Australia Wide Safaris - Carmor Plains Wildlife Reserve

Banteng Hunting Safaris Gallery

Australia Wide Safaris operate their Banteng safaris on Coburg Peninsular under another outfitters concession. Banteng are a very unique animal of the bovine species and whilst they are a bovine, their similarity to cattle ends right there. They carry an impressive set of curved trophy horns, starting with a length per horn of 18"- 25" on a very big bull. The diameters vary from 10"- 14". The horns of a mature bull have a lot of grooves and ridges on the base of the horns whilst the tips are more slender and smooth. The colouring of the Banteng make them a beautiful trophy, with a mature bull being black in colour with white rump markings and the lower half of the legs are also white. Very old bulls can sometimes be a brown and grey colour. Cows are a tan or brown colour with the same white markings, however their horns are much smaller.

The hunting camp is situated directly on the west coast of Coburg Peninsular overlooking the very picturesque Port Essington. Accommodation is in cabins or large safari tents and the dining area is a large marque tent. Hot and cold running water and flushing toilets are all part of this comfortable bush camp.

Access to the Banteng camp is a direct charter flight from Carmor Plains to Coburg Peninsular to a bush airstrip, on the north west coast line. Then we travel by 4wd to the camp.

Hunting Banteng is done by a similar method to buffalo. Driving in the mornings and afternoons to areas where they are feeding or watering. Then following tracks or game trails from there on. The shooting ranges are generally quite close from 40 - 80 metres.

These safaris run for 4 days on average, however a suitable trophy Banteng bull is usually taken by the 2nd or 3rd day. There is some fantastic ocean fishing in this part of the Northern Territory, so we usually spend any remaining time fishing. Or alternately we can return to Carmor Plains for more Buffalo and Wild Boar hunting.

The best times are from May until September. Temperatures during these times vary from 14 degrees at night to 32 degrees in the heat of the day.

We provide quality firearms (Blaser, Sauer, CZ Brno, Ruger) in a number of calibres, 375 H&H for Buffalo and 308 for Wild Boar. These rifles are fitted with telescopic sights or express sights. We can arrange your firearm import permits if you wish to bring your own rifle.

Clothing recommendations on a safari are cool (cotton) long sleeve shirts, long pants or shorts, both are ok. Good walking boots that are comfortable are important and they should be tolerant of water and mud. Bring a good hat and insect repellent and sun screen. A light coat can be necessary occasionally in the cool mornings.

Confirmation of safaris requires 50% deposit and the final account is paid at the end of the safari. Cancellation of a safari must be done 4 months before the safari date for a refund. Cancellations less than 4 months before the safari will be credited for a safari at a later date. Deposits and final payments can be made by - international bank transfer, bank cheques, credit cards or cash.