The Copland valley , Welcome flat hut and hot pools in South Westland New Zealand. Hunting NZ
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@barbaracameron-smith70935 ай бұрын
Thanks also for the memories. Came over the Copeland Pass in early 70s and was delighted to reach the old Welcome Flat hut which was very small and rudimentary at the time. So good to relive that experience through your vid.
@nzmeateater5 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment, Glad you enjoyed the vid, its a special place in there for sure👍
@nakisteelo476110 ай бұрын
Lots of bridges and awesome scenery. The hut looks bigger than our house. Lol Thankyou for sharing Fred.👍
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Lol, thanks Naki, 👍$30 a night , cool place.,have been wanting to go in there for years.
@JRopitini10 ай бұрын
wicked miles of spectacular mountain beauty every mission doesn't need a rifle on the back two companions enjoying natures best awesome
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Yep, thanks John, maybe Il take the gun next time lol.
@philipwilkie323910 ай бұрын
The Copeland holds a special place in my tramping life. In August 1973 I spent three weeks on a geology field trip in this valley - exploring side creeks and high rock exposures. It was my first trip to the South Island and I recall being completely unprepared mentally for the scale and challenge of these valleys once you leave the track. A vax triggered autoimmune condition - myasthenia gravis - means its unlikely ever get to visit these places again, so videos like this bring a real sense of gratitude and calm. It's astonishing how the body remembers these experiences - they come flooding back from 50 years ago and become real in the moment. Thank you.
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Hey mate thats cool, I would love to stay in there for 3 weeks, the hut warden was telling me about a thunder storm they recently had in there, he said it was incredible the sounds of thunder around the valley, and the lighting constantly flashing, I wish I was there to see that, Thanks for your comment, glad to see that it brings back fond memorys for you👍👍
@graveebailey29 ай бұрын
That brings back memories to me, i stayed in old hut got stuck in hut for xtra 3 days after some light rain seen river flowing over the swing opposite the hut, great fun, thanks for the vidio😊
@nzmeateater9 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching👌
@KayJ4710 ай бұрын
Awesome. Your wife is a keeper for doing it with you. You are fortunate
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks, yea she's a good women.good mother, good wife.
@exNZFS10 ай бұрын
Great effort mrs Carter!! Been there a few years ago in mid winter with some mates it’s a big walk big country funny story: I got up early to head out for a hunt 2 very attractive Canadian ladies walked past from the bunk area totally starkers heading for the pools …. Me mouth wide open with porridge falling off me spoon My mates were sound asleep and missed the show ( the girls would have walked right past them) I made sure I rubbed it in -as they say: the early worm catches the bird
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Ha,good stuff, mid winter would be a good time for there in the pools. plenty of honeys in there.
@exNZFS10 ай бұрын
@@nzmeateater yeah you’re not wrong mate heaps when we went in Saw some thar on tops across from the ruera river confluence had a go but chickened out That dude you met is a mean machine Did get a 10” chammy buck just up Archcitect creek on that trip Will take my missus up there those pools are awesome
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
@@exNZFS Yea he was all sinew aye? f..k that climbing around for those mountain goat tahr, never really been interested in that.
@kadyrov32188 ай бұрын
Thanks for your excellent video. Very informative. 😊
@nzmeateater8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching😁
@WekaDigitalMediaNZ10 ай бұрын
Enjoyed this vid, some great shots of beautiful scenery and sounds like by the hot pools 👌🏾
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks , yea the bird life was cool.👌
@kroadie393610 ай бұрын
A walk down memory lane you two handle it well, thank you NZ meat eater.
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching mate😁
@dennisking914410 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the ride, another awesome vid
@SandBox-ik5xq10 ай бұрын
Another glorious hike in paradise...thank you..Sand.
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting,😁
@Ade4fish10 ай бұрын
Brilliant. What a place! The colour of that river is fantastic
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Nice place, well worth the walk,
@BushEscape10 ай бұрын
Wifee did real well Fred, go the mighty Crocs 😂. Well done to the both of you, fond memories to look back on. Beautiful spectacular country. Very cool mate. Phil
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks Phil,👍 yea wife had not worn her boots for a while, I think if she had got them wet and worn them for a day before we went ,may have been ok, but yea the magic crocs aye lol.
@cgebert85659 ай бұрын
That's some spectacular scenery mates. Way to go carrying Jiabs pack for her for a wee bit there's no way I'd be able to carry that let alone walk that. Awesome job team❤❤
@nzmeateater9 ай бұрын
Thanks Caz, it was a long walk in there but worth it,
@chrispalffy351110 ай бұрын
Hey Mr Carter, hear them whistling frogs did -jah. Appreciate the extra time you spend setting up those camera shots for us. Mrs Carter did well too. Cheers.
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Cheers Chris, yea good to hear so many up there, so just had to share that ,😁
@garthharris872110 ай бұрын
Bloody great place nz, beautiful place, , thanks for taking us along on your venture 👍
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Garth.👍
@Karl-jr9tg10 ай бұрын
Hi Fred, great vid, i look forward to doing that walk and others, South island is a great place to live, Cheers Callum
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Gday Callum, yep its a special place, different than the north in all most every way, we love it down there, have a house on the west coast which hopefully we will move to in the near future.
@Datman243110 ай бұрын
It's a cut lunch and a camel ride into Welcome Flat hut. Good effort. Keep the vids coming. Thanks
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
yea, not a hard walk, but its a long day for the un prepared lol
@stevegarland906310 ай бұрын
Great walk there Fred.
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks Steve, yes its a nice place in there.
@pt403610 ай бұрын
enjoyed the walk ,such a beautiful place ,thanks for posting
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching.
@ReviloNZwalks10 ай бұрын
Fantastic trip, cheers for bringing us along
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks for coming👍
@jakegollan50210 ай бұрын
Wicked
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks Jake.
@mistymorning10 ай бұрын
Cheers Fred another memory lane used to shoot chamois across the river from this hut in the 90s mobs of 20 plus Often stopped in Douglas hut and crossed over the divide once to have a look down towards the hermitage but walked back out to the coast.
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Cool, yea I will be taking a gun next time I go back, impressive country,
@rangiraki66110 ай бұрын
What a epic place Fred ..Awesome bro💯
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks Rangi, been wanting to go in there for a while.
@gigeorge0310 ай бұрын
Thanks for another great watch Fred... might get up there one day!! ;-)
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the donation mate👍👍Thats awesome.
@lancejensen773710 ай бұрын
Cool video Fred. Good to do a mission with the mrs
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks, was a good walk, glad we stayed 2 nights rather than the usual 1 that most stay.
@Epifania64610 ай бұрын
New Zealand so beautiful place
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Yes, beautiful place.
@daveporter959610 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks Dave👍👍 much appreciated.
@Marius_vanderLubbe10 ай бұрын
Excellent vid. Thanks for sharing.
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks😁
@stuartstobie76409 ай бұрын
great video---yr wife did real well---not an easy walk
@nzmeateater9 ай бұрын
Thanks Stuart, yea she did well 😁
@tomscaddz479910 ай бұрын
Cool mission bro we spent new years off 99/2000 in there my older brother was a hut warden in there for a few years shot many a good bull thar and chamois in there ..there was a 10.5 inch buck living around that bridge by the hut my brother shot him the day after I saw it..jammy bugger lol
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Cheers Tom, yea being a hut warden is sweet in a place like that.👍
@scruffy262910 ай бұрын
First! Awesome:)
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Cheers Sean👍
@andrewpetrie135510 ай бұрын
Nice work Fred .Would have been a big walk for her . Don't see too many huts that size up the Otara
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Ha, yea , nice hut, lights, double glazed etc, if it was up the Otara it would have to be in the heads of the creek, or it would get trashed.
@gruntabro110 ай бұрын
Amazing place 😊
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
yep it is , thanks for watching😁
@gruntabro110 ай бұрын
Your content is always top notch 🙏 thanks for sharing bro 😊
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
@@gruntabro1 Thanks👌
@dennisking914410 ай бұрын
Thanks
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and you donation Dennis, much appreciated👍👍
@mozdickson10 ай бұрын
Nice video, well captured, made me want to do that walk too! Don't glance at the camera so much, my tip - it's on you, its wide angle. Cheers
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks, old habit from using old camera without horizon leveling. subconsciously checking if level,nothing worse than footage fimed on an angle. lol
@tonystewart728710 ай бұрын
Great tramp, thanks for taking us along. I can’t stand having loose shit tied to my pack clanging away like that Swiss fella 😂
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
lol, yea not the thing when hunting aye.,but I guess when your a tramper...
@nathanbates12607 ай бұрын
Nice video. Keen to come home to NZ and do this walk. What time of the year was this? Thanks
@nzmeateater7 ай бұрын
Thanks, its about the 6th October,,spring.
@HuntingCreed10 ай бұрын
thanks for sharing.
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching👍
@radar7m0810 ай бұрын
Nice looking country.....how many deer did you see all up?
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Only one, but was not really looking, had no gun, and no binos for the open stuff, just r n r trip with the mrs, bit of sign around though.
@radar7m0810 ай бұрын
@@nzmeateater cheers thanks mate... I like your content
@Whirinaki.Adventures10 ай бұрын
Hey bro been following you for a couple years on different accounts. One of the best! Wanting to do bit of what you do. Live at foothills of Urewera! What editing gear do you use? Cheers Tony
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks Tony, I use the "video pad video editor" program, It does all I want to do. Theres a few diffrent ones around, You will have to pay a little bit for some of them.
@Whirinaki.Adventures10 ай бұрын
Awesome thanks for the reply. Maybe we could colab once ive got this editing sorted. I own the Whirinaki forest lodge in Te Whaiti. Looking forward to your next adventure. @@nzmeateater
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
@@Whirinaki.Adventures Yea,sounds good, Must come over that way one day for a hunt, have not done much in Whirinaki.
@chrispyskiwiadventures358310 ай бұрын
It’s a beautiful tramp that one. In fact we did a bunch of tramps all up the West Coast a few years back. I prefer staying in the older huts myself 😜😜 Bit of a leg stretcher for the boss aye🤪🤪
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
She did well considering she did no training for it. Too busy at work all the time.
@morganlefey9 ай бұрын
video is good because it don’t give the viewer sandfly experience
@nzmeateater9 ай бұрын
HA! Thanks ,yea gotta take the repellant !
@mtgriz168 ай бұрын
Any idea if there are fish in the Copland!?
@nzmeateater8 ай бұрын
Not sure? lots of rapids.
@stewatparkpark293310 ай бұрын
6:04 - Fire exit . That's how they spend your tax .
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Yep, incase we get lost and cant find it lol.
@serverlan76310 ай бұрын
Did you see any Chamois ? There is no way i could walk up there without carrying a rifle...
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Next time I go in there I will take a gun, but na didnt see any,,was just r n r trip with mrs this time. certain times of year you cant get hunting permits because too many people walking in there, safety issue. Theres people on that track almost every day over the warmer months.
@serverlan76310 ай бұрын
I did see that about the closures when i was down that way in Feb. Is it ok to leave your car at the road end? Safe enough? Your missus is a good sport, mine would never talk to me again if I put her through that.@@nzmeateater
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
@@serverlan763 Yea a lot of cars get left in the carpark, all good usually.
@simonakers438110 ай бұрын
Fffkkkn great mate 2 things 1 your wife is a keeper mate , she did well , 2 what that guys pack weigh ffs
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Ha!, Yea look like it had a bit of weight to it aye, and he was all sinew too, lean as,, And yep thats why I married her, A good women.
@Ginlah9 ай бұрын
18:19 is that a kiwi?
@nzmeateater9 ай бұрын
Its a Kea, at dawn. I should have edited in a description.
@md3734610 ай бұрын
✌☘
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks for stopping by😁
@danieljordan15410 ай бұрын
Your wife did well to walk that long in crocks. Thanks for sharing.
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, 👍Yea she did, boots needed new soft inner soles as we found out.
@markturner297110 ай бұрын
Good effort for a couple of fuddy duddies. Why no drones? out of interest.
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks, Doc rules I guess, I have tried to get permit for this area in the past and was declined, but one could try for themself and see what happens?
@drzboy6910 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@nzmeateater10 ай бұрын
Thanks for donating to our channel mate, we appreciate that,👍👍