New Zealand Hunting

[nzhuntinginfo]

This is what it looks like on the other side of the world.

A recent pic of a red and an elk in New Zealand showing the difference in antler development at this time of the year.

[nzhuntinginfo]

At this time of the year this is what bull tahr look like on the run.

In heavily hunted areas they are very wary and aways seem to be on the move.

[nzhuntinginfo]

This pic is of chamois on public land....these animals are extremely wary and it took all day to get close.

At this time of the year the does hang around timberline where they drop their kids.

[BizCT]

And your point is?

[nzhuntinginfo]

There are several points:

The most important point relates to the distribution of does and bucks at this time of the year.

If you've just climbed 2-3000 feet to get into a good hunting position and you see a chamois below you at timberline you know there's a good chance it's a doe.

Stay high and focus on the country around you and you might see a buck like the one in this photo, also on public land and photographed after a gut busting climb.

[Dinsdale]

Tahr and Chamois would have to be in my top 5 hunts I'd like to do.Love to see the South Island once.....

Great pics.

[nzhuntinginfo]

I've got to say Chamois and Tahr are amongst my favouite hunts to and I've done a lot of them.

[Dan92]

i have to ask.. say one shoots a animal on a cliff like that.. when it goes down. what happens? like with sheep hunting dont you think the horns would snap right off

[nzhuntinginfo]

You're absolutely right.

That animal would fall at least a 1000 feet...probably more.

In fact in this instance it wouldn't be recoverable and the tips of the horns would be broken off for sure.

[nzhuntinginfo]

Tahr in the 1980s were under a lot of hunting pressure from helicopter meat exporters.

This is the sort of place we had to hunt them in those days....that's me.

And we didn't use helicopters to get onto the tops.

Today there are a lot more animals around so tahr hunting is a reality for most hunters.

[Fletch]

Great pics! Would love to hunt there someday! Just not on that cliff!! You must like hights a lot better than me!!

[nzhuntinginfo]

I can't say I particularly like heights.

But when tahr are heavily hunted they hide in the most fearsome places.

This one is above in impressive vertical drop.

I couldn't believe it made it across the face without peeling off.

[wdswtr]

take your flyrod, New Z doesnt have the nickname brown island and rainbow island for nothing.

[nzhuntinginfo]

You're quite right. We have some fantastic wilderness fishing.

This is a 9ib brown being released by my son...a keen fly-fisherman.

[Paula]

Very nice pictures!

[arrow nocker]

nice.I could stay with my niece.She moved to NZ and married a guy she met from there.But...........unfortunately i could never afford it until i retired.

[josephmrtn]

nice photos!!! i would love to hunt in NZ someday

[ATbuckhunter]

I want to get to NZ to hunt some of the red stag you guys have over there.

[nzhuntinginfo]

Years ago my wife wanted me to get a promotion and go overseas.

I was selfish...I could't give this up....Red Stag and Tahr hunting country 2 hours drive from home.

[Dinsdale]

Years ago my wife wanted me to get a promotion and go overseas.

I was selfish...I could't give this up....Red Stag and Tahr hunting country 2 hours drive from home.

High fence Reds in the pic?

Just curious.....your initials S. L. and you have authored a few books on NZ?

[New York Hillbilly]

I would love to bring my beagles and come hunt rabbits. There was a fella who used to post pictures of his rabbit hunts, on one of the beagle sites, and they were very impressive! Nice pictures, thank you for sharing.

[nzhuntinginfo]

These are farmed deer as opposed to safari hunting deer.

New Zealand has the biggest deer-farming industry in the world.

Venison is exported to some European countries in particular Germany but also to the USA.

By-products such as velvet are exported to Asian countries, in particular Korea.

[Dinsdale]

Sent you an answer to your PM.....thanks.

[nzhuntinginfo]

There are plenty of rabbits in the drier parts of New Zealand but this is the more interesting animal to hunt.

They live both on the inland river flats and also above timberline but no-one hunts them above timberline.

[nzhuntinginfo]

South Island New Zealand

I went out hunting today.

This is what I saw.

Heaps of velvet on the top of red stags.