Epic mission as always mate, great stag! Well deserved - luck happens when preparation meets opportunity 😉 The lounge looks great 👍 Cheers for the vid.
Thanks mate glad you enjoy it! Hopefully fellas younger than me just think about that advice as its certainly help me! I see a lot of poor choices being made by young fellas these days, to which, a lot of the mental issues are due to. Nonetheless, Hope the hills are treating you well!
Thanks mate, he's certainly a proper old stag! Hugely rewarding after so many years of coming home empty handed. All the best the hills mate, keep charging!
awesome vid Ben! and yes, public land hunting is luck, and timing, but your not gonna get either by sitting on the couch , ya gotta get amongst it! keep em coming mate, mint heads by the way
100% agree, crazy how life goes as a hunter though. One mission you've having the worst time with weather and animals the next you secure an amazing 12 point stag. What I didn't talk about was the fact that a party of hunters had just hunter that area. Everywhere I went fresh boot prints were found! Luck is a funny thing!
I know aye, couldn't believe how even he is when I got up to him. No more than a 2" different in all tines. The real winner for me is the weight of antlers, excellent compact bone/mineralization laid down. Hope the hills are treating you well!
Love it mate, nothing better than looking up at those stags smiling at all the hard work and time you invested to get them! Glad your running the same loungeroom set up!! All the best!
nice Ben, luck plays a part in every hunt, but the more effort you put in the less you have to rely on it. Those teeth looked munted! I've often wondered if they wear out quicker on the tops with the harder feed. Cheers for the great video.
Yeah mate, I reckon the harder you work the more luck you build up. Certainly nice when it all comes together! Its interesting because he has the best mineralization/ compact bone in a set antlers I've ever held which suggest the feed was top notch. Not sure if that would affect his teeth degrading quicker, potentially though? Thanks mate, great to see and rose getting into the hills regularly! All the best!
@@bendb_wildaboutnz Minerals are key for sure. I've watched a slip for years and the deer gravitate to an area of about 2 square metres and it's a large slip. I'm guessing there's a natural mineral lick there with something they need. Rose has got her act together....mostly lol. Heading for a few days on Friday. looking like a wet walk in. Hopefully catch you in there sometime.
Bit of luck sure! But definitely can't take away the fact you have put in the hours/km's and passed up plenty of other animals! Great life coaching lessons thrown in there too!!
Thanks mate! For me, I'm constantly reminding myself of the 100's of mission I've gone home empty handed. You can do everything right but without luck it can never happen. Also good to see you working in that health and fitness space. Nothing better than helping people become better versions of themselves! Keep up the awesome work mate!
Cheers bro, I have no doubt you've been punching out some epic missions as well (if your the same Rueben I meet a couple years ago?). All the best bro!
@@bendb_wildaboutnz yep got 2 meat animals last week(venny) and 2 stags and a meat animal in roar, and plenty of encounters, might try squeeze in a tahr hunt soon if im lucky🏕
@@Sako75.7mm08 That's the go mate, sounds like your freezer will be full for a while! All the best for your potential Tahr hunt, the mountains in Tahr country are starting to look epic with all the snow!
Yeah I'm pretty lucky in that sense, know plenty of mates that are only allowed 1 max in lounge like yourself. Nonetheless, hope the hills are treating you well mate!
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Epic mission as always mate, great stag! Well deserved - luck happens when preparation meets opportunity 😉 The lounge looks great 👍 Cheers for the vid.
Thanks mate, certainly nice when hard work pays off! Good to see you getting after it in the outdoors! All the best!
The photos and video are brilliant, you put in the hard yards, and deserve the spoils, awesome
Appreciate the feedback mate, certainly feels good having more success this year. All the best in the hills!
Well done Ben, quality photography, good advice from a young fella, all the best for the future
Thanks mate glad you enjoy it! Hopefully fellas younger than me just think about that advice as its certainly help me! I see a lot of poor choices being made by young fellas these days, to which, a lot of the mental issues are due to. Nonetheless, Hope the hills are treating you well!
Awesome work Ben, great old stag. Inspiring stuff 🔥🔥
Thanks mate, he's certainly a proper old stag! Hugely rewarding after so many years of coming home empty handed. All the best the hills mate, keep charging!
awesome vid Ben! and yes, public land hunting is luck, and timing, but your not gonna get either by sitting on the couch , ya gotta get amongst it! keep em coming mate, mint heads by the way
Thanks mate and your right, you need to be in it to win it! Hope the hills are treating you well!
@@bendb_wildaboutnz cheers mate, never a bad day in the hills 😀
Wicked footage mate enjoyed watching this
Cheers mate, glad you enjoyed the film! Keep charging!
Another awesome vid.
Ben Remember you created the opportunity for the luck to present itself. Success needs both to make the it happen🙏👍
100% agree, crazy how life goes as a hunter though. One mission you've having the worst time with weather and animals the next you secure an amazing 12 point stag. What I didn't talk about was the fact that a party of hunters had just hunter that area. Everywhere I went fresh boot prints were found! Luck is a funny thing!
Well done Ben, i enjoyed your vidio mate, great work and I'll subscribe 👍
Glad you enjoyed the video mate! All the best!
More than not bad,fantastic even royal. Congratulations, well deserved.
I know aye, couldn't believe how even he is when I got up to him. No more than a 2" different in all tines. The real winner for me is the weight of antlers, excellent compact bone/mineralization laid down. Hope the hills are treating you well!
Love your work and commitment.
Thanks for your feedback, certainly try to be consistent! All the best!
Mean video bro. My lounge looks the same as yours with my 3 favourite stags. So much hard work and time went into getting those animals.
Love it mate, nothing better than looking up at those stags smiling at all the hard work and time you invested to get them! Glad your running the same loungeroom set up!! All the best!
Ain’t watched yet but I reckon she’ll be good Ben👍🏼. Stoked already for you mate 👊🏽
Cheers brother! Hopefully you'll enjoy the film, certainly worked hard! Hope all is well with you brother!
nice Ben, luck plays a part in every hunt, but the more effort you put in the less you have to rely on it.
Those teeth looked munted! I've often wondered if they wear out quicker on the tops with the harder feed.
Cheers for the great video.
Yeah mate, I reckon the harder you work the more luck you build up. Certainly nice when it all comes together! Its interesting because he has the best mineralization/ compact bone in a set antlers I've ever held which suggest the feed was top notch. Not sure if that would affect his teeth degrading quicker, potentially though? Thanks mate, great to see and rose getting into the hills regularly! All the best!
@@bendb_wildaboutnz Minerals are key for sure. I've watched a slip for years and the deer gravitate to an area of about 2 square metres and it's a large slip. I'm guessing there's a natural mineral lick there with something they need.
Rose has got her act together....mostly lol. Heading for a few days on Friday. looking like a wet walk in.
Hopefully catch you in there sometime.
solid bro
Cheers bro!
Bit of luck sure! But definitely can't take away the fact you have put in the hours/km's and passed up plenty of other animals! Great life coaching lessons thrown in there too!!
Thanks mate! For me, I'm constantly reminding myself of the 100's of mission I've gone home empty handed. You can do everything right but without luck it can never happen. Also good to see you working in that health and fitness space. Nothing better than helping people become better versions of themselves! Keep up the awesome work mate!
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Mahi man 🔨
Cheers bro, I have no doubt you've been punching out some epic missions as well (if your the same Rueben I meet a couple years ago?). All the best bro!
what part of the country is this?😊
Most of the footage comes from Fiordland, Canterbury High Country and Marlborough.
EPIC👏🏕
Thanks mate! Hope the hills are treating you well!
@@bendb_wildaboutnz yep got 2 meat animals last week(venny) and 2 stags and a meat animal in roar, and plenty of encounters, might try squeeze in a tahr hunt soon if im lucky🏕
@@Sako75.7mm08 That's the go mate, sounds like your freezer will be full for a while! All the best for your potential Tahr hunt, the mountains in Tahr country are starting to look epic with all the snow!
No way my missus would have 3 heads in the lounge. Had to settle for 1
Yeah I'm pretty lucky in that sense, know plenty of mates that are only allowed 1 max in lounge like yourself. Nonetheless, hope the hills are treating you well mate!