Screened with The End of the Game , this classic ABC rural documentary tells the story of deer stalking in Tasmania.
Nobody knows exactly how many deer there are in Australia, but they abound in almost every state.
In Tasmania, deerstalking is strictly controlled and rigidly policed. This episode follows shooter Bob Penfold, holder of licence number 0134, as he stalks deer in the rugged Tasmanian wilderness. It is no surprise that few people could claim seeing a deer out in the Australian wild, they are experts at not being seen. Men have hunted deer for thousands of years and the animals have evolved extraordinarily acute instincts of self preservation. Bob Penfold runs a business when he is not stalking deer.