Deer hunting in the Waioeka 

Thanks Maurice, Its good to get a nice set of antlers for the wall for sure, but never been a priority of mine, I was just lucky enough to get a nice one in the helis,, But more important to keep the freezer topped up, if we pick n choose too much DOC will step in with the poison n culling and then everybody loses.,

Yea I was warned about the back/knees etc from hunting by my farther when I was young, ,he was right as usual. Great to hear your still doing it, thanks for watching👍

Thanks for the positive comment Mark 👍👍

Thanks mate👍

Hey thanks for the comment mate, But na im just average hunter, theres some really top hunters out there, one or two on youtube aswell, But thanks again for watching 👍👍

Thanks George, thats much appreciated😁👍👍

Thanks for watching Sam, I like hearing from you ex cullers, its like getting the tick of approval😁😁

Thanks for the comment,👍 Yea its good for the kids to be involved ,

Thanks Garth, will do 😁

Thanks for watching it,,,And so true mate, every camp site aye,some hanging in the trees.ha!, I guess the good ones get taken out,

Hey thanks for watching from OZ😁😁

Thanks Taniela, glad you enjoyed it👍

Thanks for watching and commenting Graham 😁

Thanks for the positive comment mate👍

Thanks mate, 👍

Thanks Jack, Queenstown is a nice place, but I have never hunted around there, on the to do list.👍👍

Cheers Jeromy, yea couldn't agree more .

Thanks for watching 👍

Thanks Steve, I appreciate your comment mate😁

Thanks Naki, yea spring is pumping now.👍

@@nzmeateater Sure is👍

Thanks Grant,like one guy said to me"Use it or lose it" and its easier to lose it as we get older.😁

Thanks Graham👍

Yea same here mate, those older injuries come back to haunt sometimes aye, I used to race moto x when I was younger but stopped it after feeling slight pain in my knees after big jumps, glad I stopped then and didnt carry on. I was not that good at it but it was cool fun.

Thanks Lance,😁

Thanks, I enjoy making them😁

Thats good mate ,heavy load out, havnt been in there for a while, should bump into you one day up there aye,Thanks for watching 👍👍

Thanks for watching, yea a few fisherman fish the main river, not many fish up these side streams though,👍Some beautiful country in North America, a place Iv always wanted to go.

Thanks mate , was hoping I was not going to get too much hate for saying what I think and what I do.

Thanks Kroadie 😁

Thanks for watching Marc👍

Thanks Adam, have not seen much from you lately, hows things?

Can’t complain, just busy working and getting out for the odd rec hunt when I can.

@@adamschmidt8050 Still in Chch?

Based in Canterbury but I’m all over the show. Just done a couple of stints in Fiordland which was cool.

Thanks , yep warm as.😁

Hi, thanks for the comment , yea fitness gets harder to hold onto as we get older. You do really well getting out there, That was a mean cut you got on your arm.,,hope all is ok.👍👍

Thanks Dave, Glad you liked it👌

Thanks mate, yep im hopeing to still be doing it when I get to 65 aswell, thanks for watching👍

Yea they are awsom, i didnt capture it well enough in this vid, too low exposure., thanks for watching👌👌

@@nzmeateater posted the comment then 5 mins later saw a time lapse, I love the video style, also just seen ur video on the te urewera mission , that's some epic bush been threw there acouple of times bird life is amazing but far to many pigs

@@Rookies103 Yea, theres a few pigs running around in parts at the moment.

Yep, can be a life saver, especialy in the colder months👍

Thanks ,,yea gotta make the most of it while it lasts.

Thanks Phil, I enjoy making the vids as you do., just gonna cruise along aye, its all about the enjoyment.😁

left 2 comments on your daughters latest vid, but they disappeared, not sure why? but thats a good vid, she looked wrapped with there trip👍

@@nzmeateater aw thanks Fred, that's a shame they disappeared, same has happened to me in the past. Yeah she really lives for and loves the outdoors, bush and hunting, I'm super proud of her. Thanks for watching them mate and making comments 👍 always appreciated.

@@BushEscape Shes a credit to you Phil, a chip off the ole block .

@@nzmeateater thanks Fred, real nice of you to say mate

Thanks Darran, will do.😁

Thanks, was hoping that I was not blabbing on too much

Yep, thanks for that Paul.👍

Yep nice spot in there, thanks for watching👍👍

lb fishing show is my channel. , i so enjoy watching others , its great. keep ya knees going,,,

Thanks Ants👍

Thanks Rhys, you would be familiar with this place aye?

Thanks, sounds nice, are you backed onto the Urewera's?

@@nzmeateater no mate we on sheep and beef station just before Te Karaka, your more than welcome anytime if you want some easy venny for the freezer

@@brucegoldsmith8210 Ok, thanks alot, Il try to get over there some time with the young fella.👍

Can you contact me Bruce?

Thanks Mate👌👌

Thanks Chris, , yep training the young fella now 😁😁I want to get a vid of him bouncing his first deer.

Thanks, yea I guess you would need to be fairly low for that to happen, tree top height lol?

Thanks for the comment Gordon.

yea for sure Jacob, just flick me your email. , once I see it Il delete it.

​@@nzmeateater doesn't want to let me add a message?

Thanks 👍👍

Hey thanks for the comment,, yes the fear of fear,, lots of sleep n positive thought training = as a guy I used to know used to keep saying ,even on the bad days= " Things are good" 👍👍

Hey Sam thanks,👍 your traps? yea we would like to do that. Dont recall seeing any up there,

We are a part of Eastern Whio Link ae. Sing out when you are keen and we can suss out a mission.

@@samthetrapman4579 Thanks , will do mate,👍

Thanks,👍 yep each to there own, I have no problem with people wanting a good head, its just not a priority for me,

Hey thanks for commenting, Im still on the mend after having back surgery, have not been in the bush for 5 months, its a slow process,,good to see you have been out doing it, I should be going for a hunt soon hopefully., miss the bush.👍👍

@@nzmeateater Good on ya! Yep I am on the mend also from a bit of an accident. Getting old. 2nd time in last few years myself. It only takes one momentary Laos of reason these days. I gotta sharpen up. Take care bud.

@@nzmeateater You've got big kahunas going up on your own.

Thanks mate, appreciate your positive feedback👍👍

@@nzmeateater anytime mate, like you said it's not about how many likes you get it's about filling the freezer and providing for the family.

@@craigedkins Yea I think its easy to get into the mindset where we start chasing the likes /views etc, its ok to do that ,but I think its more important to just be happy with what I have, ,,, Going hard on here with hunting vids is hard work, its for the young. Il still make vids, but probably just not as many.

@@nzmeateater exactly mate and if it wasn't for what you do in taking the time to do it we wouldn't be able to see what your good at. Much appreciated mate that you do this for our viewing.

@@craigedkins I would'nt say im good at it, , theres plenty better than me, ,,,, but thanks for the comment👍👍

Gday John, Thanks for watching, Its a browning 7m08, 139 grn soft nose.

Yep, thanks👍

Thanks Chris👍

Thanks Stewat 👍

Yea always keen for some help aye Chris lol👌

Yea, I have no problem with people wanting to get a nice head, but its not somthing I worry about,, food more important.

Thanks, glad you liked it👍

Thanks, browning 7m08.

​@@nzmeateatervery good

Thanks Dennis, much appreciated👌👌

Thanks for watching Peter, its a browning 7m08, lefthand bolt, weaver scope 3-9 power, I leave it set on 3.👍👍

@@nzmeateater Thanks Fred I’m living in Aus now, really miss my hunting.Too many snakes over here bro. Really loved your video, keep them coming and good luck.

@@petermoore6251 Ok, yea those snakes would bother me too, see the odd one when we go back to Thailand to visit the Mrs family.

Thanks again!😁

Thanks for watching,, yep best water to drink,,,,we are lucky 👍👍

Hi, No never heard of him.

Get a firearms license , then go to the gun store and buy one👍.

Thanks George, yep,, feed the family,

Thanks Blair👌

Hi, ...a browning 7m08, thanks for watching👍👍

@@nzmeateater love the simplicity of your hunts-- I solo in the Rockies 54 as well. Keep going till the end. 7 08 is all you need good for elk out here as well.

@@ziruk-king4466I would love to see that country where you are, ,Yea its a good all round calibar, 308 is a good aswell.Thanks again mate👍👍

@@nzmeateater I have a 308 I like getting very close to my game more sporting and challenging. Bowhunter as well -- but when you need to put meat in freezer the rifle is the no messing around. Come on over I will show you some good hunts the traditional way the right way. Lol

@@ziruk-king4466 Yea I would love to come over there, thanks,,just the little issue of funds, We just keep buying lotto tickets and dream about it.lol

Hey thanks mate, glad you liked it😁👍

What do you mean? cant hide the name on the hut mate? This place gets thrashed already

Dont worry about it mate, not many people will go there, and when they do they see its been thrashed, lol.

I was in there on Friday and definitely wouldn’t say it’s thrashed in there compared to most spots similar distance walking. Certainly more pressure in the last few years thanks to EWL publicity but thankfully still some of the least foot traffic in that area out of majority of the Waioeka. Would hate to see access closed for us all from increased traffic, vehicle break ins, gates not closed, people disrespecting access and poaching like the rest of the gorge. Just my thoughts mate, have always thoroughly enjoyed your vids but just a little gutted seeing and hearing spots we’ve worked hard to discover on the tube.

@@antonriefler9287 I get what your saying mate, but to be honest I would not worry about it too much, access through there is limited, gotta ask to drive or ride through ,and they have a short list of whos aloud through in or on vehicles, because of disrespect before,,,, They have camera's set up..just for the dick heads. , the gorge has always been thrashed mate, even worse now with the use of thermals,,

Thanks Archie😊

Thanks for asking,, yea all good, my back surgery has healed well,, just been catching up on work on the farm which didnt get done while I was recovering from surgery,, go for a hunt soon,👍

Hey thanks for watching👍

Thanks 👍, I got a few vids from up in the heads, cool country up there, helis are way to expensive now though., have to walk in,. Thanks for watching😁

@@nzmeateater pop in mate next time your up here get one of the fams to give ya a horse for the time your up here save the legs thats for sure. Keep up the awesome content.