Aboriginal Hunting in the Northern Territory

Although rifles are now widespread in Aboriginal communities and hunting trips are mostly by four-wheel drive (or occasionally with battered Holden sedans thumping across the bush), there are still people who can stalk animals on foot, able to tell from as little as a bent blade of grass when a kangaroo or emu has passed there and what direction it has gone. Aboriginal trackers are the best in the world.

On the coast, hunting is done at sea, where catching dugong (a sea mammal) and the green sea-turtle are especially important. A hand-held harpoon with detachable points is used and it requires great skill, from an open boat. Spears are also used in Arnhem Land to catch fish and freshwater crocodiles but goannas are caught by hand or brought down with sticks after they've fled in a tree.

	After hunting emu	Caught a goanna	Hunting dugong	Kangaroo hunting
	Hunting in Arnhem Land	Caught a shark!	Harpooning turtle	Catching a turtle
	After turtle hunt	Shot an ibis	Preparing a goanna	Caught a goanna
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