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Sambar’s Roar The bi-monthly newsletter of the Melbourne Branch of the Australian Deer Association Inc. ABN 44 060 933 897. PO. Box 258, Bulleen. Melbourne. Victoria. Australia. 3105 February 2021 Volume 41 Issue 1 Melbourne Branch February Roar 110 Only We are back! As we can only have 110 attendees, invitations have been sent out, “first in best dressed!” Our next Branch meeting is at the Austrian Club on 11 Feb, starting at 7.30pm and at 8.00pm a presentation from the GMA. CEO Graeme Ford and Zach Powell from GMA will talk to us about: ➢ State of play of GMA ➢ New Licensing System ➢ Government commitments delivered under SHAP and opportunities to feed into the new SHAP 2.0 ➢ Process for upcoming regulator review. First Prize in our raffle is the Austealth Native Camouflage 44L Stealth Backpack. RRP $220 Austealth Native Camouflage 44L Stealth Backpack $220.00 • 44L • Knit Fabric with PVC Coating • 400gsm • Gun Holder • Rain Cover -Blaze Orange • Provision for a Water Bladder • Padded waist belt with pockets • Water bottle pockets left and right • Webbing Loops on top and bottom • Inside pack organiser • Shock compression cord • Hanging hook • Height of Bag 66cm Second Prize: 1 boning knife & 1 skinning knife set Supplied by My Slice of Life. Third prize: is a 20kg bag of dog food from Addiction Outdoors Please support or sponsors. We will also be awarding the 2019 Trophy Competition awards under various categories of best deer etc. Due to the disruption of last year, the 2020 trophy awards will be given out at the April meeting now. Please get your entries in by 31st March. [See entry forms at the back of the ROAR] 2 Winner of the Roar story writing competition from Dec 2020 Congratulations to: Sightings but no Shootings, and Lessons Learned (hopefully) 18th-20th November 2020 by Justin Rowe Justin wins one of our Fenix torches. A quick note to be mindful of: A man had an accident with a combine harvester on a property near Stawell in Western Victoria, his leg became trapped in an auger and it was badly damaged. He required an airlift back to the Royal Melbourne hospital. The flight time was just over 1hr. He received a bill from ambulance Victoria for $38,000.00!!!!! yes $38K. Ouch... The reason for bringing this up is to remind our members of the importance of having ambulance cover, some private health policy don’t automatically cover this. Julian The Knife Man will be coming to the Feb meeting, to sharpen anyone's knives, scissors and any other blade instruments. 3 4 pp 02) Competition Winners 03) Table of contents 04) President’s Roar 06) New Members 06) Walter’s Musings 07) Sunday Island 09) Recipe Venison Wellington 10) Firearm User Group 10) Hunting Dog Report 11) Tech Article 1 Solo Meat Hunt 13) Junior Ballot Fallow Deer Hunt 14) ADA Melbourne Branch Safety Code of Conduct 15) It is not a guarantee, but it is an opportunity! Bruce ‘Ossie’ Oswald 20) Melbourne Branch Calendar 21) ADA Melbourne Committee Members 22) Big Game Rifle Club – ADA Melbourne Branch 10th Annual Friendly Shoot 23) Photo and Trophy Competition Entry Forms The Austrian Club, 90 Sheehan Rd, Heidelberg West VIC 3081 5 Hi All. Hope you all had a great Xmas and New Year with your loved ones. Considering the year we have had, it was great to have some freedom to carry on over the festive season. As always make sure look after your family, through all the uncertainty during the year. We are finally back in business. After a dreadful year, the Austrian Club is open and we can have up to 110 members, at the venue. The Austrian Club will be working with a QR code, so can everyone log in when attending the meeting and bring your registration confirmation. As we can only have 110 attendees, invitations have been sent via the ADA’s event management system. At our first Branch meeting for 12 months, the GMA will be presenting. Graeme Ford, CEO GMA and Zach Powell, Manager Policy and Regulatory Services, will be on hand to tell us what's been happening and what new project are going to start. Don’t forget that the GMA doesn't make the rules or set seasons. They only enforce the rules and regulations. The minister proclaims the hunting seasons, not GMA. Any questions you’d like answers to, please forward to me or Peter [email protected] in advance, which will give the boys from the GMA a better chance of responding on the night. The committee has been busy talking to our sponsors from 2020 and securing their support for 2021. We have acquired several new sponsors for 2021, which can only benefit the Branch. As always, support those that support us. At every meeting we will be highlighting one of our sponsors and having their donation as the main raffle prize. Make sure you see what's on hand, so come along and try your luck at winning the main prize. We will be restocking our Branch Outdoor Shop, so when at the meeting catch up with Val and Dwayne to see what is available. Once again, the Branch hosted the Blond Bay Education weekend, on 16 & 17 January in conjunction with Sunday Island [Para Park]. The Committee, as always, performed diligently. There were 52 Blond Bay ballot winners that attended and they were surprised by the level of organisation and quality of speakers. All attendees under 18 were able to attend at no charge, this was an encouragement for the next generation to join hunting organisations. Peter Halcomb harvested a sambar Hind, which he donated to the weekend. I woke up one morning to see a covered whole deer on my front lawn, much to my surprise. I had to ring my youngest son Christian to come and give me a hand to put in the cool room. Special thanks to Barry Howlett, as Chairman of the Blond Bay Group, our communications officer Peter Halcomb, for his ongoing interaction with attendees. Our master chef Mark Fitzmaurice, with Partner Kate and their children as always Mark worked those 14 hour days, and Mark’s apprentices, Dwayne Peel, Jeffrey Owen, Val Zelenbaba, Joe Puma and Bruce Oswald. 6 The Branch owes these members their gratitude for the tireless work, to contribute to the Branch. We will be looking for volunteers, next year to share the work around. On that note Para Park, Sunday Island will be hosting an Open Weekend for Melbourne Branch members on the 27 & 28 February. A tour of the island & its infrastructure will occur on the Saturday, Saturday night you can soak up the atmosphere around the campfire and travel back on the Sunday. If you love owning a share in an island, Swimming, Boating, Sailing, Fishing, Deer & Duck Hunting, and getting together with the same minded people with the same interests, this is the place. If you've ever wanted to work on Hog and Fallow Deer management, pasture, fencing and general farm work, check it out. The social part of Sunday Island is great, with lifelong friends, family groups and children who will interact with other members. We will send out a special invitation for the event. There is no charge for the weekend, you just need to bring your own camping gear. The weekend is fully catered by Sunday Island, just bring your own drinks or buy them on the Island. Our February meeting will also be our delayed 2019 Trophy Awards Night. The 220 awards will be awarded at the April meeting. For the 2020 awards, please complete the forms attached at the back of the ROAR and reply to 31 Mill Park Drive Mill Park 3082. NOT THE ADDRESS ON THE ENTRY FORMS SENT OUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. As hunters, the scouting should start in the coming months, and checking out Hog, Fallow and Red Deer for the coming season and Ruts. Paul, our Branch Hunt coordinator, has been busy picking locations for our 2021 Branch Hunts. For the May hunt, we are going to Bennies Camp near Whitfield. https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/sites/bennies- camping-area Please check the location and try to find time to do some groundwork. Several, of the committee will be going up to each locations beforehand to try and work out the best areas to hunt for success. We are now in the process of organising a guest speaker / presenter for all our meetings. Once again check the calendar. Hope you all have a successful hunting year. Regards, Gino Lendaro Melbourne Branch President [email protected] 0418 994 281 7 Please join with us to welcome our new members, don’t forget to pick up your “Welcome pack” from our ADA Outdoor Shop. Richard White, Oleg Kozlov, Chris Trewin, John Iacovou, Luke Billinghurst, Hayden Elliot, Chad McWilliam, Jon Hawkins, Kanya Thumsud, Michelle Thumsud, Mikael Bond, Michael Goldsmith Walter’s Musings February 2021 Happy New Year and I hope you were able to take a break over the festive season. I’m cautiously optimistic that we have seen the worst of COVID19 and that this year life can start getting back too normal. The first event for the year was the Hunter Education course held at Sunday Island for those lucky ones drawn out for the Hog Deer ballot. This event was again hosted by our branch with cooperation from Para Park. There were about 52 participants, who got to see the wild weather first-hand and heard from some of the most knowledgeable hog deer enthusiasts around.