Secrets of the Sambar®, Volume 1, 2 & 3
The Definitive Trilogy on Sambar Deer
After 18 years of endless study including 6 years guiding hunters to the trophy of a lifetime, Errol Mason has written 3 complete volumes covering the biology, ecology, behaviour and strategies for hunting Sambar, arguably the worlds most elusive deer.
Each volume is packed with facts and tips and each includes 150 colour plates of stunning photos taken by the author and other hunters. These splendid books are hard cover with dust jacket and are full colour throughout the 256 pages. Each chapter features numerous easy-to-reference sub-headings, plus a comprehensive index. Outstanding graphite drawings by local wildlife artist Milosh Kraguljac, compliment this three volume set.
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Secrets of the Sambar - Volume 1
Limited Print Run - Revised, Updated and Reprinted
$130 includes postage within Australia.
AVAILABLE DECEMBER 1st 2012,
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Biology, Ecology, Behaviour & Hunting Strategies
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Volume 1 Click Here
Take a look inside Volume 1
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Due to great demand we have revised, updated and redesigned Secrets of the Sambar Volume 1 the first book in our trilogy (Hard cover - A4 format - 256 pp).
Chapters in Volume 1 include:
- Why Sambar are Revered
- Understanding Sambar Behaviour
- Australia's Top 4 Stags and How They Were Taken
- Antler Comparison for Ceylonese, Malayan, Indian and Victorian Sambar
- Antler Development
- Antler Casting
- Aiming Points and How Bullets Kill
- Cartridges & Projectiles
- Rifles and Scopes
- After The Shot
- Binoculars - How to Choose the Right binocular for you.
- Stalking tips
- Tracking & Interpreting Sign
- Hunting From Face to Face
- Farm Fringe Tactics
- The Stormy Weather Stag
- Response to Cattle, Sheep and Horses
- Description, Weights and Identification
- Social Behaviour
- Signposting and its relevance to hunting
- Response to Weather
- Equipment - Clothing, Daypacks, GPS, etc
How to Purchase: Volume 1 Reprint
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Cheque/Money Pre-order for $130.00 to
E and L Mason
PO Box 727
Bairnsdale, Vic. Aust 3875
Includes Free Delivery within Australia
POSTAGE
International postage rates:
New Zealand AU$32.00, Europe AU$53.25,
USA & Canada AU$42.75, Asia (Pacific) AU$35.75
Secrets of the Sambar - Volume 2
was $120 -- NOW $99
Biology, Ecology, Behaviour & Hunting Strategies
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Volume 2 Click Here
Take a look inside Volume 2
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In order to give you a preview of the books, the files have been reduced in quality for faster download.
Chapters in Volume 2 include:
- The Sensory System - Full colour images of the highest quality are used to demonstrate how sambar use the three most used senses - smell, vision and hearing - to detect predators, humans included.
- Dominance Hierarchy - Explains how a complete age structure of stags is able to live together in relative harmony and answers the often asked question, "If you shoot the dominant stag, how long before another moves in?" It describes methods used by stags to establish dominance without resorting to actual combat, but describes several blow by blow contests between stags intent on killing each other.
- Australia's Top Stags - Includes photos of the stag plus highly educational stories as to how Australia's #7, #9 and #10 sambar stags were taken.
- The Mating System - Full and double page enlargements of high quality images shows stags testing the receptivity of hinds and a hind giving birth. The sambar's mating system is described from A to Z and explains why sambar do not rut like red and fallow deer.
- Bushfires - This chapter describes the recycling and regenerating power of nature from the moment everything has been reduced to ash to the succulent and nutritious regrowth which follows. Explains the immediate to long term effects on sambar survival, reproduction and antler growth. Includes where to find sambar from the moment the bush has burned and in the months and years afterwards.
- Utility Gun Dogs - Covers puppy selection, training and effective strategies for hunting sambar with a gun dog. Includes top tips from several expert sambar hunters.
- Hunting by Scent - This unique chapter, based upon scientific research conducted in the UK in the 1920's, identifies the precise nature of scent, what it is and how long it lasts in various weather conditions and what causes it to dissipate. When and why scent will be good and when and why it will be bad is discussed in detail. It explains how hounds and gundogs track and find sambar and how sambar use scent to detect predators – including humans.
- Our Dianas of Hunting - How a mother and daughter harvested their trophy sambar stags, one with the help of their English Pointer.
- Tactics for Wallows - If you ambush just any wallow you are wasting your precious hunting time. By teaching you which is the best wallow to ambush, why it's the best, how to build and where to position your hide, this book will help you get the most out of your time in the bush.
- Hunting the Sub-Alpine - Learn how sambar use this unique habitat very differently to habitats at lower elevations. The 'Special Tactics' required for consistent success when hunting the sub-alpine are covered step by step.
How to Purchase: Volume 2
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Cheque/Money Order for $99.00 to:
E and L Mason
PO Box 727
Bairnsdale, Vic. Aust 3875
Includes Free Delivery within Australia
POSTAGE
International postage rates:
New Zealand AU$32.00, Europe AU$53.25,
USA & Canada AU$42.75, Asia (Pacific) AU$35.75
Secrets of the Sambar - Volume 3
was $133 -- NOW $109
Biology, Ecology, Behaviour & Hunting Strategies
To read Reviews about
Volume 3 Click Here
Take a look inside Volume 3
Chapters in Volume 3 include:
- Evolution
- Evolution of the Sambar As Prey of Tiger, Leopard, Wild Dog & Man
- Anti-Predator Strategies & How They Employ Them
- How Sambar Respond to Humans & Hunting Pressure
- Behaviour
- A Day in the Life of a Family Group
- A Day in the Life of a Stag
- Communication - Audible and Visual
- The Role of Wallows - Results of a Two Year Study
- Biology/Ecology
- Plants Used by Sambar
- Logging Coups
- Where Monster Stags Roam
- Hunting
- How Choose the Right Binocular
- Hunting from Tree Stands and Ground Hides - How to Hunt From Them
- Bow Hunting Tips & The Biggest Bow Shot Stags
- Air Currents and Wind Direction- What Every Stalker Should Know
- Adjust Strategies to the Conditions
- Hunting with Hounds
- Tribute to a Hunting Great
- Australia’s Top Stags
- Sambar Red Hybrid Monster
- Venison
- Forest to Plate
- Management
- QDM for Sambar
- QDM for Sambar - A Case Study
- To Cull or Not to Cull - Causes of Malformation & How We Should Respond
- Skeletal Overlay
- Skeletal Overlay
How to Purchase: Volume 3
ORDER ONLINE
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via Paymate,
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Cheque/Money Order for $109.00 (includes
free post
within Australia) to:
E and L Mason
PO Box 727
Bairnsdale, Vic. Aust 3875
POSTAGE
International postage rates:
New Zealand AU$32.00, Europe AU$53.25,
USA & Canada AU$42.75, Asia (Pacific) AU$35.75
Special Offer - 3 Volume Sets
NOW $320
We can supply Volumes 2 & 3 immediately. We will supply Volume 1 when it is available Dec 1st 2012. The reprint will be of identical quality to the original Volume 1.
Save $18.00 when you purchase the Complete 3 Volume Set.
- $320 including postage within Australia.
Ask Errol to sign each and write a special message in each volume to your loved one.
How to Purchase: Complete 3 Volume Set
ORDER ONLINE
To order the Complete 3 Volume Set
via Paymate,
please click the
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OR
Cheque/Money Order for $320.00 (includes
postage
within Australia) to:
E and L Mason
PO Box 727
Bairnsdale, Vic. Aust 3875
POSTAGE
International postage rates:
New Zealand AU$32.00, Europe AU$53.25,
USA & Canada AU$42.75, Asia (Pacific) AU$35.75
A Hunter's Guide to Sambar Deer
Volume 1 & 2 DVDs
"Simply the best educational DVD's on sambar I have ever seen. The reason the 3 boys - TJL - produced these awesome DVD's was to educate you about sambar and provide you with some amazing footage to enjoy whilst you learn."
- Errol Mason Author Secrets of the Sambar Vol 1,2 & 3; Editor Secrets of the Sambar & Other Cervidae magazine.
How to Purchase: A Hunter's Guide to Sambar Deer
A Hunters Guide
to Sambar Deer
Volume 1 DVD
$39.95
(Free Delivery
within Australia).
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E and L Mason
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VIC AUS 3875
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A Hunters Guide
to Sambar Deer
Volume 2 DVD
$39.95
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Secrets of the Sambar Volume 1
has been Revised, Updated and Reprinted!
$130 includes postage within Australia
- Available December 1st 2012
To purchase via Paymate
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Send cheque/money order to E & L Mason,
PO Box 727, Bairnsdale Vic 3875
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Short Cuts and Reviews
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Secrets of the Sambar - Volume 1
Secrets of the Sambar - Volume 1: Reviews
Secrets of the Sambar - Volume 2
Secrets of the Sambar - Volume 2: Reviews