"LUCKY 13" - Anto Pulls Off a Miracle Shot on an Thumping Red Stag

With the roar now upon us here in New Zealand, we thought we'd post up this short snippet of action from our last series, where Anto kept his cool in the heat of the moment to claim a well earned trophy in some stunning Central Otago high country...
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[@ruahinehunter7441]

A few trolls getting about in the comment section bloody idiots its fairly clear you guys are onto it hunters with great hunting ethics,not many hunters would let that stag go 5years or 8-years old boom take him down awesome head and hunt.always appreciate the time and effort you guys put into your hunting adventures 👌👍

[@baraklazza1595]

Lol. Your exact comment is the reason why it's so hard to find big mature stags on public land. Cuz they get shot way the fark before there prime.

[@ruahinehunter7441]

@@baraklazza1595 i left 46 stags the last 2years all on public land stag 47 went down 10pointer bro.the other side of it is some hunters do love getting out in the hills and enjoying company with a dog mates and shooting a few deer and stags along the way its not a crime to shoot young stags.but yeah totally agree it is better to leave young stags that have good potential some areas just don't hold a good blood line soo what do you do there ?

[@baraklazza1595]

@ruahinehunter7441 that's right brother it's a free world. There's no charge in that. I guess at the end of the day it's personal preference and common sense to better nz trophys and blood lines. Think about it bro. Like Ole mate said he past up 50 stags on this trip. So then they shoot this one, so then what happens ??? The area is left with those 50 shitter stags to breed in the area. So what happens??? The blood line gets worse, And worse. I've seen this my whole life... over 40 years. They put that wapiti rule in fiordland for a reason .... just if people had the same mentality out in public land.

[@mathewgafa1933]

Congrats on a nice stag. Great footage as usual guys, it was great to watch.

[@thegrundinis4199]

Bloody well done guys great footage and shot under pressure!

[@exhaleandbreathee]

well put together. enjoyed

[@CaitlynTurner759]

Awesome video

[@mikebarone4902]

Awesome team well done one day I'll be sitting next to a beauty like your stag

[@KatooR-Outdoor..]

Great

[@baywarra]

Awesome up to the part about the helicopter 😁

[@TheHuntersClub]

Don’t worry, we walked three more days before eventually getting picked up, having collected the head on route down valley the following day.

[@Gavin_McGregor]

Solid effort, nice trophy! How long did he go?

[@tonystewart7287]

Shot lads 😎😎👍 Good Stag

[@angusPerkins]

Great hunt boys. Where was it that you guys were hunting?

[@TheHuntersClub]

Spot X. Was public land so keen to keep it under wraps sorry.

[@motboyzie2982]

Minta 👍

[@user-hn4by3fw5b]

Love to see a challenge where the boys have a hunting budget of say $2-$3k to buy a gun, binoz etc. just to give the general hunting public an idea of where they feel you would get best bang for your buck! ( excuse the pun ) most hunters I know can’t afford a spotting scope myself included. Please don’t take my comments out of context. It’s just a general observation I’ve noticed with KZbin hunting videos

[@tomdougherty5604]

Not having a crack at you or taking your words the wrong way but if you talk to any of the lads you see on film in any public land hunting vid they’ll tell you they would have far more successs off camera with a low budget gear bag than they would in situations you see recorded. The skill it takes to succeed on all the hunters club videos is outrageous, not only to get these beauty animals down but to do it on film is a whole different story

[@user-hn4by3fw5b]

@@tomdougherty5604 hey mate, thanks for the reply. I totally understand and respect your comments and I honestly think what these guys do is amazing and fortunate to be able to get some great advice from the best in the business.

[@ruahinehunter7441]

Hey bro i think your idea is awesome that'll be allgood to see,iv always run my channel on the cheap budget don't own all the flash gearz or camera equipment go check it out if you haven't

[@southflyfisher]

Cracker trophy Anto. Well done 👍

[@baraklazza1595]

Good stuff but he was far from being in his prime didn't have much mature swagger on him he prob 5 or 6 years old should left him for a few more years

[@TheHuntersClub]

Tough call, had left over 50 stags across 10 days of hunting by that point.

[@baraklazza1595]

Can't shoot great stags if you shoot good stags.

[@glennmcbride8153]

Good vid, came here to see if anyone commented on the guys gun aiming at Aton.

[@TheHuntersClub]

What timecode does that happen?

[@glennmcbride8153]

@@TheHuntersClub from about 2:20 -3:00. Whilst it would make me a bit nervous and I’d tell my mate to correct it, there’s also plenty of idiots out there that would make a massive deal out of it that are anti hunting / guns. I also get the camera angle can make things look different

[@kingy300wby]

@@glennmcbride8153 just seen what your talking about, damn that’s dodgy looking!! I can assure you that rifle would not be pointed at me like that!!

[@thor_6886]

@@kingy300wby is that the bit where Anto is walking with his rifle over his shoulder, and the other guy is behind him walking carrying his rifle in his hand? (I'm not an experienced hunter, so just asking)

[@kingy300wby]

@@thor_6886 no its at 2.46 they are glassing a deer and the fella on the right has a rifle sitting on the bipod with the bolt closed facing straight at him!! People can do whatever they like but if your inexperienced I’ll give you this tip! Don’t ever hunt with fools that except this as ok, stay safe you won’t get second chances with deer rifles 👍🏼

[@23860]

Awesome,what is wrist watch u used at beggining of the hunt?

[@TheHuntersClub]

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