Thanks mate! Pleased you enjoyed, should be a few more coming up in 23

Thanks Simon that means alot! Bring on 2023

Worth the slog mate, unreal country side

It's next level country to explore! Forgot how big it is

Thanks mate 👍

Glad you enjoyed it

Awesome 👌 tried hard to make it sharp!

We were bloody lucky with the weather alright, very average here now

Cheers Glenn, first couple of days knocked the stuffing out of me a little bit, slowly came right after that! It's magical country and I'd do it again. Good to hear there's a few deer about and you had success 🙌 Cheers BRB

Our pleasure! It's magical country for sure

Awesome Mr Walrus, will be plenty more adventures coming up in 23

And same to you

Thanks Robin, always wondered why they didn't rebuild the hut. Makes you wonder if BCH might be interested in the challenge of building a new one now

Thanks Harry, your adventures south look bloody awesome too

Thanks Julian, our thoughts exactly

It's such a shame the hut wasn't replaced mate, Kaipo is beautiful water, still some nice fish in there

Cheers Jas

The old keep going lol

After that walk, any cold beer was going to taste amazing!! But yes the Grolsh is a great drop

Pleased you found Studholme safely in the mist and what a bonus having a beer! That was an awesome adventure and thanks for watching our video. All the best for 2023

Cheers Roscoe, which plane were you in? Boyd's is magical, need to get back there soon

The one that left on the morning you guys went to Tussock

Gotta

You should make it happen Mark, it's well worth the effort 👌

Hahaha good on ya Jason

Nice to meet you Dave, unfortunately it's so hard to film everyone you meet over 6 days and keep a video short and punchy. Cheers BRB

Thanks Tony, have you ever landed on the Boyd airstrip? Something I'd like to do in the future

​@@BackridgeButcherThe name is very familiar, i remember Boyd Lodge and i flow there with a mate of mine who was a pilot and went a wrong was to land and we nearly had an accident.We stayed there for a few day hunting, great place but can not remember much of it mate.He love flying and lost his life when he crashed in the see at South-head.Have a great day.

Yes you guys inspired us to go a little further! How have your missions been going?? Are you still filming?

@@BackridgeButcher I was training to run the traverse but need more time..maybe next year. Other than that just been weekend hunting which doesn't inspire me to film but keeps the hunting bug fed and watered.

Cheers Darrell, spectacular country and oh that beer lol

Great story mate, pleased you made it out alive!!

Hard to argue with that mate, amazing country

Word on the street was you were walking into southern BR with your dad soon??

You have know idea how bloody good that beer tasted lol 😆

Putting in some training mate, have a very special trip coming up this roar and don't want to let the team down! 👍

@@BackridgeButcher awesome mate look forward to hearing about it!

Cheers Moo

She seriously didn't require any help, your wife is a machine mate

Thanks team

Cheers guy's, I'm sure Sam will recover 👍

Thanks Richard, lucky to have such awesome country to play in

Thanks Dean, hope you have plenty of adventures planned for 23

Hunting fishing and diving mate that's what we live for 👍

Cheers mate 👍

Cheers man, well worth the pain lol

Yeah thanks

Your welcome mate 👍

If this wild weather clears you might just have the trip of a life time in iconic kaweka country Jacob...good luck

Cheers Greg from the Kaweka DQ

Thanks for watching Reuben, hopefully a few more adventures coming up in 2023

Cheers mate, we'll worth the effort or a even a plane ticket!

Cheers Tony!

OH GOD don't tell us now lol

@@BackridgeButcher 😂 can’t sell a secret mate!

Thanks Huey 😊

Well worth the effort Shane and plenty of sign around

Get stuck in and do it Rob, its such amazing country to wonder through, that's about my 3rd time, only regret is I left it so long for the 3rd trip

@@BackridgeButcher how many days did it take you?

6 days

@@BackridgeButcher that's bloody good going

Cheers Matt, pleased you enjoyed the adventure

Thanks Rod, we are blessed to have such amazing country to explore, all the huts a being well used and maintained. Yes the deer did look in good nic, dam shame we didn't get to sample some meat lol

Cheers Aaron

Thanks Bruce, awesome country

Tent fly incase the huts are full or you need a rest. Dehy meals for each night, plenty of cheese & crackers and lots of coffee mate

Cheers Philip and hot barrels

Well worth every step in such an awesome country

Thanks Steve, no way in hell did I want to drop down to Ballard, I might still be stuck there lol. It is a top little hut but oh that climb out

Gee that sounds like a mission and a half Luke! When are you thinking of kicking off?

@@BackridgeButcher probably pre-roar 2024 if all the planets align for a couple warm ups this year.

When was the last drop in there mate? Why would DOC not want another hut at such a popular spot? Makes no sense 😕

@@BackridgeButcher Last drop 2016 & was up to be done 2021 but for some reason it was put off, i herd the sika foundation had some thing to do with that, maybe wanting to do deer culls & gut bag test, count animal numbers etc, unconfirmed rumors maybe? but again 2022 & no drop so some thing is up,, Im not a fan off the sika foundation or DOC,, The hut well doc was going thru one of there "were going to remove huts from the bush" so it was given a no on a rebuild, So locals got together & donated what was needed for a rebuild aluminum joinery, timber etc but doc shut it down,,

Cheers Woodsman, from way over here in Hawke's Bay we only see positive things the Sika Foundation are doing especially helping to keep the Blue duck population healthy, this must be only good public relations for all the hunting community, wider NZ don't understand our passion for hunting, conservation and the backcountry, so this puts us in a good light, far better than the negative stories that are written in the woke newspapers these days

Which part of the trip were you referring to out of interest?

@@BackridgeButcher at 11,40 where the Boyd hut track intersection sign is, But it's also evident in other spots. Ferns and broadleaf shrubs that should be there are absent. Deer are extremely efficient selective grazers that can search out every last morsel of the most palatable plants. Pseudopanax, Coprosma, Astelia, Asplenium etc. Such forests look ok and green to the untrained eye but it's really like walking into a supermarket with all the shelves lightly stocked but only of Weetbix and flour. The fruit, meat, dairy aisles have long gone. A relative desert for birds. The problem is that once forests are eaten out, it only takes a few deer to keep it that way, because the total biomass of tasty species is very low. It's 50 years since I was there. We also went over Ahikaeaea .