Strange Hunt in a Strange Land: New Zealand Red Stag | S2E04 | MeatEater
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- Steven Rinella is on New Zealand's South Island for a do-it-yourself, free-range hunt for the majestic red stag. But first, he needs to secure some camp meat in the form of wild lamb. Battling weather and wary game in mountainous terrain, he uses his spot and stock hunting skills to discover Kiwi red stags are a trophy worthy of the wall and the cook pot. #MeatEater
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You know your buddy is one of the boys when he lets you shoot off his shoulder, Remi you dropped this King 👑
I was hoping someone would comment about that lol
That there is what you would call a true freind
No doubt.
Ive seen it done many times in the army especially for snipers
That’s was a true friend if it was some one els he they would have been like nope thanks my brother wouldn’t even let me shoot of his shoulder ahaha 🤣
This is one of the few times Steve didn’t edit out checking range, adjusting scope and taking the shot. I wish he would speak to this more on the show. It adds a bit of flavor to the moment for me.
He doesn’t edit it
Welcome to flavor town
@@tripleg_fishing9061 well….he should blast & cast cause who ever is editing isn’t a hunter.
I think they try not to focus too hard on the “money shot”. They’re trying to show there’s more to hunting than shooting things with a gun
@@cjslippin9274 there's definitely alot of "money shot". Stand here, pose here, glass this way and the next. But that's entertainment for you.
"It always unnerves me how easy a testicle comes out."
As a cancer survivor, I totally agree.
Hope you and your loved ones are doing okay
@Hunter Smith hope you have a fats recovery
You guys are sorry that he survived cancer?
@@sahilsagwekar fast, not fats! Haha!
They're sorry to hear he lost one ... man oh man
"No non tasty animals were harmed in the making of this program"
People for the eating of tasty animals approved.
I don't care who you are, that's funny right there.
I was looking for this comment
haha 🙌
when i heard it i immediately looked in the comments to find that
The ethics displayed in this video is just amazing. Well done Steve, I have always had a lot of respect for you but not shooting that second stag doubled my respect. Greetings from South Africa
Well, Yes and no. His lacking lust for killing is commendable, but the majority of game in NZ is a pest, so he cdve shot it no problem. Cdve even shot it and left it for the Keas, they even endangered.
Amen
Your willpower for not taking the second stag that literally presented itself to you is amazing
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He should’ve killed it
On those kinds of hunts it is far more accurate to call it "laziness"
its called not needing that much meat
@@lovesoutdoorsalot2870 yes, and so he chose not to cost himself extra unnecessary work... The opposite of ambitious is:
Steve Rinella is easily one of my favourite people and i've never even met the guy.
Does anyone else get all close to their monitor when Steve has far shots like these? Awesome episode. :)
DUDE! That's what I Do
I turn the resolution all the way up and put it in landscape mode
My phone was probably an inch away from my nose in that moment 😂
Or hold your breath so that you don’t move the shot.
Yessir not even 4K does the trick
Lol yeah!!!
Only one thing I hate about this show. Makes me hungry as hell.
It sure does.
Yep
Damn, I never thought anyone else thought the same as me
I'm always hungry so it doesn't bother me 🥩
leave hunger its makes me wana hunt
Didgeridoos in NZ hey?
I forgot how the music was in the early seasons. Great show.
I thought the same thing, Typical ay Aus nz same thing lol
ANZAC!!!!
Anyone see that Melbourne techno didge tripper busker with a slide didge and drum machine..? Epic cuzzie
Churrrr Cuzzzz
Had EXACTLY the same thought within the first 10 seconds haha, zero NZ link
New Zealand: "Nice stag. Maybe next time you can get one of these big ones."
underrated
As an Australian watching you hunt in NZ with a didgeridoo and clapsticks playing in the background music is making me chuckle a bit. 😂
Any decent hunting in aus??
Didgeridoo is better in NZ
@@96Caleb96yes lots of
Far Lap, Pavlova, now you lot trying to claim the didgeridoo? When does this end, next you will be telling me Waltzing Matilda is an Australian folk sone too! Struth mate.
Can’t believe it only takes him 20 minutes to complete a crazy hunt like this
Not uncommon
As a living breathing Kiwi hunter, its great to see others of our world enjoying hunting in New Zealand. I would love for the likes of Steven to do a show of regular hunting in New Zealand rather than on a hunting estate. Hunting Lodges/Estates are set up to cater for the wealthy overseas hunter offering outstanding accommodation and hospitality, plus stag's breed for purpose. Love your show's Steven.
same here bro, proud kiwi
I’d love to hunt New Zealand one day. Just straight public land with a local. Sounds amazing. Just the views alone.
@@jeffreybelko3383 It's interesting certainly, we can hunt all year round, no tags, no seasons except for gamebirds. But what intrigues me is hunting in other parts of the world also. There is that concept of other predators around that would just bring in a whole new experience - NZ, there is no large predators (bears, wolves, lions, etc.), so it's just you and the land/the animal you are after.
@@vedjvc5862My hunting in Alaska, even for game birds as well as big game involved knowing brown bears could be close. I was just hunting grouse in NW Montana. Saw plenty of bear sign. Bells on my dogs. 10mm pistol as well as 20 gauge side/side shotgun. Near my home in northern Wyoming,grizzly bears can be around too. It adds something to the hunting.
Thank you for posting these episodes on youtube. Going to buy your book in appreciation.
His books are so worth it. Very detailed and awesome
“It’s always a little unnerving to me how easily a testicle comes out.”😂
Honestly it never surprises me. They feel like they’re not attached to anything in there.
i felt that
What is the diff betwween hungry and angry
@@kalfunai When you feel to eat something, you are hungry. When you feel to kill someone, you are ANGRY to him.. 😀
Props to you for holding up on that giant
It would be awesome to see Steve team up with boys from NZ hunter adventures for an episode, two top shelf hunting shows together.
Thanks for a great show and sharing some wisdom, both you two. As a swedish moose/fox and bird hunter who either hunts, or watches movies about hunting, MeatEater is my go-to choice for inspiration and knowledge. And you share the important lesson. Hunting aint killing. Hunting is so much more. Its a lifestyle. you dont stop being a hunter when the hunts over and the sun has set
Hunting to eat > hunting for bragging rights
man... Remi is such a legend. he’s hunted and guided all over the world, and he’s such a humble dude.
and then he had to rescue his fiancé from a mountain when she got lost. amazing.
edit: what knives are those that you guys are always using? the orange handled ones. and what do you use to sharpen them out in the field?
Havolon knives. Surgical steel. The best for dressing your game. and not very expensive
Here in the north island nz, love to see hunters coming here just to hunt!!
Anyone else crying, knowing that a tenderloin went into a stew?
@Matt allen tenderloins not tender?
@Matt allen I’ve been meaning to go hunt one here in Australia with my bow but corona has made it hard.
@Matt allen more a horse and goat problem. I think the deer numbers there are stable. You have social media where we can talk?
@Matt allen Wow what about the guns they got rid of? You think that was just? Or?
@@loudmouf9246 Just curious, How has corona made it hard to go hunting out there? Thanks
Kia Ora from Aotearoa New Zealand ! Love watching your hunting content daily , wicked to see you have hunted our beautiful lands !
This is the third one I've seen here.
Three completely different hunts, and he's just in a small part of the south island, south canterbury or north otago by the look at the map.
Home is cool.
I laughed out loud when they tied that lamb to the front of the truck
Standard kiwi practice.
Ain't seen anything till you seen a living pig ride a motorcycle through Vietnam traffic
No different than tyin a whitetail on the roof...😀
I had a buddy who said doing that cooked his elk and it ruined some of the meat. I’ve heard of people doing it but after hearing that I don’t think I’ll ever try it
@@RenegadeBeef nah that’s classy
wow that second stag was an absolute unit
Come to the catlins when you're back in NZ we'll show you a few special delicacies mate. Side note. Australian didgeridoo has no place in a kiwi 🥝 hunt ;) I'm not angry, just disappointed :p Canterbury hill country.
Mary had a
little lamb
little lamb
little BLAM!!
Steve: Ah that's gonna be a good little eater there. Goodness gracious!
BLOUCH!*
As a native of NZ I wouldn't have begrudged him taking that 2nd stag, lol
Nar bro...... go hard
Agree, but pumpkin? What an animal.
@@jonathangibson9098 love it or leave it
shoot as many as you can. they are a pest.
@@jonathangibson9098 Absolutely true mate. With pumpkins we feed pigs only, not people...😂 Like to your comment
The didgeridoo music played in the initial intro is an Australian Aboriginal instrument - nothing to do with NZ. Just an observation. ME is absolutely awesome!
first ting i noticed too
Same here. I'm from Queensland Australia
@SoulEjecta I get what you mean but, that's just so incorrect. The Didgeridoo is an Aboriginal instrument native to Australia and has absolutely nothing to do with New Zealand. Same with the Aboriginal and Maori cultures. They are so different in so many ways and aren't even from the same cultural groups, like Canadians and Americans (native populations included). The Aboriginals have been in Australia for over 50,000 years, whereas the Māori are a Polynesian group that inhabited New Zealand around the 1300s. Very different than Canada and America since those cultures come from a very similar origin. Not trying to be rude, just as a Kiwi I really dislike people saying stuff like this.
@SoulEjecta Nah its more like playing Mexican cantina music to a small settlement in the Yukon
It’s almost offensive... didegeridoo 🤦🏼♂️ ...great show tho
Steve, I'm still wrapped around the axle about your mother-in-law using your best knife to cut sandwiches IN A PAN. It just ain't right.
Oh that shit made me laugh out loud for real!
@@RenegadeBeef I. Was. Howling.
I also could not stop laughing, I also wanna know what song was that’s my boy.
Good man for leaving that second stag. Well done bro. Great video!
I always eat the inner lions the day of the kill. They are SOOO tender! I usually pair them with fried eggs and fried potatoes with onions...
Making my mouth water just thinking about it.
I do that sometimes with whitetail
Wish public land had decent stags everywhere unfortunately most trophies are only on private like this. Still good to watch
True but u do get the occasional nice one
@@feonnball119 depends on area. Like rakaia heads always a 10 so struggle to get a royal out of there
Try living in north island 😂
My first stag was a 14 it scored 280 ds and came off doc land and only scored low because it wasn’t very wide But for a bush head it’s a trophy
Haha you just need to find the right spots!! I'm from central and spoilt for choice here. There are definitely still doc areas that are swarming with good reds
right on!! positive attitude, great adventure, awesome memories and a freezer full of meat. thank you for sharing!
Man. This is why I love hunting. Great lesson learned. Disappointment, restraint, staying calm under pressure. I’m happy Steve didn’t shoot that second stag, woulda taken him down a peg.
Great content. Glad you were able to wait out that stag and not taking another shot on the other stag. Much respect.
Nice shot. Kudos to you for holding off on that bigger stag. You got more discipline than me, lol.
About twenty years ago in south Texas got an invite to hunt whitetails on a small ranch that was almost never hunted. Nobody else was out there that day. Was a two buck county, but it was kinda asked I not shoot more than one. Didn't think that would be an issue....but, got on the stand overlooking a powerline right of way (sendero). Didn't see a buck all morning, but I knew they were rutting. Finally about 10:00 am saw a small 6 point about 100 yards away as it stepped in the sendero. Put the crosshairs behind the shoulder and took the shot. The bucked jumped and ran into the brush. I was pretty confident I killed it, but before I got off the tripod I saw a large 9 point about 150 yards away in the other direction. The temptation devil tapped me on the shoulder and I dropped that buck with a quartering away shot behind the last rib. Of course I found the 6 point. It only went a few yards in the brush. Spent the rest of the day sneaking both bucks off the property and butchering them, lol. That 9 point was a big old buck. Swoll neck and scratches all over from fighting. My biggest Texas buck to date.
Been watching this guy. Got me into hunting. I go for the first time next week. Thanks, @meateater
Steve I’m not sure if you have done this but I would love to see a culmination of all your wild game cooking. Maybe throw in a snapping turtle or something like that. Love your show and think your a stand up guy. Keep them coming bro.
This Man has given me some of the most relaxing moments of my life. Chilling in my garage with my favorite drink in my hand watching this show .. Thank you Steve
Rinella/Putelis 2020
They got my vote
Yep
will the latvian eagle replace the bald eagle? Lol
Rinelis/Putella 2024
@@punjivr Which is more important to you, your livelihood and legacy, or being able to kill shit from far away?
You need to hunt a Victorian High Country Sambar stag next
Great shot I am addicted to this show. but only watch the ones with Steve in them.
My favorite part is when he said it sounds like a bullfrog is on steroids!!!!!! Why has no one else been talking about that those my favorite part!!!!!!
My dads cousin told me this as advice when a buck came up “grow a goddamn sack and hit the damn deer”
I just found this channel, this was such an amazing hunting trip, I'm so jealous!! This is what really gives you a sense of accomplishment!! Keep up the good work brother!!🤜🤛🇺🇸🇺🇸
Respect mate, never seen your channel before.. but your actions alone speak volumes about who you are!
I'll be watching more clips of yours now. 👌
Honestly my favorite channel on youtube
Hey just wanted to say appreciating the consistent uploads and not only the speed but the quality lately 👌 Keep it up guys - Tyson from Ontario
Its kind of interesting to see the different gear and clothing he had throughout the series now that he is part of the corporation that owns First Lite. Sitka, Kuiu, etc.
Steve you're awesome! Impressive restraint and control. Plus a great shot to boot!
I respect this guy for not being greedy coz when he.fired the first shot and the bigger one shows up he didn't fire on it instead he waited to check if the first target was hit or not.
Remy is the man for letting Steven shoot off from his shoulder, without ear plugs.
Well excuse me for being a piece of shit.
@AARON HALONEN Steve wasn't though. Shooting a rifle without ear pro is always an immediately regrettable idea.
@@williecosgrove you can't even read properly. Stupid fuck.
@@flush240sx6 LOL ROFL!!!!
these comments are funny!!. there's a vagina in the group!!@
"No non-tasty animals were harmed in the making of this video"...one of the truest statements and most accurate ones describing a true Conservationist.......Never heard of "No broccoli was harmed in the making of this stir-fry"...cause that is not possible.
Except that here in New Zealand, a true conservationist is someone who shoots every mammal they see.
@@sibanought hopefully only invasive mammals......as it seems that every introduced species is a success there....
We are blessed in nz to still have a plethora of great hunting.6 types of deer,thar,chamois ,wild cattle and sheep ,goats and big range of birds to shoot.In my old age now the life I have lived and loved.Your style of show Steve.Is the best going.
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I started drooling when he cut in to that lamb leg, man that looked tasty. Tarh and chamois are on my bucket list.
His channel is keeping me alive while at home
Watching his show just makes me want to hunt!
I love that he fifnt shoot right away when he sae the bigger buck. True and respected hunter for sure.
I shot an 8pt whitetail the other day, only to have a 10 walk by as I was watching the 8 fall. Steven took that a lot better than I did.
Great hunt dude!! I keep watching your shows with my son!! Keep em coming
This and his Rogan appearance posted at the same time. Smart.
Wait, he's on Rogan today? Shouldn't conflict with his CZcams audience, since it's only on Spotify for now.
That guy is an idiot
Yeah I mean he was smart to post at the same time since a lot of people will search for him after watching Rogan.
They are back to back in my feed
@@rhelferstay he's still on CZcams
I am not a hunter. One does not have to be a hunter to see that Steven Rinella is a credit to the human race. I enjoy what he puts out because of his human perspective.
We should all aspire...
still the best hunting show ever recorded.
Reminds me of me and my dad hunting in Norway!
Gotta get Rinella & the MeatEater crew over to Australia for some scrub bull, deer & big boar hunting.
Im sure Adam Greentree will extend the courtesy at every opportunity
@@lukek624 still want Greentree to get Joe Rogan out there and scare the shit out of him, lol
Yep and he can bring his didgeridoo music with him. At least then it will be accurate.
In TheHunter you just passed up a tru rack diamond for a silver at best, and you did it all for the right reasons. The self control you just exhibited as a hunter and a man is nothing short of legendary.
Beautiful country . Love your shows . I wait for each one . You never disappoint. Thank you for your hunts and knowledge of cooking.
Welcome to New Zealand bro. Nice to see ya in my back yard🤣🤣🤙
This is down my kneck of the woods, love it and that was a great head he got. Heaps of deer here and they are a pest so you can shoot as many as you want all year round. But you eat what you shoot or you wont be making any friends.
Been waiting for an episode from New Zealand! Bloody awesome to see you come to my home country!
That shot of the stag running on the mountain crest with all his hinds... **claps hands** made my night
Great to see you in NZ .. hope you got to see more of the country.. tahr and chamois hunts to come maybe?
That’s a romantic tragedy at the end haha
No non tasty animals were harmed in the making of this!!! Hilarious 😁. All jokes aside you are my favorite hunting spokesperson. Great takeaways from every single episode! Huntings hero!
The music during beginning of the first stag hunt was a cool change from the usual. Well done
Steve you should come and have a crack at Sambar in the Victorian alpine region of Australia.
That's some seriously hard hunting.
Agreed. I cut my teeth on Sambar as a teenager. Still yet to get a big fella. But by god they’re not easy to get.
@@chrisrobinson2563 we have Sambar on Rota Marianas island. Check out deermeatfordinner Rota on CZcams sambar hunt.
So cool to see him visit my small island country
So you guys are still allowed hunting rifles there?
@@socialex Yep, it's a bit of a process but still easy enough to access them. Its just assault weapons that saw a ban really
@@neatoz3221 cool, I'm Canadian and I think we're sorta going the same direction and I worry about hunting mostly.
if you pass and get a firearms license ( involves police checks and a mountain safety course) your allowed everything except semi autos in centerfire ( excluding shotguns) , pistols without a b category endorsement( only for range use ) , and obviously full auto anything , suppressors are an off the shelf and don't need any special paperwork to have one.
mosque shooter lost us our centrefire rifles unfortunately.
@@rileybell9707 we had mosque attacks here, we did nothing and changed nothing. I remember walking by the one in Calgary, and a bunch of guys were leaving they saw me white, blonde and probably not unlike their attackers in any way. They immediately averted their eyes and a few stopped in their tracks. We did wrong by these folks first with lack of education on their culture and religion and second with lack of justice. Probably getting a little deep, I know it sucks to lose a privilege we're losing privileges with guns here, too. But at least you guys did something to show people that what happened was unacceptable and was not part of your nations identity.
Just wow... Loved it that you had a great hunt in our beautiful country 👍
I fully enjoy this series and i hope you guys continue to upload more episodes..
Great video man like always god bless you and your family from Brownsville tx
Great video, loved it. However, as a kiwi (new zealander) I found it rather strange you had indigenous Australian music in it 🤔 Its like if I went to the states and hunted elk and for my intro song I had the Canadian national anthem playing. Kind-of dosent fit right, Haha. Anyway, great seeing ya bagged a good looking stag and the lamb looked very tasty indeed 👌🤙😁
As an Australian I thought "Why is there a digeridoo playing on a New Zealand hunt video?" came here to see if anyone else caught it or if I was hearing things😆
Came here also to see if anyone thought it strange af, that australian didgeridoo music is playing over a New Zealand hunting video.
Just to clear things up as an American….we have no idea what a digeridoo is lol. They most likely googled New Zealand music and that popped up for some reason or another. It’s hilarious knowing this fact about the video now tho 🤣🤣
@@moeskeetz5473 not too hard to research the correct music if you're over visiting haha. Us kiwis are proud thats all
@@evarnreesby4806 Americans are proud as well. Probably a little more thick skinned tho. I don’t think they meant it as a disrespect to your Country.
Loved doing extraneous stuff when I was young.... now at 35 I'm too tired to be walking big hills and hiking mountains. Glad I can live vicariously.
No untasty animals were harmed in the making of this video I love that line
It would be awesome to watch you do a Tahr hunt or even Chamois hunt. Kia Ora Steve
In case you didn't find it yet...
With the help of guide and friend Remi Warren, Steven Rinella gears up for a massive climb into New Zealand’s Southern Alps in pursuit of Chamois and Tahr.
czcams.com/video/zLgFfvp8cvk/video.html&ab_channel=MeatEater
Just me, or were you waiting for all that grass to go up in flames when he was cooking the lamb?
It had been raining a fair bit that day, going by the footage whilst he was hunting
I did think it also.
Stayed the night at an airplane hanger one night near Fox Glacier on the South Island. Got friendly with the gentleman who hosted us and he showed us a collection of old vhs tapes with recordings of he and his buddies who used to dive out of helicopters for the red stag back in the 70s and 80s. He said there was enough money in the pelts to buy a new helicopter every few months. Cool guy. Wonderful place!
It is nice to see ETHICS in a hunter!
Those things are big!
Another great video. Nice stag. Like you I really like eating ‘wild lamb’. I’m not sure who chose the music, but it’s New Zealand not Australia; what was up with the didgeridoo!? 👍😀
New Zealand sure looks beautiful and that lamb made my mouth water.
i have never hunted before. but i have been diving into these vids non stop. now i am looking up rifles. maybe i will put in this year and learn!
Always here waiting for that notification. ❤️
Me too
Same
Chuckled a bit when they add the didgeridoo in the music
Danny Boy ,funniest thing I heard .......... wonder how many it will offend 🤣🤣
I'm impressed. There are not many people that can eat raw pumpkin without gagging. You are da man.
Kiwi boy here, I'm honored you visited our country.
chefs: don´t cut your meat on the same plate you cut sour vegetables on
steve: 19:45 cuts meat on his vegetables
wild herbivores are mostly okay to eat raw
Steve really doesn't care about dirt on his food or cross contamination or washing his bloody hands before eating lol.
Unless your cooking all of it together i don't do it with anything but wild game lol
Dude I've seen him boil meat with hot rocks inside a stomach. Hes not worried about cross-contamination. Lol
This is my dream hunt, damn Steve's such a lucky guy
Standard weekend round here mate. 👍🔪🦙🐂🦄🐺🐻🐨🐼🐷🐰🐭🦓🐸🦎🐗 It's all good...
@@user-ii1iy8fz1d I'm gonna look into immigration, excuse me.
@@randysparks1271 rad. But leave the antifa/BLM dem Biden bs at home thanks. Nah just joking, our nation's bent to ;)
@@user-ii1iy8fz1d I don't get into politics, I would prefer a tiny remote hard to find house. I'm antisocial and tn is getting way too crowded
@@randysparks1271 good. Your smart and still a human then.
Ditto to all the Remy comments! Man, that's a true friend who will let you take a shot off his shoulder. Hats off to Remy!
Nothing better than being deep into Meateater and seeing wet snot dripping from Steven's nose! Hahaha! God bless you brother (& that snot)!!!!