Thread: NZ Hunter

Another good episode - always are to be fair. Interesting game plans to get a red stag by bow. If it was me i’d be lining up a roar trip in the bush, west coast or fiordland maybe. Get in close with roaring stags and bring them in or sneak in on them? Surely higher odds and would make more exciting viewing i’d say too. That big open country sure looks fustrating to be bow hunting - i’ll be keeping my rifles for now lol.

Whoa, 75 yard shot at that stag!
I’m no archer but that’s a long shot with a bow!

Does anybody know where I can catch the first 8 seasons? I’d be willing to buy DVD’S if that’s the only way. Looked online but can’t see any copies for sale or any sites airing the old seasons.
Awesome show!!!

Cheers

I've got a couple of the earlier seasons on dvd from when they used to sell them that way. I'd assume they remove older seasons to allow them to hunt the same or similar spots as say 5 seasons ago. Probably also helps keeps the numbers away from some of these spots. I know that in earlier seasons they had a bit of kickback with naming certain canterbury valleys. They do pretty well in keeping valley names out of it now, unless they are hoofing it a fair way.

Definitely a good show and in my opinion the best of them out there. If them only showing the past two seasons makes the whole operation smoother, then so be it I suppose.
Looking forward to the next episode

Originally Posted by Dingo

I've got a couple of the earlier seasons on dvd from when they used to sell them that way. I'd assume they remove older seasons to allow them to hunt the same or similar spots as say 5 seasons ago. Probably also helps keeps the numbers away from some of these spots. I know that in earlier seasons they had a bit of kickback with naming certain canterbury valleys. They do pretty well in keeping valley names out of it now, unless they are hoofing it a fair way.

Definitely a good show and in my opinion the best of them out there. If them only showing the past two seasons makes the whole operation smoother, then so be it I suppose.
Looking forward to the next episode

The people that rib them would never walk there anyway
In the early season, they did a few ruahine trips, and the uproar was almost hilarious
We passed through that loop maybe 6 months after they had, and there was definitely no increase in traffic from the hut book.

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Laughable indeed @BRADS

Nik Maxwell got the same treatment but you do need to get out of the huts after the chopper has dropped you off.
Latest BRB I watched it appears no one is flying into the huts like Ngawapurua that are a bit pricy now.

the fellas in flight suits sending Greg photos of the huge velvety stags heads from area they had left some to keep growing the year before was a right shit house thing to do all around.....for sure the meat hawks need t omake a living but fuckmesideways that was a low blow

Originally Posted by Sika 8

That spartan guy drinking Tahr blood was a bit odd

It’s only blood, doesn’t seem to do the Maasai any harm.

Have found the same with the Arthurs Pass/Lewis pass valleys they hunt. Nothing has changed in regard to numbers of people. If anything there are a heap more deer around now than before

So I emailed Willie asking about the old seasons and got this response:

Thanks Jamie!

Good news – we’re going to start drip feeding them onto our YouTube channel very shortly so keep your eyes peeled for that.

Cheers,
Willie

Huzzah!

Anyone else not enjoy the waterfowl episodes quite as much at the back country expeditions? It's good to show off the range of hunting in NZ and showcase incredible cooking but just doesn't hit the same compared to a Fiordland/South Westland tops mission. Guess they can't do 10x of those trips a year though

Yep i just skip the duck shooting ones as well, just find it a bit boring.

Im opposite...love the waterfowling episodes.
great they can spread the interest around the shooting community AS A WHOLE.....

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Im opposite...love the waterfowling episodes.
great they can spread the interest around the shooting community AS A WHOLE.....

yeah exactly that....as a whole..... its really not my thing but completely appreciate its definitely other peoples jam a....