The Red Stag Rut/Roar 2024- Ruahine Range

Its Roar time! New guy in the mighty Ruahines!
Gear Links:
If your looking for some epic photos of the gear I have used on this trip you'll find them inside the Instagram and FB Link: / hardantlerhunting or profile.php?...
Maven Optics and Tricer Tripod: themodernhunter.com.au/
MDT NZ...Amazing Chassis stock: targetdynamics.co.nz/
Ridgeline Clothing: ridgelineclothing.co.nz/mens
Crispi NZ boots: bene.nz/
Mountain Bipod : www.mtngear.nz/

[@donny92]

Hey man, im new to the channel and still fairly new to hunting too, love your content I've seen so far! And i used to live a stones throw from the Ruahines but never seen the forest like this, awesome production! Keep it up 🤙🏼

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

Thanks mate. Enjoy 👍

[@thegrundinis4199]

Welcome to the Ruahines mate!

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

Thanks, mate. It's a great place 👍👍

[@Declanfhf435]

Honestly one of the best NZ hunting videos I have seen in terms of formatting and video quality, Can tell you've put a-lot of time into the editing.
keep it up and you'll 10x your subscribers in no time!!!

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

Thanks mate. Flash comment but much appreciated 👍

[@jacobstrawbridge]

Pretty impressive production 🤙

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

Thanks mate

[@warwickgibbs6303]

Yep, you’ve got love the Ruahines bro!!! Have hunted them for thirty five years. We always camp high, so we can hear roaring stags over the creek noise. Cheers for the vid. 🍻😎

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

Awesome thanks mate. Im guessing you knew where I was then.

[@warwickgibbs6303]

@@hardantlerhunting9691 😉 Given the difficulty in traversing a lot of the Ruahine terrain, in recent years we’ve transitioned into long range banging. Sitting behind the bino’s, spotting the stags, then knocking them over. Thereafter heading over for the collection, with basically an empty pack (pillow slips, knife & mobile phone for some pic’s). These days I dislike losing my elevation, unless it is for the meat & antler recovery!!! 😁

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

@@warwickgibbs6303 Yea nice man. Do you find the deer stay high in altitude through the winter? I found that at every level the deer numbers were really good. Sign everywhere.

[@warwickgibbs6303]

@@hardantlerhunting9691 In the mainstay, all elevations have their resident deer. Once established, the hinds stay put, while the stags have their favourite roar grounds. In winter the snowfalls briefly push the deer lower. When spring unfolds, as the new growth ascends up the valleys, the deer definitely regain their height (following the spring growth). These days, finding a deer to shoot in the Ruahines isn’t that difficult, however trophy Ruahine red stags are few & far between. I’ve always referred to hard antler Ruahine stags as ‘Ruahine Rats’!!! 😁

[@mikehall6084]

Great vid mate, some nice gear too. I hope you weren’t camping downstream from that landslide/dam, could be pretty major if that lets go all of that water.

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

Cheers. I camped above it that's for sure. Would be cool to see it rip though

[@nathandaly7099]

Always enjoy your content. Thanks

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

Thanks mate

[@joshwilkinson2827]

Awesome vid, we bumped into you at the hut on the way out!

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

Awesome. Good to catch up, mate . 👍

[@MTNGear]

Great quality video mate!

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

Thanks mate. The bipod is a killer. We'll done

[@ruahinehunter7441]

Very high quality vid man good good stuff subscribed

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

Flash comment, mate. Appreciate it 👌 I watched your 11 point stag vid the other day, which was a mint watch 👌👍

[@graemesims3157]

Great video thanks for sharing great watching cheers

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

Glad thanks mate

[@chrispyskiwiadventures3583]

Great cinematography bro. New sub here🤙🤙

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

Thanks, mate. I've watched a few of yours around Potts, hut 👌👍

[@snoop2477]

Mean video. I'd be too busy hunting to pick up the camera and/or drone. Well done. Really nice up close footage too which is nice to see, as a lot of Go Pro head cam stuff doesn't pick up the animals. Regards condensation, while it appears you have a two wall tent, there doesn't appear to be much venting at the bottom and it's very small, so your in a sweat box there - need airflow through the tent. If you can camp above water and away from it, and possibly under the greenery, you'll get a much better result.

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

Thanks mate. Yea got it sorted. Vented the top of the tent and all good

[@vedjvc5862]

Great videos man!

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

Thanks mate 👍

[@fhckoutdoors]

Good video mate.

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

Thanks bud 👍

[@Matt-ze2xc]

Sick gun

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

Cheers mate

[@liammcdonald6808]

Hey mate awesome video! What are you using to film yourself during the day?

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

Thanks mate. G85 with a high-end lens

[@charleshunting]

Good video. No actually bloody fantastic video! Picture quality is amazing. Whats your go pro and camera set up please?

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

Thanks. G85 with a high end lens. Also use a superzoom camera. Dji action 4. Carrying 3.5kg of camera gear including mics and drone etc.

[@velvetsmashnz]

🤙

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

👍

[@josh204539]

good vid, you should take your own advice and hunt to the car without your rifle in the scabbard.

[@hardantlerhunting9691]

Haha. Had to Mish back