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    @JoshC thanks for taking your time to reply to my questions, they were innocuous.
    I'm sure that we have all made those mistakes with stags. I collected a hind that was standing in front of the best stag i ever saw in the Kaimais. Her head was down and in the gloom she blended straight in with the stags body. Took me ages to figure out why the animal on the ground didn't have horns, a real wtf moment. Cool that you got it on tape though.
    Have you seen the old photo that I was talking about from Stewart island, for that matter anyone else. If so could someone chuck it up here.
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    Awesome footage Josh nice cham how's the hopper going thinking of one cheers Phil

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    Real cool @JoshC makes me wanna grab my rifle n head south. Love the way you put it together, its not all about blood n guts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by trooper90 View Post
    Awesome footage Josh nice cham how's the hopper going thinking of one cheers Phil
    Cracker chamois eh, my mate Scotty shot it. Its just a tad under 11 inches. And about 13-14 years old. I shot my 10 1/2 inch buck in the same valley in 2016 and there's another in there that'll crack 10 easily, another mate shot and that on two separate occasions and failed to connect...

    The tent is ok. I find it condensates quite bad, even with the vents all open. The actual design isn't the greatest in strong wind, the top cross pole has no real support at each end so in strong gusts they flex a fair bit. It's a common design I see now, a copy of an MSR. I've had it out in some serious wind and it's survived but only just, whereas my mates MSR's snapped poles. The hilleberg he replaced it with snapped a pole on another trip, whereas the hopper survived. Have had to make some repairs after that trip...replacement of the pole connectors mainly as they flogged out. I've also had in some heavy rain and it's kept me dry. I would buy another ... due to the low cost ... but would be a bit more picky about where I used it. I may try another of his designs at some point...
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    Absolutely love your videos Josh. So down to earth. Great watching and nice character trophy mate.

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    Great vids, like your style. @Sideshow I know the photo you are talking about. I think the Stewart Island heads had rounded over top tines, rather than bent forward like Josh's.

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    Hey @stug can you post it? I've been raking my brain......actually it's really fecking bugging me
    I don't think it's in a Phil Holden book....pretty sure it's in a Keith Severinsen book but it's not in hunter climb high.
    Might be the master hunters by Kingsley Feld.
    The only other one that comes to mind is The Deer Cullers by Hans Willems
    Which might be closer to the mark as I think it was about cullers and it touched on the island and who culled there but you know bee in bonnet
    Your right about them being rounded over too!
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    From Tracks of the Hunter by Keith Severinson.

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    Thanks bee killed cheers @stug
    Funny how he went all that way and never really got onto the white tail.
    Instead getting stuck into the easier reds (imho)
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    Ha that's cool. I've been researching the forward curved tops on my stag, haven't really found anything to explain it. I've seen some weird stuff happen in antlers with age...its either that or genetic I'd think. I have seen rounded points on younger stags in mountains which I have been told could be frost damage/frost bite in velvet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Conmad Jackvann View Post
    Absolutely love your videos Josh. So down to earth. Great watching and nice character trophy mate.

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    Thanks mate. Appreciate the feedback. Get a kick out of doing this stuff and sharing it with like minded people. No point in taking photos and video footage and squirreling it away in a dark closet for no one to enjoy huh!
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