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John Roberts
Gun Dog Editor & Assistant Editor
Dogs and deer have always played a large part in John's life. His personal collection includes an 11" Chamois, a 30" Sambar and some good Fallow and Red deer heads. He and his wife Olivia farmed deer for over 20 years during which time they edited and produced Australian Deer Farming magazine. He has trained many breeds of dogs in Obedience, Field and Working Trials and lectured on dog and deer behaviour and management in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. |
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Daniel Peat
Deer in New Zealand
Born in New Zealand, Daniel has sambar trophies in both the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association and the New Zealand Bowhunters Society record books, a major highlight being the taking of a massive sambar/red hybrid which features in Secrets of the Sambar, Volume 3. A recent trip to Australia saw Daniel harvest a trophy stag in Victoria and he assures us it won't be his last! |
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Gobind Sagar Bhardwaj
Wildlife in India
Having joined the Indian Forest Service in 1994, Dr Gobind Sagar Bhardwaj is now a Senior Forest Officer with vast experience in wildlife management, having served in various forests including Ranthambhore National Park. It was during this tenure that he developed a deep passion for the tiger which resulted in him authoring the book, Tracking Tigers in Ranthambhore. He received an award for outstanding services to the State of Rajasthan for saving the life of villagers and a tiger that had strayed into a village, during which Gobind was badly mauled by the tiger. |
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Ritu Bhardwaj
Wildlife in India
Ritu Bhardwaj completed her masters in zoology at the University of Lucknow. A keen wildlifer and birder, she has interest in traveling and writing. Currently she is helping her husband Dr. G S Bhardwaj in his various research projects and editing of his popular writings. |
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Scott 'Scooter' Wilson
Equipment Reviews & Deer Hunting
Like a lot of people I started my hunting on rabbits and foxes. It wasn't till sometime later that my good friend Jon Graham said he was keen to get into deer hunting. So as green as could be we set ourselves up and headed to the hills to look for Sambar! Back then, their weren't magazines or books to help beginners out. After many unsuccessful trips we got invited on a hound hunt with Jim Garlick and fifteen minutes into that first hunt I shot my first deer off the hounds then I was hooked! Over the last 15 years I have hound hunted, stalked and hunted over my Wirehaired pointer Attila and I still love all three forms of hunting our most prestigious game animal. |
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Rod Barford
Trout Fishing in Deer Country
Rod runs what is arguably Australia's longest-running fly fishing guiding service, established in 1989. He has guided and instructed anglers from all over the world, and fished widely around Australia, New Zealand and the U.S.A. With over 45 years fly fishing experience, he is well-qualified to speak on all things trout and fly fishing. He has authored a number of highly original and informative articles published in several magazines including FlyLife and Freshwater Fishing. He currently holds seats on several government advisory boards on recreational fishing, and is the current President of the Australian Trout Foundation. Rod is also a keen sambar hunter. |
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Tony Evans
Precision Shooting
Tony served for 11 years in the Australian Army, 9 as a qualified sniper, including time as a Sniper Team Leader and completed the SF sniper course. He completed tours on the Domestic Counter Terrorist Team and multiple tours to Afghanistan, Iraq and East Timor.
Apart from the military, he has been a very keen shooter and hunter from a very early age and has competed in Metallic Silhouette, Field Rifle and Bench Rest rifle shooting. After making a living out of shooting at extreme ranges he now prefers the challenge of closing to within 10-20m with the bow and arrow to test his field craft and stealth. He now runs the Tactical Tracking Institute of Australia and is developing a three-day tracking awareness course format for Local police, Corrections and SES services along with any outdoor enthusiasts. |
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Dick Power
Magic Through The Lens
Dick has hunted sambar for 40 plus years and has been photographing them for the past seven. He gets deep satisfaction from every sequence he takes and part of his initial inspiration came from a wonderful photo taken by Ken Slee of a sambar stag crossing a river at speed. Dick still picks up the rifle every year for a week in the high country. |
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Graeme Jemmeson
Firearm Technical Expert
Graeme grew up in rural Victoria where his passion for hunting and firearms was nurtured from a young age. It was this passion at age 16, which led him to seek an apprenticeship in gunsmithing at Century Arms in Balwyn, under the tutelage of Phil Vinnecombe.
Century Arms specialised in English double rifles and custom heavy calibre big game rifles. Graeme completed his training and continued to work in the trade in Melbourne for many years. Phil instilled in Graeme the importance of integrity and attention to detail which has stayed with him all of his career.
Graeme resides in East Gippsland and is the gunsmith for Bairnsdale firearms. |
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Mark Kennedy
Hunting and Conservation
Mark is a passionate outdoorsman. Born in the UK, Mark was introduced to nature by his father, a keen amateur naturalist from a small farm on the border of Scotland and England. Mark went to agricultural school and his shooting career started young with a 410 shotgun and orders from his Grandmother to keep the songbirds safe. |
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Dean Kleinitz
Bowhunting
Dean has been focused on sambar since he was 14. After taking sambar with centrefire and muzzle loader, the bow is now his primary hunting tool. He was awarded the ABA's best of species national award for sambar twice and has held the Australian Bow Shot record for sambar. Dean is now teaching his young son Fletch about hunting, the bush and respect for the animal we hunt.
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Robert Zagorski
Lure Fishing in Deer Country
Rob began fly fishing at age 6 with his uncle in Poland and instantly fell in love with trout fishing. This fuelled his desire to learn more. By his early 20s he was competing in game fishing, course fishing & fly fishing tournaments, but the lure became his greatest love and he guided part time. Hunting sambar was next resulting in Rob becoming captivated by these monarchs of the bush. |
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Andrew Winwood
Tasmanian Fallow Deer
I have hunted fallow for 34 years and 17 years ago I was introduced to QDM by Brian Murphy. At this time I was elected president of our hunting club and have remained so for the entire journey. I am also a keen sambar hunter and recently purchased Jack, a GSP which John Roberts - the Gun Dog Editor - is helping me train. I am honoured to write about our hunting club's journey and my experience training Jack. |
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Bob Gough
Bushcraft
Bob Gough is first and foremost a Sambar hunter. He joined the Australian Army in 1985 and served 26 years, including tours to Bougainville, East Timor and Iraq. He has spent most of his life outdoors and is a Cross Country Ski and Snow Survival Instructor with the Army and has led many outdoor adventure activities. Bob is the National President of ADA and is passionate about hunter education. |
