St. Vincent Sambar Deer

[1000yards]

Bring snake boots, bug spray, water, and a great attitude.

 

[kpenglish77]

I had zero success drawing with up to 3 points. Then Michael hit, and hunts were canceled and tags moved to the next year. I didnt ever apply again. Damn glad once i saw that place in person by boat. No interest in hunting there now, and success has dropped WAY DOWN. Hopefully you get one . I assume Sambar stag vs Whitetail tag.

I plan to embrace the suck, at least this one time.

 

[JDeanP]

I never really understood why they don't just rid the island entirely of whitetails and allow the sambar deer to populate to actual huntable levels. The whitetail hunt out there is a bit of a joke anyhow.

The white tail are native, and the sambar are not. I wish they would introduce new genetics, but they have no plan to do that. Once they get too inbred to continue, or they all die to various causes, they’re done. As far as I know, it’s the only instance of the feds managing a non-native large/medium sized game for hunting. They don’t make a habit of that practice.

As a nonresident, I’m very grateful for the whitetail hunt. It’s a super affordable experience for nonresidents, and the residents don’t seem to mind us coming into town because they’re doing the serious hunting somewhere else. For me it’s 100% about the experience of the place and the species is just a bonus. I try to make the trip every year now. Even if I had the ability to hunt out west every year, I’d still be going to St. Vincent as well.

 

[MallardSX2]

As far as I know, it’s the only instance of the feds managing a non-native large/medium sized game for hunting. They don’t make a habit of that practice.

Aoudad
Oryx

 

[kpenglish77]

I need to start putting in for this. I love PSJ & SGI, go there every year. I'm only about 2.5 hours away. Almost bought a beach house in Mexico Beach a decade ago.

I've always wanted to check out that part of Old Florida anyway. Couple days exploring and eating my weight in oysters, couple days hunting. Looking forward to it.

The white tail are native, and the sambar are not. I wish they would introduce new genetics, but they have no plan to do that. Once they get too inbred to continue, or they all die to various causes, they’re done. As far as I know, it’s the only instance of the feds managing a non-native large/medium sized game for hunting. They don’t make a habit of that practice.

As a nonresident, I’m very grateful for the whitetail hunt. It’s a super affordable experience for nonresidents, and the residents don’t seem to mind us coming into town because they’re doing the serious hunting somewhere else. For me it’s 100% about the experience of the place and the species is just a bonus. I try to make the trip every year now. Even if I had the ability to hunt out west every year, I’d still be going to

The white tail are native, and the sambar are not. I wish they would introduce new genetics, but they have no plan to do that. Once they get too inbred to continue, or they all die to various causes, they’re done. As far as I know, it’s the only instance of the feds managing a non-native large/medium sized game for hunting. They don’t make a habit of that practice.

As a nonresident, I’m very grateful for the whitetail hunt. It’s a super affordable experience for nonresidents, and the residents don’t seem to mind us coming into town because they’re doing the serious hunting somewhere else. For me it’s 100% about the experience of the place and the species is just a bonus. I try to make the trip every year now. Even if I had the ability to hunt out west every year, I’d still be going to St. Vincent as well.

3 days of camping, hunting by morning and fishing in the evenings on a cool island. Can’t beat it

 

[JDeanP]

Aoudad
Oryx

Oryx is managed by the state agency, even though it’s sometimes on federal land. I’m not sure about aoudad. I could be wrong, but that was my understanding.