Lessons

All lessons

Module

Hunting Foundations

  • Introduction
  • Introduction to Hunting in Australia
  • Licenses, permits, seasons and ballots
    • Resource: Special Hunting Licences & Permits in Australia by State
    • Resource: How to get your firearms license in (seperate resources for each state)
  • Essential hunting gear
    • Resource: Hunting Gear Checklist
  • Firearms
    • Resource: Common Hunting Calibers in Australia
  • Rifle overview
  • How to operate a rifle safely
  • Firearm maintenance & cleaning
    • Resource: Instructions on how to clean your barrel
  • Firearm storage
  • Choosing your first firearm
  • Safety
  • Australian hunting terminology & slang
    • Resource: Australian hunting terminology & slang guide
  • Wrap up

Module

Hunting Techniques

  • Introduction
  • Optimal times to hunt
    • Resource: Australian Deer Fact Sheet
  • Finds spots a) Gathering intel
  • Finding spots b) Digital scouting & planning
  • Hunting techniques and strategies
  • Stalking
  • The wind, thermals & your scent
  • Signs of animals
    • Resource: Australian hoofed species print size comparison (graphic)
    • Resource: Australian hoofed species print size comparison (table)
    • Resource: Australian deer species print size comparison (graphic)
    • Resource: Hoofed species scar comparison (graphic)
  • The encounter
  • Shooting positions & stabilization
  • Shot placement
    • Resource: Shot placement (graphic)
    • Resource: Deer anatomy (graphic)
  • After the shot, recovery & blood tracking
  • Wrap up

Module

Hunting Spoils

  • Introduction
  • Meat handling, transport & storage
  • Field dressing
  • Deer backpack
  • How to skin a deer or goat
  • How to make venison jerky
    • Resource: Venison jerky recipe
  • How to make venison schnitzel
    • Resource: Venison schnitzel recipe
  • How to make goat biryani
    • Resource: Goat biryani recipe
  • Taxidermy options
  • How to make a deer rug
    • Resource: How to make your own deer / goat rug
  • How to make a euro mount
    • Resource: How to make your own euro mount
  • Wrap up

Module

Wild Game Butchering

  • Introduction
  • Essential home butchering equipment
  • Premium home butchering equipment
  • Aging and storing an animal
  • Breaking an animal into thirds
  • Making a rolled roast
  • Making forequarter chops
  • Making a leg roast, chump chops & ossobuco
  • Making a rump roast, silverside & steaks
  • Making tomahawk steaks (cutlets)
  • Wrap up

Course

Hunting Course Bundle

  • All lessons and resources from the Foundations Module + Techniques Module & Spoil Module.