Fuck I love this channel. I use to do a lot of barefoot running and still use my FiveFingers from time to time. Great to see you mention the part about taking it slow. It took me about 2 years for my ankles and calves to adjust but the end result was no more shin splints. Nice work team.
You two are some of the good persons in Life - fantastic effort from you both to share your skills, your expertise, your knowledge and best of all - your passion for what you do so professionally as advocates for all of us who hunt and/or trap. Don’t ever lose the love and respect that it’s so clear you have for each other and for the gift of Life we have to enjoy out in the bush deep in nature at its most rugged - greatest respect to a young couple absolutely earning a living the hard way - old fashioned principles of work combined with love and respect for the bush For the nay-sayers, people like yourselves aren’t into eradicating any possum or other species; but your contribution to the effective management and control of the browsing damage done by marsupials when population imbalance occurs just can’t be measured it’s so significant !! Thank you again for sharing From a serious hunter across the ditch in sunny Tasmania - you gave me such fond memories of what my father and grand dad did to supplement their living back in the sixties and seventies (when I was but a wee possum :) skinning and drying out high quality possum furs - when the market paid what you guys deserve for your efforts and commitment Take best care of yourselves & each other Cheers Tony
That was a great Q & A.. You were very formative and thorough.. Thankyou.. Love the organic awareness and connection to the earth, you both mindfully conduct yourselves... ✨🌎✨🌟✨
Thank you all for making UA-cam videos and teaching people how to how to live life to the fullest and thank you also for answering love you and thank you all for designing different and fashion love you both
I was really keen on seeing Shays possum skin vest that was awesome. And I appreciate the tips on the five finger shoes and diving boots. Because I find it hard to find comfortable hiking boots. But now you’ve help me out thank you. 👍
I've been wearing dive booties on my most recent hunts since I threw my last pair of expensive boots out. Wont go back now, $50, super light, warm, quiet, can't go wrong!!!
I used to use the dive/wetsuit boots a lot for hunting in lowland flats on the eastern side of fiordland in the hauroko monowai manapouri area about 20 years ago....best ones i found where the type that has the big toe separate from the others....
Dont know if this is a frequently asked question, but I noticed a bolo machete on one vid. So what do you guys mostly take into the bush for clearing tracks,doing firewood and other shit? do you prefer an axe, a long machete or short heavy machete? What is your preference being in the bush so much? NZ bush is so varied, I can go through massive podocarp woods, thick wet bush with supple jack vines everywhere, and open manuka country all in one day.
That Chris Mooney is an egg, back in the day we used to wear spring suits, half wet suits when it was cold, to keep our core warm, and dive boots, if they are good in the sea then on land as long as you are not in a big hurry, very good.
Since watching these videos, every question you have answered has been one which I would have asked,how good are you guys. I watched numerous videos on how to skin a possum but would be interested to see how you guys do it. Top video thanks 👍
Thanks so much for the vidiu I always wondered what on earth he was spreading on the side of the trees thank you very much for all of that information cheers Len.
Like watching your videos I was a full-time possum trapper when I was younger. Keep up the good videos mate if you are Woodville Palmerston North way let me know you're welcome to stay here at my house and we can go out for a deer hunt
Would love it if you did a gear video, that pot within a pot that Shay cooks with, how's that work and why you do it like that? Gathered he's rifle is a Ruger 243, what ammo does he use for deer? How many grains and what sort of projectile? What knives does Shay use? Notice what looks like a Swiss army knife and some sort of boning knife, Victorinox as well? Love all your videos from Aus, missus is a Kiwi, trying to convince her to move back hahaha Keep up the awesome videos
Thanks for the video guys. I was wondering about how many hours you reckon you'd work self employed possuming to make say 50k a year. Would that be a full time job?
hi I cant answer for KIW becuase he is one fit as dude but to be a full time trapper ($50,000.00 +) you need somewhere that hasn't been trapped by experienced trappers and is native as beside pines the prime spot. These day there are very few trappers making a full time living. The life style is the most awsome ....no roudy noise (quad in the pines maybe) . If you are a trapper be like KIW have a good missus that brings in a crust as well because some weeks you'll need it as the weather gods play havic with baits. My apologies KIW for poking my nose in. Love your vids keep em coming us old trappers thoroughly enjoy seeing young fit fella's pumping.
Hi Abby have started watchn your vids as I watch clay tall stories and josh james enjoy your time and that you and shay make as living in nelson nz used to trap as a teen we used to sell our skins dry highest dollar value way back in the 80s was $35 for an a grave which we did achieve as young teens had a great time we used the old victor traps once had a pig caught in it we guess as both jaws were blown out of the housing the only thing we could think of for that distruction anyway love your channel my sister and bro in law live in invercargill happy days trapping keep doin wot you enjoy guys cheers shaneo
Good video, thanks for the answers. Just two questions about Shay's jacket/vest. Doesn't he get hot with that on, or does the possum fur regulate his body temperature? 2nd isn't it a bit risky wearing fur in the bush with other hunters around? Will be grateful for your replies.
Great content guys , would you be able to show us how to properly skin a Possum?. If you could that would be awesome , but any content you guys put out is good , so it's a win win for me lol.
Thank you for this Q&A ! I trap fur here in the states mainly fox, coyotes and cats .. I enjoy it more than anything if you asked my partner she would tell you I love trapping more than her .. . My. Old man says “hope springs eternal in the hart of a trapper “ My mom divorced my old man because he would. Go To the mountain trapping and. Only come back for supply’s .. she got tired of it and left .... I don’t blame him... it’s a simple life...
i really dont want to jinx it... but nearly 1000 likes and 0 dislikes is just insane. thats about the most likes ive ever seen without a dislike and ive been around the youtube for a while! feel the love ! you guys are amazing
Fuck I love this channel. I use to do a lot of barefoot running and still use my FiveFingers from time to time. Great to see you mention the part about taking it slow. It took me about 2 years for my ankles and calves to adjust but the end result was no more shin splints. Nice work team.
You two are some of the good persons in Life - fantastic effort from you both to share your skills, your expertise, your knowledge and best of all - your passion for what you do so professionally as advocates for all of us who hunt and/or trap. Don’t ever lose the love and respect that it’s so clear you have for each other and for the gift of Life we have to enjoy out in the bush deep in nature at its most rugged - greatest respect to a young couple absolutely earning a living the hard way - old fashioned principles of work combined with love and respect for the bush
For the nay-sayers, people like yourselves aren’t into eradicating any possum or other species; but your contribution to the effective management and control of the browsing damage done by marsupials when population imbalance occurs just can’t be measured it’s so significant !!
Thank you again for sharing
From a serious hunter across the ditch in sunny Tasmania - you gave me such fond memories of what my father and grand dad did to supplement their living back in the sixties and seventies (when I was but a wee possum :) skinning and drying out high quality possum furs - when the market paid what you guys deserve for your efforts and commitment
Take best care of yourselves & each other
Cheers Tony
Great video, would love to see one on drying the skins thanks
That was a great Q & A.. You were very formative and thorough.. Thankyou.. Love the organic awareness and connection to the earth, you both mindfully conduct yourselves... ✨🌎✨🌟✨
Yes would like to see skinning drying video
Hey keep doing videos on plants u can eat in the bush
only just found this channel the other night , but best channel ive ever seen , love it
Yes please a video of the drying process would be great
I use flour , icing sugar, talc powder then use the talc powder bottle to squirt the mix on the tree
Thank you all for making UA-cam videos and teaching people how to how to live life to the fullest and thank you also for answering love you and thank you all for designing different and fashion love you both
I was really keen on seeing Shays possum skin vest that was awesome. And I appreciate the tips on the five finger shoes and diving boots. Because I find it hard to find comfortable hiking boots. But now you’ve help me out thank you. 👍
Just subscribed BTW
First time viewing your channel
Absolutely amazing, magnificent work guys
Cheers Tony
I've been wearing dive booties on my most recent hunts since I threw my last pair of expensive boots out. Wont go back now, $50, super light, warm, quiet, can't go wrong!!!
I used to use the dive/wetsuit boots a lot for hunting in lowland flats on the eastern side of fiordland in the hauroko monowai manapouri area about 20 years ago....best ones i found where the type that has the big toe separate from the others....
Dont know if this is a frequently asked question, but I noticed a bolo machete on one vid. So what do you guys mostly take into the bush for clearing tracks,doing firewood and other shit? do you prefer an axe, a long machete or short heavy machete? What is your preference being in the bush so much? NZ bush is so varied, I can go through massive podocarp woods, thick wet bush with supple jack vines everywhere, and open manuka country all in one day.
That Chris Mooney is an egg, back in the day we used to wear spring suits, half wet suits when it was cold, to keep our core warm, and dive boots, if they are good in the sea then on land as long as you are not in a big hurry, very good.
Since watching these videos, every question you have answered has been one which I would have asked,how good are you guys. I watched numerous videos on how to skin a possum but would be interested to see how you guys do it. Top video thanks 👍
Thanks so much for the vidiu I always wondered what on earth he was spreading on the side of the trees thank you very much for all of that information cheers Len.
Like watching your videos I was a full-time possum trapper when I was younger. Keep up the good videos mate if you are Woodville Palmerston North way let me know you're welcome to stay here at my house and we can go out for a deer hunt
I'm surprised you were able to film all that during that earthquake
Can Shay do a video on how to skin a possum?
never ever thought to pluck im have to go get one now awesome vlog churxx
Would love it if you did a gear video, that pot within a pot that Shay cooks with, how's that work and why you do it like that? Gathered he's rifle is a Ruger 243, what ammo does he use for deer? How many grains and what sort of projectile?
What knives does Shay use? Notice what looks like a Swiss army knife and some sort of boning knife, Victorinox as well?
Love all your videos from Aus, missus is a Kiwi, trying to convince her to move back hahaha
Keep up the awesome videos
Awesome vid. Out there doing it! Keep on keeping on!
Yea would love to see how you prepare skins . I've herd of people using black wattle soak ,for tannen , and salt to dry , with other skins roo etc .
Never seen a possum. Jacket is a ripper. Shay's bloody lucky. Good vid I show my mates you guys but they dumb and get bored haha
your a couple very talented people great work keep it up, one Q how are you both dealing with 1080 and water and secondary poisoning ( pigs)
Good stuff. You guys have uploaded some great videos. Best wishes from Nelson...
Thanks for the video guys. I was wondering about how many hours you reckon you'd work self employed possuming to make say 50k a year. Would that be a full time job?
hi I cant answer for KIW becuase he is one fit as dude but to be a full time trapper ($50,000.00 +) you need somewhere that hasn't been trapped by experienced trappers and is native as beside pines the prime spot. These day there are very few trappers making a full time living. The life style is the most awsome ....no roudy noise (quad in the pines maybe) . If you are a trapper be like KIW have a good missus that brings in a crust as well because some weeks you'll need it as the weather gods play havic with baits. My apologies KIW for poking my nose in. Love your vids keep em coming us old trappers thoroughly enjoy seeing young fit fella's pumping.
Hi Abby have started watchn your vids as I watch clay tall stories and josh james enjoy your time and that you and shay make as living in nelson nz used to trap as a teen we used to sell our skins dry highest dollar value way back in the 80s was $35 for an a grave which we did achieve as young teens had a great time we used the old victor traps once had a pig caught in it we guess as both jaws were blown out of the housing the only thing we could think of for that distruction anyway love your channel my sister and bro in law live in invercargill happy days trapping keep doin wot you enjoy guys cheers shaneo
Good video, thanks for the answers. Just two questions about Shay's jacket/vest. Doesn't he get hot with that on, or does the possum fur regulate his body temperature? 2nd isn't it a bit risky wearing fur in the bush with other hunters around? Will be grateful for your replies.
Great stuff !!! Keep up the great work ....
Do what yous do.. Its all interesting.. And we learn something new every time.. Churr
Great content guys , would you be able to show us how to properly skin a Possum?. If you could that would be awesome , but any content you guys put out is good , so it's a win win for me lol.
What do you do with the meat? Great video, Thank You.
You guys are awesome
how did shay start this trapping job? father trapped? family tradition? friends?
I wear a pair of leather soled moccasins...most comfortable footwear ever.
Thank you for this Q&A ! I trap fur here in the states mainly fox, coyotes and cats .. I enjoy it more than anything if you asked my partner she would tell you I love trapping more than her .. . My. Old man says “hope springs eternal in the hart of a trapper “ My mom divorced my old man because he would. Go To the mountain trapping and. Only come back for supply’s .. she got tired of it and left .... I don’t blame him... it’s a simple life...
We think you to are amazing couple keep it up and good luck.
Excellent video
Great video What's in the padlocked room
Great video thanks for posting
Would you guys think about guided possum trapping and hunting trips for people like me? I recon alot of us would be happy to pay for the experience.
Agreed.. You may find there's more money in showing people how to skin possums than in actually skinning possums!
Hi guy's we really love your show!!!
Love all your videos keep them coming
How many possums are you averaging each day? How many traps are you running? Thanks
keep the awesome vids coming
Do you just throw all the possum bodies in the bush after plucking or do you have a market for the meat to
You two absolutely rock. 😉
kool kool vid , keep them coming awesum
would love to see how to dry skin
thanks for the good videos
Churr team, always informative. Arohanui 🤙🏽
Thanks heaps that was really helpful... 👍👊🏽
Kiwi as mate..
Lov it
yes
Lol my uncle wears dive boots aswel
i love your dogs
Morry woodcraft is best guy for traps
That was WILD
Thanks for the info , interesting ! :)
i really dont want to jinx it... but nearly 1000 likes and 0 dislikes is just insane. thats about the most likes ive ever seen without a dislike and ive been around the youtube for a while!
feel the love ! you guys are amazing
Does he camp out on the trap line or does he come home every night ?
We’re in New Zealand are you located? I used. To live there about 15 years ago . A wee town called Timaru
Not so wee now! I drive through reasonably regularly
hey guys chur to your vids ..where do you get vibram shoes from please
Why does a red cow give white milk when its always eaten green grass.
Yea do one about how to dry s skin
boots. muck masters
Chur bro
i have a heap of victors forsale, good condition
How much mate? Just getting into it
@@todayintwostroke7306 Not sure what they worth. I probly have about 50 forsale. Will get back to ya.
@@todayintwostroke7306 I would say around $10 each
You guys are awesome