This is a cruel trapping method - there are more humane traps in NZ. Not the possums fault they are here and they have a right to be dealt with in a humane way
@neilphilpott-sikahuntingsa57846 күн бұрын
Nothing is as efficient as a Leg hold trap. Maybe you prefer 1080 as control of choice? I'm a professional trapper and do this for a living. You should be glad some of us are still out there keeping their numbers in check
@BryantOutdoorzsАй бұрын
Video link kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fJ2Fm6-cqr2cmKM.html
@7HorsesfilmsАй бұрын
🎉🎉😮😮
@7HorsesfilmsАй бұрын
The greatest thing I ever saw
@Trappingwithgavyn-ug9of2 ай бұрын
Why do you cut the ears off
@neilphilpott-sikahuntingsa57842 ай бұрын
So u can pull the faceskin off easily. Rip it otherwise
@Trappingwithgavyn-ug9of2 ай бұрын
@@neilphilpott-sikahuntingsa5784 why don’t bother with the face like ears and nose
@user-cj4xz6ls8b2 ай бұрын
Nice rusa! Is this in New Caledonia?
@neilphilpott-sikahuntingsa57842 ай бұрын
Yes
@graveebailey22 ай бұрын
That would have your blood pumping. Great footage 👏
@grantgundesen62843 ай бұрын
That's a Ripper
@walterkilgour3 ай бұрын
WOW....the head means more than the meat aye.....when your ego is bigger than ya brain....
@neilphilpott-sikahuntingsa57843 ай бұрын
Not sure what you on about Walter. None of the stags in this video were shot for their heads or the meat. Not by me anyway
@sandgroper47884 ай бұрын
Beautiful Stag.
@jasonbates14074 ай бұрын
Awesome to see 👍
@graveebailey25 ай бұрын
Lovely to watch, gives me goose bumps😊
@MickBates-fish-hunt5 ай бұрын
Nice 😎
@rototroutnz9445 ай бұрын
Seen them do that before down the Kaimanawas nasty little buggers alright
@sdvc2445 ай бұрын
Awesome Neil!!!!!
@rao15991945 ай бұрын
thanks Neil
@sdvc2445 ай бұрын
Hi Neil, great footage! What date does the season open there? Steve here in Alberta Canada
@neilphilpott-sikahuntingsa57845 ай бұрын
Can hunt all year round here in NZ but the rut for stags starts about now
@josephbartholomew5 ай бұрын
If they are anything like ferrets, they probably live by the "if there is a will there is a way" philosophy. Keep trying until you learn how to climb, had a few that eventually figured out climbing.
@johnmead84375 ай бұрын
Great bit of filming of everyday occurrence that very few ever see, out of sight, out of mind.. Stoats don't kill for fun, that's humans & dogs, some whom will pay handsomely for their pleasure. Stoats will kill in excess of their needs and stash the surplus for later. Their budgeting can get skewed, stashes of 50 dead mice past their use-by date an example. They don't eat putrid meat. They'll empty a nest usually when found. Not eating a possum in a trap when found is no proof it wasn't going to, it was probably watching it's meal stolen. & if the carcass was left nearby there is a very good chance it got its' feed. Cats climbing ability is also excellent, and they handle larger prey like kakas etc. (although an adult male stoat will kill most forest birds, size doesn't matter too much to them). Cats, like humans, also kill for gratuitous pleasure. Possum and rats and mice are other major predators, an food sources that maintain stoat numbers. Various combinations exist with different consequences. Probably changing, but none to the advantage of native species. All take a major toll on lizards & insects, possibly what this chap was onto. Trapping isn't the only way to control stoats. Even where it has an impact it is inefficient. Prey availability is the main factor, most stoats starve before reaching their first birthday. There are very few situations poison isn't the superior for the bulk part of pest removal. Skilled trapping is often used for remnant clean-up, and so many do not have required skills despite experience, recommendations etc. Most don't even understand what pest control actually is.
@nzferreter5 ай бұрын
Great footage mate!
@geneallen70515 ай бұрын
Saw one in a tree up in Waitakauri running along the branches.
@terrytibbs21595 ай бұрын
Cheers Neil I had an awesome trip with you and Martin
@neilphilpott-sikahuntingsa57845 ай бұрын
Love to see pic of the glass Art
@belgianbeerfan6 ай бұрын
Nice work! Buddy lost a Stripey at the boat this week. Me and my mates have been debating - interpreting your book - one of the boys can’t get away until Anzac Day. He reckons “Phil said late April is best”. Would love to get your advice!
@neilphilpott-sikahuntingsa57845 ай бұрын
Sika stags start single calling (meaning hinds start to cycle) from about 10th April reach a peak about 20-22 April and then drop off sharply couple days later. Around the 25th is a good time to get a big bugger tho. Problem later in April is that most stags have had a fright already so get hard. Ok if you in an area where nobody has been.....................
@simonakers43817 ай бұрын
Well done
@paulrenner18267 ай бұрын
Long way from home
@neilphilpott-sikahuntingsa57847 ай бұрын
Very long way!!
@chrispalffy35118 ай бұрын
Nice to see Neil, a bit over 2 months, and they'll be stripping.
@nemanjarasula15998 ай бұрын
Who was your outfitter? Great bull mate
@neilphilpott-sikahuntingsa57848 ай бұрын
A Frenchman called outfit Seladang
@serverlan7638 ай бұрын
Awesome result. Were you happy with the hunt otherwise or was it the usual Asian Shit show of bribery and extortion?
@neilphilpott-sikahuntingsa57848 ай бұрын
Yeah the hunt was ok but a bit of bribery coming home with overweight luggage etc and my my rifle went missing for 6 weeks though that was more Abu Dhabi
@teepatchong56688 ай бұрын
Kazakhstan is one of the richest oil and gas producers in the world and they don't improve roads. This is just corruption and incompetence.
@FishandHunt8 ай бұрын
Great bull Neil 👍🏻
@simonakers43818 ай бұрын
Great vid but words hard to see , and not long enough to read
@JakeHenderson-tw1xc8 ай бұрын
How do you age the stags?
@itsoccamsrazor9 ай бұрын
great! im going next year on my second attempt at a Maral
@neilphilpott-sikahuntingsa57849 ай бұрын
Good luck!!
@FishandHunt9 ай бұрын
Cool, can't wait for #2. Slow down your overlayed text a little bit, not enough time to read it 👍🏻
@neilphilpott-sikahuntingsa57849 ай бұрын
Noted!
@chrispalffy35119 ай бұрын
Sweet Neil, nice to see how it's done over there.
@greghughson74509 ай бұрын
That is how kids should be raised, good job 👍
@KayJ479 ай бұрын
Awesome, letting some go. We got huge eels locally, great times feeding them venison scraps. Small ones are the best eating for us
@fatbellydog10 ай бұрын
Takes me back to my teenage years in the 80's, running traplines and skinning possums. I think top dollar back then was about 16 per skin, only skinning then but still use to do alright for a after school job. Whats the going rate for a carcass?
@neilphilpott-sikahuntingsa578410 ай бұрын
Get 2.75 a kg for them Average 1.6 kg per possum A big possum weighs 3 kg though can get bigger. My best is 3.3 kg
@BryantOutdoorzs10 ай бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLCiiKegupfeYWQ.html
@greghughson745011 ай бұрын
Nice!
@simonakers438111 ай бұрын
Love it , is it private or public
@neilphilpott-sikahuntingsa578411 ай бұрын
Private
@bynumfranks22611 ай бұрын
Wish our opposums in the us where that much😂
@snoop247711 ай бұрын
GSPs are always right! Can you use the possums for dog food or too risky with disease?
@neilphilpott-sikahuntingsa578411 ай бұрын
Yes the bodies are used for petfood
@KayJ4711 ай бұрын
GSP's got attitude if you don't involve them in the stuff aye ?
@kroadie393611 ай бұрын
Choice one Neil philpott do you sell to possum world. Thank you.