Paul Stanley Joined Trophy Takers recently with two very good trophies that he took back in 2007 and 2006 respectfully. His excellent Red Stag was taken at 35 yards back in 06 with one of those precision shots that left the animal totally unawares that it was mortally hit, the big Stag scored 283 5/8DS and is one of Robert's favoured trophies, then in 07 Robert took a very nice Fallow Buck at very close range with one arrow out of his trusty Darton bow and only made it a short distance from the pair as Roberts young son at the time was watching all the action only a few metres behind his Dad, defiantly an exciting day!
Congratulations on two very fine trophies and Welcome to TT Robert!

Paul and Liam Woods joined TT with two nice Boars which they scored on a trip out west this year, Paul solid Boar scored 26 6/8DS while the young Liam’s Board score 23DS neat! Paul is one of Australia’s newest and up and coming bow hunting DVD makers and was being look after and entertained by fallow TT member James Warne, Trophy Takers congratulate you Paul and Liam and welcomes you to TT, we are sure there are plenty of other trophies to rate and to come!

Shane (Rag Head) Dupille our resident Fox slayer, has been at it again rating four very good fox’s from 10DS to 10 3/16DS on recent trips of late, this is must be some kind of record as Shane has dispatched 39 foxes this year that’s a real impressive total of foxes in the last 12 months, and he has taken out 76 all up!

Well done again mate look forward to more for 2012!

Glenn McIntosh is a new TT member and while on a guided hunt with Brad Smith this rut he has managed to take a monster Buck which scored 243 5/8 DS, another truly awesome Fallow and trophy for Glenn, welcome to Trophy Takers Glenn and congratulations from all at TT!

Steven Holegate rated a nice Buffalo which scored 78 4/8 DS, which is his first and personal best, congratulations Steven!

Brian Newton shot and very big feral cat at close range recently the big moggie scored 7 13/16 DS and is Brains personals best also and it’s never a bad thing to take out of the bush these pests, congratulations Brian top effort!

Shannon James rated and big male Fox also of late the 10 4/16DS dog is another in his ever growing list of big Foxes with his bow, well done Shannon!

Mark Willis our long time member and south coast deer expert has scored and very impressive and heavy Rusa stag in the pre-rut of 2011, it scored 203 1/8DS and is another awesome trophy for Marks very impressive trophy room, congratulations Mark!

Pat and Harrison Tyding’s joined Trophy Takers with two impressive Fallow bucks taken in 2009 and this year Pat’s very impressive Buck scored 232 5/8DS and his young son Harrison rated a great Buck for a young bowhunter which scored 185 6/8DS, excellent trophies guys and welcome to TT, I’m sure will see more grate trophies hit the ratings over the coming years!

Will Ellen has taken a bomber of a Sambar Stag to join TT! The Stag was downed recently in Vic and Will is one very happy camper to say least! Not only is it his first Sambar and it one impressive one at that, welcome to Trophy Takers Will and a big congratulations from all at TT!

Robert Ring joined the TT rankes with a very nice Rusa Stag and Billy goat which scored 88 1/8DS and 115 4/8DS respectively, nice way to enter the ratings Robert and welcome to TT, and of course congratulations from Trophy Takers mate!

Ben Reith also joined TT with a very good Fallow Buck recently the 207 6/8DS trophy is Bens P.B. and we would like to congratulate you Ben and welcome you to Trophy Takers also!

Wes Tolhurst also joined TT with a very nice boar which scored 28 6/8DS, nice one Wes and welcome to Trophy Takers we look forward to seeing more trophies from you!

Kris Norman joined and rated and very nice billy of late the 115 1/8DS bruiser is a good way to make entry in the Trophy Takers book, we welcome you Kris!

Last but defiantly not least long time TT member Shane (the fox slayer) Dupille has rated many a fine red dog recently to go with all the others he rated in the last 12 months it and impressive total Shane, the best one scored 10 6/16DS followed by 10 4/16DS, 10 1/16DS and he also managed to take a nice feral cat that went 6 11/16DS, again mate top effort and congratulations from us all at TT, keep it up!

2011 Trophy Takers Awards - Cobar Bowmens Club, Cobar, NSW 15/16 October 2011

After a late change of location the 2011 Trophy Takers awards will be held on the weekend of the 15/16th October at the Cobar Bowmans club, located 5 km out of Cobar, NSW on the Barrier Highway towards Nyngan. The club is on the left hand side just past the rest area. There will be basic camping facilities at the grounds and we are intending to gain access to showers at one of the local caravan parks.

The Trophy Takers annual awards weekend are an opportunity for members and guests to come together in a relaxed environment and talk bowhunting. There are two official meetings during the weekend - these being the annual general meeting held on the Saturday afternoon, followed by the annual awards presentation on the Saturday evening, where the perpetual awards and best of species awards for 2011 will be presented..

As with all trophy takers awards, we are planning a large display of hunting trophies, photo's and memorabilia, and everyone who plans to attend are encouraged to bring along any hunting or wildlife related items to add to the display.

Access to the target range will be available throughout the weekend and an informal shoot may be organised depending on interest. For more information, email or ring
Mark Southwell (0427 785 344) or Dash Warren (0429 363 209).

Once again, anyone who is interested in bowhunting, archery or the outdoors is more than welcome to attend, whether they are TT members or not.

New Australian Record Rusa Stag Taken!

Boy what can we say other than this must be Trevor Willis’s year, he has just recently returned from another trip with Mick Baker for Rusa this time and Trevor has done it again the 35”+ stag was called into only 3m when Trevor placed one of his favoured 3 blade muzzy in his chest to bring the big Stag down within 40-50m! Trevor really didn’t know what he had until later when all the tape came out and all the numbers with some extra basal snags scored him another Australian record, what and purple patch you have been in mate defiantly some unbelievable luck and skill to take two records in one year! All at TT and its friends congratulate you mate one this once in a life time achievement, well achievements, we are wondering now what’s next!

The Payne’s have rated a few very trophies of late the first was Lee’s two Fallow bucks that he called into close range in this year’s 2011 Fallow rut, the biggest scores 215 3/8 DS and the other went 182 2/8 DS, very good heads there mate, very well done, also his son Glen rated a 09 7/8 DS Billy and Lee rated and 105+ Billy of late also, very well done as always guys!

New member Jeremy Brown has been wondering around with fallow TT member Sean Walsh of late and joined TT with a couple of decent Boars and a Camel, the Camel scored 28 ¼ DS and the Boars range from 25 to 23+ DS, not to be left out, Sean has rated a very nice Billy and Boars and a very good Fox recently also the Goat went 102+ and the best Boar was 24+, and the Fox scored just under that magic 10 mark, so check them out in their respective pages of their various species, and congratulations guys and welcome to TT Jeremy!

Our Ratings director Mark Southwell dragged himself away for and hunt with James Warne and friends (Leigh Cragg and Paul Woods) out west and all the guys managed to down some quality animals over the week they were there, Mark rated two nice Billies and that went 110 5/8 DS and 109 2/8 DS with some nice solid Boars hitting the deck also from Marks trusty Allegiance, excellent effort mate some fine trophies there!

New Archery Shop opens in the A.C.T.
Rory Smith one our members has opened an archery shop in Gladstone Street in the A.C.T. great news! It’s called Broadside Archery (www.broadsidearchery.com.au) and you can reach them on
02 6228 1668 and the address is unit 2/196 Gladstone Street in Fyshwick A.C.T. 2609

Also Rory rated his PB Boar from a recent trip into the mountains, the 29 4/8 DS Boar was taken at close range with Rory's new PSE Oman Pro, congratulations on the excellent Trophy Boar mate and we all hope your new business goes from strength to strength!

New Australian record Red Stag!

A new Australian record Red Stag has finally hit the books, Adam Greentree as most would know has taken the biggest Red Stag in Aus with a bow, the massive beast was taken after a few days of cat and mouse in the hills and was finally taken at 20-25 odd metres as the big Stag stood from his wallow to a deceiving hind call from Adam, the 358 4/8DS will take some time to beat we think, and Adam’s luck had not all been used up taking another 40”+ Red Stag a day or so later that scored over 310+, now that one truly amazing hunt and two amazing trophies, all at TT congratulate you Adam on your achievements!

Jim Craze has taken his best Fallow buck to date at close quarters, the big bodied Buck was coaxed in to roughly 10 or so yards before Jim dispatched him with one arrow! The 224 6/8DS Buck was Jim best for 2011 in the pre rut, so congratulations Jim!

James Warne has rated the two Fallow bucks he took this year while hunting with Mark Southwell, the first is a very nice and even chocolate Buck taken at 25m, while he and James played cat a mouse around a small patch of bush until Warne finally got a clear shot and took out the 204+ Buck, nice one mate! An his second Buck proves a real love crazed Buck will come to anything at the right time of the rut as the boys were setup in a gully in the middle of the day thought they would try call in a fox so they pulled out the scotch predator call and had just given it a couple of wraps and from a distance here comes this nice Buck keen as mustard heading to them flat chat, James was in the best position as the buck came into range that was just to irresistible for James to let go and took the Buck out at about 5 yards! The back later scored 180+DS, some great experiences and some great trophies there James, awesome effort!

Pete Morphett has finally got a Sambar Stag on the deck, after taking a quick opportunity in a very short window of opportunity to get and shot at an extended range with his latest Franken bow creation the Z-Roid, at a Stag in the very, very early morning light, he secured the big bodied stag only after a relatively short tracking job to secure the 121 4/8DS Stag, and he was and still is a happy man, as he has not only joined the ratings of this very elusive club but also gets the monkey of his back, after only having two opportunities in 5 years to finally get a decent shot, well done Pete awesome effort!

Shane Dupille has been hammering the local Fox population over the past half a year with his trusty Badlands recurve and as usual has taken many a great trophies but also has taken plenty of great pictures to boot, the foxes he has rated of late score from high to the low 10’s and are well worth taking a look at in the ratings, again Shane awesome effort and some absolutely great pictures of you trophies also, well done!

Kith Hill rated to fine Boars he took with his trusty recurve, the 25 6/8 DS and 24 6/8 DS Boars were taken at close range, while on a trip to the cape back in 2010, congratulations Keith on two fine trophies!

Brian Newton Joined Trophy Takers with two very big Billies, the two were taken on a guided hunt with Wayne Preece. 127 2/8DS and 122DS goats were taken with Brian’s new Mathews Monster bow, Brian also rated and very good Fox and feral Cat at he took in 2009 and 2010, so check them out in the ratings for their scores and congratulations Brain on some very good trophies and welcome to TT!

Casey McCallum rated a few very good bucks he has taken over the last few years the best going 227 4/8 DS which is a real cracker and Casey’s PB, he also rated two other very good bucks that score in the 190+ range so check them out in their respective rating sections, and congratulations mate as always you have done well!

Pete Morphett had a bit a shocker there this year, but without going into to many details he managed to down a decent buck, this buck has a bit of character about him and Pete stalked to 43m before he dropped and 2 blade Rage into his chest sealing the deal, nice one Pete!

New Australian Record Chital Stag taken!

Trevor Willis has knocked off reigning Chital expert and previous record holder Paul Southwell and has taken the largest Chital recorded in Australia with a bow and single arrow, on the last morning of a 6 day Chital hunt with Mick Baker!
Trevor was on a roll this trip taking 2 other Chital Stags, during the week, but the last ditch effort on very wet hunt paid off, after and long stalk the very patient hunter, Trevor crawled past and another big Stag (within 30m) that would have been as big but for its excessive spread, Trevor took the 45m shot after waiting for the beaded group of stags to stand after they caught a slight bit of unfamiliar sent and stood to give Trevor the shot in the long grass. The Muzzy tipped arrow brought the big 196 1/8 DS Stag down with the same distance and the rest is history! Congratulations from all at TT Trevor on such a magnificent trophy one you will never forget! But wait there's more on his return trip home and in the usual stages of the scouting for the fallow rut of 2011 Trevor has also managed to down and magnificent Sambar Stag from 55m, again a single arrow and a bit of a long wait making sure the arrow had done its job before tracking the Stag some 80m to secure the big bodied stag that scored 159 4/8 DS, again congratulations Trevor, an awesome effort and the luck was defiantly on your side so far this year!

Mark Southwell has knocked off one truly big Fallow buck this 2011 rut, the very mature red common buck was taken from 35m, while he was keeping in check a small harem of does, all the while with Marks video camera rolled in the back ground to capture all of the 250 5/8 DS final moments! Mark is one happy camper indeed as to be expected, and on initial judging of the head, he thought a conservative high 220DS earlier on in the long 4 hour stalk and waiting game, so when he was about to draw on the truly massive buck, I don’t think there was much buck fever, which is defiantly better frame of mine than having some big number to have in your mind when it comes down the crunch I guess, congratulations Mark the PB Buck and for being the first one to crack the 250+, all at TT sure know you have worked hard for such and awesome trophy mate!

Rory Smith has taken his best Buck to date, the very heavy an wide palmed Buck with awesome guard tines was taken and 48m with a single arrow out of his 80# PSE Oman, the big 235 4/8 DS Buck has been on Rory’s hit list for two years now, and this year was the best time to take the big fella as he was in his prime and supporting the biggest set or antlers Rory has seen, congratulations Rory he is a real cracker of a buck!

Shane Dupille has taken his best Fallow buck to date with a 30m downhill broadside shot with a 60lb Ballard recurve, custom Manual Agues arrow with black stump at the business end. The Buck was the first one grunting in the early morning light, which saw Shane use the his new 3D camo, to fool a doe close by to stop and check him out as her suitor was total oblivious to the potential danger, and Shane did the rest as the Buck thought he was in with a chance as the doe had stopped moving but all he copped was a razor sharp arrow, the buck only travel a short distance before going down, and Shane had his 194 DS Buck, congratulations Shane sounds like a top hunt!

Leigh Gragg shot his PB 200 1/8 DS fallow Buck from 15 yards front on as he came up a pad to his doe call on way back to a scrape, and Leigh’s very nice 273 1/8 DS Red Stag was taken from 20 metres as it stood in its wallow after Lee got him to stand to a hind call. Nice effort mate, well done!

Wally Parker joined TT with a 92 5/8 DS Billy he took with trusty old Darton Maverick at 30m after taking out a couple of his mates first, the Billy only traveled a short distance like the others before him and fell further that he actually ran, nice shooting mate and congratulations and welcome to Trophy Takers!

Stay tuned there’s more to come!

Rick Turner has rated his PB Chital Stag recently, the very even and symmetrical stag scored
177 1/8 DS, and Rick also rated another excellent Billy of late as well, it scored 121 2/8 DS, brilliant stuff Rick and congratulations from all at TT!

This year’s TT resident Sambar slayer Mick Kernaghan has taken another fine beast for the table recently and he has added it the ratings to his ever expanding Sambar file, again Mick
really well done and thank you for sharing it will us all at TT!

2011 Archery Expo

The 2011 Archery Expo and Hall of Fame dinner is quickly coming upon us. Trophy Takers will be putting on a display in conjunction with Bowhunter Australia Magazine and several other DVD producers.

Trophy Takers has reserved several tables at the hall of fame dinner. If you're going and you want to sit with other TT members then please let us know if you haven't already – via the contact page on this website or call Mark on 0427 785344.

New Australian record Chital Stag taken!

Well none other the the current TT number 1 Chital Stag holder Paul Southwell has done it again! Mark had joined Paul on a surprise birthday visit, so the boys didn’t want to waste an opportunity to hunt the local deer population, Pauls luck on the deer this weekend was nothing short of miraculous as he took a spiker and Hind for meat, and managed to get another crack at a very big Stag that he had got a stalk on the week before, and this time he sealed the deal, now Paul is no stranger to big Chital Stags, but in this case he has taken it just one step further, he has taken the largest Chital Stag with a bow in Australia, the very symmetrical stag, which is over 32 inches long scored a whopping 194 7/8 DS! Wow now that’s one birthday gift, congratulations Paul another number 1 shield to add to your collection, all the members of TT and it directors congratulates you on a trophy of a life time!

Now never to be left out Mark didn’t have the much luck on that same two day hunt, but managed to put down one of the biggest Boars they have seen on the Chital block, the big bruiser scored 27 4/8 DS!

Chris Hervert long time TT member has taken his first Chital while on a pig hunt up north recently, the 157 3/8 DS was taken at about 30m, with one arrow out of Chris’s trusty old Golden Eagle compound, congratulations Chris there one very hard deer species to get close too and to take with archery equipment, well done!

Leigh Cragg rated he best Fallow buck for 2010 rut, the large red common coloured buck was taken on a very good stalk into the lion’s den with multiple does and ever changing wind directions, Leigh managed to navigated through and the obstacles and the young bowhunter managed to get a very good angle on the beaded Buck and slip a broadhead through his vitals at 20m, the 191 5/8 DS Buck only travelled a short distance and collapsed! Top effort Leigh, all at TT congratulate you on your PB Fallow Buck!

Mathew Skoupa joined TT with his first Sambar with a bow, the 22” Stag was taken at 30m, and after a bit of an ordeal tracking, he finally secured his 137 4/8 DS prize, excellent effort Mathew and welcome to TT!

Also new the join TT was Dave Hook, a young bowhunter from Goulburn NSW, the very keen bowhunter had a very good trip up the cape in 2010 (his first) and he shot and secured many good boars, the best going 27 2/8 DS, followed by a 24 6/8 and 23 6/8 DS Boar’s, he also nailed a decent scrub bull while away on the 10 day trip. He also rated a nice 96 1/8 DS billy which he shot from 30m, around home recently. Welcome to TT Dave, and congratulations on some very nice trophies with plenty more to come were sure!

Rod Bagnall joined TT with a nice 100 DS Billy taken with traditional equipment, nice one mate and welcome to TT also Rod!