Thread: This pisses me off!

Originally Posted by Joe Schmo

I don’t know how to communicate what I saw regarding the monetization of hunting in the states. Long story short l, these guys have made a life out of having other people pay them to become full time hunters on private land and anywhere else they choose due to an unlimited budget…because they’re constantly hawking gear of some sort or another. I can’t imagine selling out the thing I most cherish or constantly filming myself like I’m a star…just seems off.
One thing that I think is hard to describe or for people to wrap their head around is that most mericans have a week or two long hunting season so there’s 350 days of marketing and pumping new products and guys can’t go hunt so they buy the latest gadgets and the best camo underwear in the latest pattern available.
I am super jaded because…man it’s just hard to describe what the 10 most popular “hunting celebrities” did to western hunting in the states over the last 10 years.
I watched a season of the NZ hunter show on TVNZ+and as usual it seems as though kiwis are the toughest people in the world. Amazing the effort those guys put in. Amazing. Like I said, I’m jaded as F and I’m happy to be reborn as a 100% meat hunter

PS: Happy to sell GPS locations for deer/elk in CO/WY/WA/OR/ID/MT
If you can’t beat em, join em

Thanks for explaining that, it really helps a Kiwi make sense of what we are seeing on social media etc.

Sorry boys…gets me all worked up.
I’m done with that hogwash.

Originally Posted by Joe Schmo

Sorry boys…gets me all worked up.
I’m done with that hogwash.

no need to apolagise......believe me your not the only one.

I see im not the only one with concerns. It looks like the Tahr foundation has been forced to issue a statement and...... funny stuff..... do an inquiry into the activity with stakeholders.

More of the same shit. Probably worse in my opinion. Young bulls, Hazing, shooting at them on the run with huge potential for it to end up wounded.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1z6Sdnyhjk

“Brice got him with all three shots” Well fuck me dead you bloody goober!

Thats just so bad. I heard the guides name "mathews" does anyone know him, fucking shameful.

Originally Posted by Tentman

Thats just so bad. I heard the guides name "mathews" does anyone know him, fucking shameful.

It’s Brendan Matthews

I wonder if it would be worthwhile to find who the chopper is owned and insured by, I bet thr insurance company would be delighted to learn thier client is hazing which is illegal!

Originally Posted by Tentman

I wonder if it would be worthwhile to find who the chopper is owned and insured by, I bet thr insurance company would be delighted to learn thier client is hazing which is illegal!

ZK-HCC

Also what guiding organisation in the world thinks its good policy to actively encourage shooting at running animals? Especially under such dubious conditions.

I hope you guys enjoy walking in to the hills, because if you are going to boycott all those involved in aerial assist hunts, there's not many left to fly with.

I dont think anyone is talking of boycotts. And yep sadly its a very prevalent activity for the company's. But thats kind of irrelevant too whats going on here and has nothing to do with wether it should be happening or not.
But yes By and large I do walk in to these areas and have not used a chopper to access Tahr country for myself in about 6-8 years. Maybe more.

In Alaska you cannot hunt the day you fly in.
They must love jumping out of the chopper and into it here.
What are the rules for helicopter/hunting NZ/DOC administered land.

I've used a chopper to get into hunting blocks and walked to hunt thereafter. Legally too, I ask about the concession held, it's funny the answer you get if they don't hold a concession, goes all squirrely (pun intended) and from my end goes no further, they ain't getting my $.

The Mathews guy isn't listed as a guide in the NZPHGA.