongo antelope with his bow. His story is full of passion and emotion. No punches are pulled in it’s telling. Stewart is a great story teller. He’ll have you right there with him!
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EP 15 - Ben Salleras shares his epic tale of success in Fiordland. Taking a wapiti bull with a bow is a mean feat achieved by only a handful of bowhunters.
In this episode, Ben tells the story of how it went down. He describes Craig’s misadventure and how they had to navigate an injury. We also pick apart a few bits of kit that they relied. Even if hunting in Fiordland isn’t on your radar, this is an awesome listen that you are sure to get something out of.
Ep 14 Scott Brown is half of URBAN 2 OUTLAND. He’s been bowhunting for over 30 years and shifts to the dark side every now and then. In this episode we reminisce about our early days and the gear used before talking about his sambar journey. We share a first hand brown bear charge when I worked in Alaska.
There’s plenty of variety in this episode. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it!
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Ep 13 Nigel Morris is a WA bowhunter who has had incredible success with sambar over the years. We talk about the logistical challenges of bowhunting from WA and Nige shares a successful family bowfishing adventure. There are plenty of cool stories with some incredibly close encounters with the brown ghosts of the high country.
In this episode I am joined on the couch by Gordon Wallace of North East Experience and Mick Thompson aka Sambar Seeker. Gordon and Michael are very accomplished sambar hunters in their own right. Thomo is one of Australia’s most successful sambar bowhunters and Gordo has taken on the ambitious task of guiding sambar hunters! We cover their individual journeys from growing up together and taking their first sambar to where they are now and future ambitions.
Gordon hosts the “North East Meet and Greet”, an annual event held in the Kiewa Valley in North East Victoria. We break down the beginnings of the event and where Gordon hopes to take it in the future.
Thomo gave himself the challenge of self filming his sambar hunts. He talks us through that process and how he makes the most of his opportunities while running his own business and having a young family.
This is a great conversation that covers many topics. There are heaps of laughs plenty of tactics and insights shared. Hope you enjoy it!
Ep 11 Stewart Island Whitetail Part 2 with Leigh Cragg
By sheer coincidence Leigh hunted Kelly’s Block the same as Dano did for our first SI episode. Leigh’s first trip was in 2018, he returned to Kelly’s again in 2023. This is a great follow up to the first SI instalment. Leigh was able to apply lessons learned on his first trip and maximise his chances of success for his second trip. This episode is not repetitive at all. You will get just as much information from this EP as any other SI podcast you may have listened to and help reinforce the lessons these adventurous hunters are passing on.
Didn’t go 20! Twenty minutes that is…
Introducing Last Light Podcast short format “Didn’t go 20!”
In this episode Leigh Cragg shares his successful 2024 Rusa Rut experience. Taking not one, but three ripper stags from the Central Queensland herd.
In this episode I am joined on the couch by Shane and Zayla from The Great Escape Fly Fishing. We start off by talking about something I didn't know was possible, catching carp on the fly, before we get into high country trout.
Shane and Zayla are an enthusiastic couple and share some great and funny stories of misadventure and the challenges of creating YouTube vids. This was a fun one to record. I'm sure even if you aren't into fly fishing, you'll be keen to give it a crack after listening!
Part 3 of Hunting in New Guinea, in 1995 Mark Burrows travelled to Bensbach to bow hunt rusa. Mark was joined by two other bowhunters who all had success. We dig a bit deeper into the gear available in the mid nineties and the strategies used to bow hunt the open flood plains at Bensbach.
You can find Mark on Insta @markburrowsarchery
