Hi Scooter,

Deer hunting has really increased in popularity in Australia over the last 10+ years. There are seven species of Deer in Australia and I can assure you the venison from Fallow is up there with the best. I hunt Fallow each year, primarily for meat, but occasionally I harvest a buck. Typical Fallow bucks are around the 180-190lb mark with the big fellows getting up to 220lb.

You don’t need too much gun for Fallow. My preferred combination for Fallow is the 7mm-08 loaded with 120gr Nosler BTs, but I’ve taken Fallow out to 328yds with a 243 loaded with 85gr projectiles.



A typical example of a Fallow











Good sized Fallow




Mediocre Buck, but was taken as an eater pre rut




A superb trophy Buck