Not a sign of any blaze orange anywhere Nick??? Clements Rd- the most heavily hunted place in NZ !!! Be seen & not shot!!!! Some idiots shoot at movement & without any visible blaze you become a moving target for dickheads.
@nikmaxwell14 күн бұрын
I've never worn Blaze Orange and don't intend to start. One thing I have noticed over the years is a large shift from the hunting community to not wear it as well. Furthermore, most of our mainstream hunting apparel manufacturers, distributors and retailers have also moved away from Blaze Orange. Take a look at our our top 3 hunting appeal brands and you'll see that there is a very limited range of Blaze Orange garments on offer.
@ArashZarei-cj8lh18 күн бұрын
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@kroadie393626 күн бұрын
Have you still got any choice hunting gadgets to show,like the one attached to the scope to identify human from animal, good hunting.
@nikmaxwell25 күн бұрын
No I haven't reviewed any products for ages. Cheers mate!
@nakisteelo4761Ай бұрын
Good on ya . Earned.👌👍
@nikmaxwellАй бұрын
Thanks bro!
@kiwi2435Ай бұрын
Sick video man what type of trail cam do u use if u dont mind me asking?
@nikmaxwellАй бұрын
Cheers bro! it's a Bushnell Core DS 30mp.
@kiwi2435Ай бұрын
@nikmaxwell thanks man
@sneakyjiblet2 ай бұрын
Nice bro, appreciate the content.
@nikmaxwell2 ай бұрын
Thanks bro! Glad you enjoyed the video!
@goatculler2 ай бұрын
Classic diamond shape Haast Stag Trophy- Awesome!
@nikmaxwell2 ай бұрын
Ripper stag for sure!
@stagslayer30022 ай бұрын
bloody awesome Nik! well done! on the board! nice stag too! well earned aye, enjoying the vids man keep em rolling
@nikmaxwell2 ай бұрын
Cheers bro! Yeh man, took a while that's for sure!
@stagslayer30022 ай бұрын
@@nikmaxwell they don,t come easy , thats what drags me back there each winter
@TheBighorn12 ай бұрын
Well done, well earned stag alrite. Very satisfying with your old favourite gun too.what is that old gun? Swedish mauser or what?
@nikmaxwell2 ай бұрын
Cheers mate! Good spotting, the rifle is a Husqvarna M98 action that was originally chambered in 8x57 but I restocked and rechambered it to 7x57.
@TheBighorn12 ай бұрын
@nikmaxwell great ol gun. I have 1942 husqurvana Swedish mauser 6.5x55. On a custom wooden stock, accurised with bolt and trigger done. Still groups under 1 Moa.as good as any of the new guns just a bit heavier. Keep up the great vids
@nikmaxwell2 ай бұрын
Nice. Yep, these old guns will do the job arguably as good as most modern rifles on the market.
@huntingforadventure99772 ай бұрын
awesum nik good stag that
@nikmaxwell2 ай бұрын
Cheers mate!
@JoeHaydoko2 ай бұрын
Epic bro, what was the yarn did it pop out on that face with the hind on? Love the vids btw
@nikmaxwell2 ай бұрын
Thanks bro! He was about 50m below her in the bush. There was a fawn with her as well. I saw him through a gap in the trees and just went straight for the shot. Didn't even attempt to film him!
@Sako75.7mm082 ай бұрын
STOKED 👊🍻🏕 jungle in there brutha🫎
@nikmaxwell2 ай бұрын
Chur bro! Ha, it sure is!
@grahamclark57662 ай бұрын
good quality video and commentary, really enjoyed it
@nikmaxwell2 ай бұрын
Cheers bro, appreciate it!
@mikeedwards85753 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the vid hope to see more cheers
@nikmaxwell3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, glad you liked the video! More to come for sure. 👍
@darrellwong40973 ай бұрын
Great to see you out there Nik! Some trips are like that…. At least you know where some good bush is. Nice video as always! 👍
@nikmaxwell3 ай бұрын
Thanks bro! Yeh it's some bloody nice bush alright!
@BackridgeButcher3 ай бұрын
Cool video Nick, you have captured the sika country really well 👍
@nikmaxwell3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate! Are you going to the Kaimanawa premiere?
@BackridgeButcher3 ай бұрын
@@nikmaxwell pardon my ignorance mate, what, when and where is that??
@nikmaxwell3 ай бұрын
Check out the Sika Foundation.
@greghughson74503 ай бұрын
Nice one Nik, glad to see you’re still out chasing the sika. The sika series you did a few moons ago is still some of my fav sika vids on KZbin, always a good watch! Maybe time for a second series?!? 👌
@nikmaxwell3 ай бұрын
Cheers Greg! That series turned out not too bad aye. Was awesome covering all that country. Dunno if I'd have the time these days, especially with those rusa to chase as well!
@JoeHaydoko3 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing mate, love the vids
@nikmaxwell3 ай бұрын
Thanks bro!
@hunt-fish-nz3 ай бұрын
Cruising through awesome bush like that and seeing nothing beats fighting ugly bush and spooking everything! Great video, good to see some more videos mate.
@nikmaxwell3 ай бұрын
Haha, that's a very good point! Cheers bro.
@Red-ru1jl3 ай бұрын
Awesome vid 🤙I was in there a couple months back and was tough going as far as sign/animals. Either that or I'm more rusty than I thought haha.
@nikmaxwell3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate! Yeh copy that. I reckon you can be forgiven for seeing bugger all up Clements haha.
@robseymour74333 ай бұрын
Great video mate, awesome watch.
@nikmaxwell3 ай бұрын
Thanks bro, glad you liked it!
@fuelledbynatureart3 ай бұрын
Cool vid! Almost looked like that hail storm that hit me when I was hunting in Lake Taupō forest on a Saturday 2 or 3 weeks ago.
@nikmaxwell3 ай бұрын
Cheers bro! Yeh that'll be around then. How did you get on?!
@fuelledbynatureart3 ай бұрын
@nikmaxwell I just did some exploring in behind some of the windthrown areas in the pine and native and would have seen about 10 for the day. Seen 5 or 6 out in the cut over driving in. 🫣 most looked like hinds. Keep up the cool vids mate 🤙🏽
@nikmaxwell3 ай бұрын
Nice work man, good stuff. Chur.
@GamePlanHuntingNZ3 ай бұрын
Some beautiful country in there. Good stuff, wicked drone footage in there, too 🤙
@nikmaxwell3 ай бұрын
Mint area aye! Cheers!
@snoop24773 ай бұрын
You have days like that on deer. And I have a great dog out front. It helps these times to remember why we get out there and just enjoy it! Great camera work!
@nikmaxwell3 ай бұрын
Yeh mate, especially on sika, and Clements! Glad you enjoyed the video!
@eliewens3 ай бұрын
Great vid Nik, looks like you saw plenty of animals just not Mr BIG huh. love the drone shots and great to hear so much bird life. What camera and drone are you using?
@nikmaxwell3 ай бұрын
Cheers mate! Yeh plenty of bird life, great dawn chorus. I use my Samsung phone for most of the wide angle, Canon SX60 HS for the zoom and the drone is a DJI Mini 2 SE.
@nakisteelo47614 ай бұрын
Ya got some awesome footage Nik . Thanks for sharing. Next time 🤞
@nikmaxwell4 ай бұрын
Cheers bro! Glad you liked the footage! Hopefully.
@darrellwong40974 ай бұрын
Cool video Nik! Neat footage of that stag and those hinds! Nice work and great to see you back! 👍👍👍
@nikmaxwell4 ай бұрын
Thanks Darrell! Glad you enjoyed the video mate!
@darrellwong40974 ай бұрын
Great to see your vids again Nik. You did a great job with the drone. Looking to some more ….. maybe with sika making a starring role! Thanks 👍👍👍
@nikmaxwell4 ай бұрын
Cheers bro! Yeh mate, sika hunt into Northern Kaimanawas for the next trip. 👍
@OscarTahr4 ай бұрын
Good to watch this one again and see the spots I'd been. Must add it to the ballot application again! Not a lot of animals in there but a good proportion of the stags with good heads.
@nikmaxwell4 ай бұрын
Thanks mate! Amazing country for sure. I haven't been South for some time, looking at a hunt in the Caples at some point.
@sandgroper47884 ай бұрын
Missed your sika vids Nik. 😎
@nikmaxwell4 ай бұрын
Cheers mate. I'll be doing some more, next trip will be into an area off Clements.
@OscarTahr4 ай бұрын
Trophy country!
@nikmaxwell4 ай бұрын
@@OscarTahr They are in there but very few and far between! I've taken a couple of 8ptrs from this spot.
@OscarTahr4 ай бұрын
@@nikmaxwell I'm meaning the country itself is the trophy, animals or not :) One of those places that is famous in hunting literature!
@nikmaxwell4 ай бұрын
@@OscarTahr Good call! Yeh it's an iconic area for sure.
@darrellwong40974 ай бұрын
Cool video to rewatch Nik! I hope you are well mate! This video brings back memories ….. Kaipo, Otorehinaiti, Tussock and Boyd! Epic travels buddy! Cheers 👍👍👍
@nikmaxwell4 ай бұрын
Cheers Darryl! Yeh, all good here mate, hope you are also! Such an amazing area aye. Good to hear from you bro!
@chaseandgather4 ай бұрын
Good vid mate - I've spent some time in there the last few years. Certainly challenging terrain (esp the faces you are glassing) for recovering animals. I've had to give up on two deer recoveries from there just due to the sheer risk factor involved. Shot a couple of reds in there as well..
@nikmaxwell4 ай бұрын
Thanks bro. Yeh it's real tiger country aye. I've seen a few reds on my trail cams but none while hunting.
@chaseandgather4 ай бұрын
@@nikmaxwell roger yeah there are a few in there. Have only shot and seen red spikers and hinds - never seen a red stag as yet
@sandgroper47885 ай бұрын
Great to see you out and about Nick. Will try and catch up 2025 roar.
@nikmaxwell5 ай бұрын
Cheers mate, you heading over the ditch next years rut?
@Jim_Lewis_Venni_Vendetta5 ай бұрын
Nice one Nik, enjoyed that!
@nikmaxwell5 ай бұрын
Cheers bro!
@TheBighorn15 ай бұрын
Great photography, good climb up to that spot. Would've had to carry a fair bit of water too
@nikmaxwell5 ай бұрын
Thanks mate! Yeh had to ration the water a bit. It's steep in there but not far down to the creeks.
@sandgroper47885 ай бұрын
Wow! Great stuff, Nick.❤
@nikmaxwell5 ай бұрын
Thanks bro!
@kyleleslie-z9o5 ай бұрын
shot a stag right opposite were you were sitting 3 weeks ago i just cant get him to dangerous ive tried for 3 days now
@nikmaxwell5 ай бұрын
Oh true! That sux bro, good head on him?
@kyleleslie-z9o5 ай бұрын
was a good 6 but not record book stuff
@nikmaxwell5 ай бұрын
@@kyleleslie-z9oRatshit. You know where he is at all or just somewhere in the steep stuff?
@kyleleslie-z9o5 ай бұрын
hes fallen between to ledges unfortunately . even getting close was so scary
@nikmaxwell5 ай бұрын
Gutted for ya mate. Some very unforgiving country along those faces. I got into a very dodgy situation on one of my first hunts up Galatea. Was fukn scary as. You could quite easily fall to your death in some of that country.
@stagslayer30025 ай бұрын
Awesome stuff Nik! hopefully a big stag on your next trip, keep em coming bud cheers
@nikmaxwell5 ай бұрын
Cheers mate! They're definitely down there!
@jbwild5 ай бұрын
Cheers bro enjoyed the footage. Nice steep hills 👌
@nikmaxwell5 ай бұрын
Thanks bro! Yep, some steep country in parts.
@harrywp57855 ай бұрын
What happened to nz hunting magazine Nik? Goneburger?
@nikmaxwell5 ай бұрын
Yeh bro. About 4 years ago now. Mainly due to losing placement on the shelves in retail stores etc.
@Sako75.7mm085 ай бұрын
Nice footage Nik keep at it, that mythical stag could appear, got a big one in oz for a 24 box XXXX, taking one out of that country would be rewarding🏕
@nikmaxwell5 ай бұрын
24 pack of XXXX sounds like a mean deal! Cheers mate, glad you enjoyed the footage.
@Sako75.7mm085 ай бұрын
@@nikmaxwell yeah i was stoked bit of a debacle shooting with mates ruger m77 7mm rem mag waiting for clear shot while stag behind fallen tree branches in its antlers trying to get a hind in rut and im waiting for ages like 5mins and id loaded a round up bolt closed safety on and finally had a shot then flicked safety off squeezed trigger nothing happened ejected round loaded another up safety on got clear shot safety off same f@#ken thing so loaded last round in mag and left safety off went to shoot and the bloody nut fell off bipod leg as i went to shot and leg collapsed as i shot hit him and had to quickly load back up give him another 1 and then a finisher when i got over to him as it made a dash in close, cured the headskin with 3 days of salt steam gurneyed his antlers back to bone all the berries in bark off got him thru customs shoulder mounted at Big Game Taxidermy Andrew Holt
@nikmaxwell5 ай бұрын
@@Sako75.7mm08Holy shit, sounds like a hard case hunt! Good stuff mate.
@Sako75.7mm085 ай бұрын
@@nikmaxwell cheers yeah had a few good hunts over there heart shot 2 reds another time n another trip 4 rusa for meat n numbers another time stalk on 4 red stags the rusa was covered in fat muscly animal butchered all meat up the ozzie bush has you on alert with the critters n snakes spider birds making noises, havent seen a south island trip in awhile i enjoyed that one from few years ago buck cham n stag
@nikmaxwell5 ай бұрын
@@Sako75.7mm08The outback in AU sure would be a risky experience haha! Yeh keen to get back down South, a fallow rut hunt in the Caples is on my list.
@huntingforadventure99775 ай бұрын
Always a good watch!
@nikmaxwell5 ай бұрын
Cheers bro! Thanks for watching!
@snoop24775 ай бұрын
Thanks Nik for sharing this. It looks like really hard work glassing all day in the cold. Lookd like super rugged, tough bush hunting.😮
@nikmaxwell5 ай бұрын
You're welcome mate! Yeh the feet get a bit numb after a while but not to bad! Those deer got it sorted though haha. Some very gnarly terrain in there that's for sure.
@Dad-HuntsNZ6 ай бұрын
awesome video, good to see alot of deer numbers, Im just looking into making a trip to otawa reserve for the first time... is there much road access without knowing anyone on private land?
@nikmaxwell6 ай бұрын
Hey bro, Glad you enjoyed the video! There are two access points into Otawa Scenic Reserve. Manoeka Rd and Te Puke Quarry Rd. The reserve is divided in half by the main track and hunting is only permitted on the Southern side of that track. Follow this link for more information: www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/things-to-do/hunting/where-to-hunt/bay-of-plenty/tauranga-area-hunting/where-to-hunt/otawa-forest/
@Dad-HuntsNZ6 ай бұрын
@@nikmaxwell awesome man... thanx for that!! taking my 8y/o son for his first deer hopefully
@nikmaxwell6 ай бұрын
@@Dad-HuntsNZYoure welcome. Try Te Puke Quarry Rd first. Good luck!
@Dad-HuntsNZ6 ай бұрын
@@nikmaxwell wow!.. cheers mate.. appreciate it alot!!
@nikmaxwell6 ай бұрын
@@Dad-HuntsNZAll good. Let me know how you get on.
@macleanfraser11866 ай бұрын
Great to see your videos again Nik, all the best mate!
@nikmaxwell6 ай бұрын
Thanks bro, appreciate it!
@stagslayer30026 ай бұрын
Nice one Nick, good to see ya back on the hill
@nikmaxwell6 ай бұрын
@@stagslayer3002 Cheers bro!
@intothewild91906 ай бұрын
Amazing footage. Harsh but beautiful place
@nikmaxwell6 ай бұрын
@@intothewild9190 Thank you! It sure is, winter can be brutal.