Confronting photos show Alone Australia contestant engaged in gory hobby… amid major rule change on the survival show
A contestant on SBS’s hit survival series Alone Australia shocked viewers this week when he revealed his favorite hobby was hunting wild animals.
Chace, 27, a Defense Force combat engineer, shared a gallery of explicit photos in the episode.
In one photo, he is seen smiling while holding the antlers of a dead deer.
Another photo shows the bloody carcass of a deer after it was slaughtered.
During the episode, he told viewers that he hunted once a month and used weapons such as knives, guns and even a boomerang to take down animals.
Chace, 27, a contestant on SBS’s hit survival series Alone Australia, shocked viewers this week when he revealed his favorite hobby was hunting wild animals
This season, the premier survival show is filmed in New Zealand, allowing Chace to use a bow and arrow – a hunting tool that is tightly controlled back home in Australia.
“I’m definitely happy to be able to use a bow this season,” Chace said.
“I’ve literally hunted all my life. I go hunting at least once a month. It’s what I do for fun. If you miss, you don’t eat… and I never miss.
‘I’ve hunted with guns, bows and arrows, spears, boomerangs and sometimes even just a knife. “I’m not out there as a killer…I’m out there as a hunter.”
The Defense Force Combat Engineer shared a photo gallery with viewers
It comes after Alone Australia became the breakout reality hit of 2023.
This season, the contestants must try to survive the frigid climate of New Zealand’s South Island.
In the ten-part documentary series, fans can look forward to watching ten survivors learn to live in a land full of danger.
This season, the top-rated survival show is filmed in New Zealand, allowing Chace to use a bow and arrow – a hunting tool that is tightly controlled back home in Australia.
Each participant must survive on their wits as they face the wilderness alone and without any modern technology.
By filming their adventure alone and without help from the production, each survivor has the right to ‘stand out’ from the competition.
The last one standing walks out of the mountains with the grand prize of $250,000.
During the episode, Chace said he was looking forward to hunting to survive
The survivors joining Chace include personal trainer Andreas, 42, game hunter, Jack, 55; youth worker Jason, 36, and aquaculturalist Krzyasztof.
Also featured are Leanne, 41, from Victoria; Mike, 60, from NSW and former SAS soldier Rick, 59.
Rounding out the cast are Suzan, 54, a wilderness adventure guide from Victoria and ‘off-gridder’ Tamika, 51, a former police officer from QLD.
This season, the contestants must try to survive the frigid climate of New Zealand’s South Island
The first season of Alone Australia made headlines last year after becoming the SBS network’s most-watched original series ever.
Based on an American format, the Australian version, which was filmed in Tasmania, scored over a million viewers for half of its eleven episodes.
In the season finale, Gina Chick was crowned the series winner after braving the elements to survive 67 days in the wilderness.