DIY TAHR HUNT PUBLIC LAND NEW ZEALAND 

Thanks James!

Thanks! I hope you enjoy the entire series. Your Southern Alps are INCREDIBLE! And I have a newfound respect for chamois--they're solid little critters. Next time, I'll go for that shoulder shot! Thanks again!

Thanks mate! Much appreciated! Hope you like the rest of the series! NZ is a special place.

Thank you Justin! And thanks for the tip on the red deer. I cannot wait to go back! LOVE NZ!

Ha ha! You should go buddy! Take the whole family!

@@GrittyGearAndPodcast That''s the game plan for 2021!!

I am wearing the Sitka Timberline pant with knee pads. Ryan was wearing the Stone Glacier pant.

Thanks Billy!

Thanks mate. I'm no chamois expert but I'm 99% sure that's a 14-15 year old doe chamois--unless the growth rings are wrong? I'm no expert but the growth rings are pretty easy to read. And NZ huts kick-ass! You kiwis are lucky to have them. I agree 100%--NZ should have a Game Management System.

@@GrittyGearAndPodcast growth rings do not determine chamois age :)

​@@isaacfilmsnz1 -- Obviously, I'm no chamois expert. But can you elaborate on how growth rings do not determine chamois age? Everything I've read indicates that it can be difficult to age chamois using growth rings--especially on NZ' West Coast, because the annuli are difficult to identify. But we were not on the West Coast and Ryan's chamois has very pronounced and discernible growth rings. Still, it does seem that some people have determined that it's a waste of time to age chamois using growth rings--in NZ at least. All I know is that Ryan's chamois is beautiful and that's all we could've hoped for. Thanks for commenting. I learn something new everyday. :)

Definitely a great hunt either way. Good job guys

A lot of people seem to think that last year's tahr was shot on private property--it wasn't. Last year's tahr was taken on public land as well. Locals hunt the spot where I killed my tahr. Towards the end of this year's hunt, Ryan and I go to a similar walk-in area and kill some mature bulls (those videos will come later in this series). Both hunts are cool in their own way--but I'm definitely far more keen on the remote, wilderness type hunts. Thanks for watching Nick!

The bino harness he has comes specifically with the razor uhd binoculars. I have a pair of 10x42 uhd binos and mine came with the bino harness along with other things. Vortex doesn’t sell the harness separately.

Sony A7 III and Sony R III. Those cameras are amazing!

Hey Stefan! We made some kiwi friends who helped us out. Been dreaming about hunting NZ ever since seeing my first tahr hunt on RU-vid!

@@GrittyGearAndPodcast I dream of going bear hunting with you guys over there mate hahahaha

I've been wearing the Kuiu puffy gear. I have the BlackOvis puffy pants.

Thanks Jeff! Next episode is this Sunday!

I hear you--but I like a big gun. I shoot an 80lbs bow--it's not needed but it sure doesn't hurt when things don't go as planned. Thanks J!

Hey Dustin! We're going to release a video every Sunday. We decided to start releasing them now because it's going to be September by the time we finish all 4 parts and by then all us western hunters will be in the woods chasing elk and we won't have time for watching RU-vid videos. ;)

Thanks Nick! 👊🏼

We were thinking the same thing. I don't know why--but we'd undoubtedly have some A-hole wrecking our huts if we had them. Or some mooch would move into the hut and try to make it his permanent residence. We just didn't see anything like that in NZ--they've got something figured out over there that we don't.

Lampers doesn't mount anything. He'll be tanning the hide and doing a euro of the skull.

Thanks man! NZ has some strict gun laws and Lampers wasn’t able to get all the paperwork done for the Weatherby before we left. We talk about the details on the most recent podcast. Jeff couldn’t join us on this trip. But I think he’ll be with us next year. Thanks again for watching!

I gotta give props to Luke for that intro--that was his baby--he nailed it!

Please drop GSP coordinates... ^^^

Thanks brother!

More like ud have sweaty nuts

@@huntsouthnz7808 -- Nah, the nuts felt great mate!

Ryan is wearing the Stone Glacier De Havilland Pant. I'm wearing the Sitka Gear Timerline pant. Ryan switched to the Sitka Timberline later in the hunt because of the reinforced knees and butt. I wasn't into the knee pads in the beginning. But after getting used to the knee pads I love hunting in late winter, wet conditions with them. Both pants are built to last and are built to breathe. The SG pant is lighter and thinner than the Sitka Timberline. But the Timberline was the ideal weight for the temps and conditions we were dealing with.

@@GrittyGearAndPodcast awesome thank you

Thanks Travis. No doubt, with today's gear we can shoot a lot farther with a very high degree of accuracy. Nonetheless, our rule is the closer you can get the better. The distance at which a person chooses to shoot at an animal is personal in my opinion. Not everyone can shoot 480 with accuracy--some people are shooters and some people are ninjas--some dudes are highly skilled at both. One thing is true--the farther the shot the more the variables and the more that can go wrong. But again, shot distance is a personal choice in my opinion.

@@GrittyGearAndPodcast ya for sure. The closer the better. Posted it too before the size of the animal was brought up. Small target for sure. Good rule to hunt by especially being a symbol of the hunting community that is on youtube

Travis Garrett - Thanks Travis. Ya, those chamois look like mule deer at a distance. But they’re so small in reality! But TOUGH! They’ve got thick bones and dense muscle for their size. Shocking little critters. So glad we got one.

lol.

No, you aren't required to get a guide and no there are no 'bag limits' on public land. However, Tahr hunting isn't for the faint hearted as the conditions can be 'extreme'. That doesn't mean you won't be successful if you just rock-up and have a go. But if you don't have any hunting infrastructure arounds you, it will certainly make things more difficult. And if you don't have alpine experience I'd suggest you think very long and hard before trying it. If you aren't a seasoned alpine hunter your best bet is probably to go with a guide or at least someone who has a good idea about what's involved.

looks like the Sitka Kelvin Lite vest

This was 2019

Dumb ass question

@@azazel3379 they should be when there out there hunting like that