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@@taierileckie Thank you!I would have a few question what would be the best why to contact you?Cheers!

@@KEMENYSEPRO send me your number and I will contact you

Hi John yes I live on the Taieri feel free to contact me 027 933 7647 regards Peter

Yeah but I wasn’t there to do a culling job

@@taierileckie yep i get ya!

With relatively low cow numbers those bulls won’t get a look in

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There were good numbers in this valley considering it has no predator trapping

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Glad you enjoyed it

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Hard to tell from that distance thinking on the more mature side, full neck and shoulders, hump on backline ,sway walk, pedicle height hard to judge, I’m sure others will have an opinion.

Ross Woods thanks for the comments good to see your channel

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@James Brycen Definitely, have been watching on FlixZone for years myself :)

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H&R hunting adventures ya show’s the genetic are still there if only we let them develop. The classic strong royal tine with throw backs is a trait we would all like to see back in the Fiordland Wapiti herd it the one that differentiates between reds and waps.

Howard Egan thanks Grandad pleased you in joyed it

Kent Laurent I’d be pleased with a 11 point white tail is it from the Island or Glenorchy would love to see a photo?

taierileckie back when I was living in Washington State. Taken down with my Matthew bow

Jarrod Mclauchlan thanks Jarrod

AvidHunter had a good run there for a while but if I don’t get a block I just plan for the 4th period. Was supposed to be heading in today !! This year’s trip was as a hitchhiker on a mates ballot party as a Camera man

No these bulls still have some growing to do to reach full maturity, if we can keep leaving them they will get bigger

taierileckie What about the fact that the earlier shown stag / bull was missing a bey tine? It probably will never grow it?

I agree the bez tine will probably never grow he still needs age to mature and get more mass on his head. And we are there to get a trophy, leaving the culling to FWF. I still except this bull to grow into a substantial trophy if left to reach his full potential which just requires age, he won’t be a classic trophy but fully mature in a couple of year’s could make someone day.

taierileckie Agreed. Every year we read the stories, showing how all the stags / bulls need another ‘year or two’, to grow to their potential (& rightly so). However, this recurring theme has been the same for many years. Therefore where are all these stags / bulls that should now be massive, (having reached their maturity). They just don’t seem to be eventuating from the annual stories.

Warwick Gibbs Great question Warwick where are all these massive bulls? If I knew the answer to that my trophy room would be big, that’s why I keep going back to try and fine one! I know a lot of bulls come out of the wapiti blocks that are not published as there has been to much criticism in the past and judgements made on what constitutes a trophy Fiordland Wapiti Bull. The FWF have put together some very good guidelines and recommendations has to what to look for which a lot of hunters are sticking to hence some good looking Bulls are being left for another year or 2 but a lot are being shot and hidden away through fear of criticism. I say when you make that decision to pull the trigger be proud of your achievement and don’t be judged by other. Your trophy in your eyes should be celebrated and if you can’t do that them don’t pull the trigger. Just remember for you to have a trophy to hunt many other hunter have made that decision before you to let it get a couple of year’s older.

Aaron Harwood cheers Aaron

700 sniper wolf hi yes all NZ Wapiti are hybrids with NZ Red Deer which are all hybridised from many strains, but they are the only wild Wapiti based herd in the Southern Hemisphere and we are proud of them.

@@taierileckie they are suck a interesting breed

They are not hybrids ?? They are same species and produce fertile offspring. Wapiti bulls have been used to infuse size and quality into red deer herds . The NZ “Wapiti” appear to be red deer that have been improved by Wapiti blood. .... If they look like reds and sound like reds , they are reds ! You Kiwis have every right to be proud of them . You have fantastic hunting and a beautiful country . Greeting from Wales !

@@MikeJones-iy3hf Red deer and elk have beer determined to be closely related but separate species and have separate latin names as a result.

There are no true pure Wapiti in Fiordland but I would also say there are no pure Red deer also!

Thanks for the comment looking forward to next year already

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He has a bit of growing to do yet est 4 - 5 at the most

There are good cross breeds and even better cross breeds that we keep looking for

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Excellent footage with background music, 👍

Hi yes there is an open block system in place out side the Ballot period see NZ Dept of Conservation web site and Fiordland Wapiti foundation web for closed period, I think next year they are going to close it from December on after the debarkel we had in there this January.Water Taxi see Fiordland outdoor co.Beware of severe weather condition in winter for fiordlandIf you know where your heading contact me for routes etc.

taierileckie fantastic thanks for the feedback. Yes, certainly makes sense to close the block for the lead up to the ballot, that would make the hunting much better in the rut, if hunters hadn't been in there for a few months! Thanks for the water taxi info!

Thanks for comment, there are some good quality young Bulls around if only they can be left to show there full potential. George / Pitt was the only blue day we had, so great to be in that area.

I had the wild natives for the 3rd this year, was all under snow when we were up there. Looks like you guys had some much better weather. Good to be seeing some animals.