Hunting "muntjac deer" in Indonesia...

Thanks for the advise, dakota. I appreciate it.
I hope that he is just okay....seb.

Hi Gila....is John Wasson Jr. your true name?

Thanks for the advice.
Yes, I think I'd ask him to first operate/handle my rifles & shoot some rounds at a target or two before the hunt....I would certainly know if he is good or not, at a glance.


Okay a little about our local muntjac...
First I'm not sure if they're Indian or Reeves Muntjac??...but it is stated in some booklets that ours are being called "Muntiacus Muntjac". They're a bit different from place to place, though...some of them are in brown/reddish color, but some are almost black (especially around the back, feets & the face). The "black" ones are usually a bit bigger than the brown/red ones.
The normal weight of our barking deer (mature) is around 20-25 kgs, while the big/black one can reach about 35 kgs or so.
We can find them in almost any fields, from thick vegetations/forests, corn field, pine woods etc. From very short range to long range (up to the spotlight could reach...depends on the field, situation, fog, dusts, etc).
These little deers can be found without so hard overhere in my area, especially if we hunt at night with jeep & by spotlighting. Stalking (at night or daylight) & tree stand method are also fun! We can also "calling" them by a custom made device (from a kind of bamboo & a little piece of plastic, sounds like a male deer), as they have their own territorial. Not like hogs, they wouldn't be too far from its territorial, wouldn't be no more than 1/2 kilometers range. Not like hogs, sometimes we wouldn't even know if the deer is just reaching/standing under our treestand, because they walk very carefully & doesn't make any sound/voice. (this can happen if we hunt at thick vegetations & in wet season...no dry wood branches, leaves etc). This deer can also "called" to get closer, by a spotlight.
Most of the time we can determine if it is male or female just by looking their eyes (even at long distance...say at 500m or so). By spotlighting, the male reflects reddish eyes while the female reflects greenish eye...(although depends on the angle they're facing at, too). My scopes also first rate, so they also a big help....if the deer is a bit darker it should be a male!
I've shot more than one hundreds for myself, so what I would like to do just to let him to shoot these little deers!
If he is good on handling/shooting a rifle I will let him to bring one of my rifles (I think the Rem700 .223). But if he is not, probably I will just give him the rifle & a live round when we're finding the deer. (this still can be done when we hunt by jeep & spotlighting).
...It just seems(?) that he is not usual with hunting/spotlighting at night, so I suspect that he would be hard/difficult to see the games???....I had several experience shooting with some "beginners" before, & they usually ask "where..where?" or "what's that?' etc...while the 1 million CP spotlight is ponting the game straightly/directly! (we usually use two spotlights, one for left side & one for right side).....for many times I also found that they're just making too much movements etc on the platform on top of the jeep, moving the whole jeep & not steady for a shot. (not uncommon we need to make a quick shot because of the field /vegetations / situation).
Walking/stalking & climbing a tree at night without a light should be a problem for him too, I suspect? (this if we hunt by treestand method after noon, or at night).
....Well, that's why I hope that he is/will be "just okay"...
Anyway, he will be my guest, & I will always be on his side to help etc!


Thanks! Come here someday & I will let you shoot these little deers....seb.

Yep, they're a lot of fun to hunt...but personally I more prefer to hunt hogs....maybe just because hogs become the "enemy" of the local farmers, & look "bad", lol.

Well...this guy made a direct phone call to me several days ago, and just confirmed me yesterday that he will come on Sept 9 and will be leaving on Sept 22. He also gave me the flight number, time arrival etc.
Before this, we've been correspondencing for some time now....he has asked the details of the locations (hunting fields/spot), costs etc....& I told him all of the informations, including the local F&B, accomodations, what's need to bring, the rifles/scopes, the jeep, how far/how many hours drive, etc...
He asked me also if he would be able to bring one or two skulls of the barking deers...I personally think I need to prepare some wood "bases?" for the skulls as a gift.

Hmm....another "job" for me on Sept! (and before)...lol....I just hope that he will be happy during his visit!...I am sure he will find & shoot a lot of deers overhere. However I told him too that the succes ratio will also be depend on his shooting skill.
I will only act as a "back up?" & just watching, btw.

Since bringing firearms to Indonesia will be so hard to do (because of the paperworks & bureaucracy), I offered him to use my rifles.
As long as I accompany him during the hunt, he will be just okay & wouldn't have any problem.

I just asked him to bring his camera or a handycam, so I can take some pictures for him.

LOL.
Proffesional hunters do charge fee etc for their services. I don't. I just hope that he can shoot okay & enjoy the visit!
To be truth, I still must to serve him during his visit....preparing many things, to find (or bring/prepare) proper foods that he could eat, etc...