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Roar In New Zealand The roar started early for me this year...I was lucky to get onto some good active stags in Mid March. In new Zealand we have wild deer herds that originate from liberations made 100 years ago using founder stock from various parts of the UK and Scotland. This photo was...

Evening Stag Getting Arty Farty here. This stag never saw me.

What they look like now. The New Zealand Red Stag looks like this at the moment... A couple of nice stags in the evening light.

Hunting Scenery Mount Cook area Sorry. Previous post pictures should look like this. Location is above Tasman River near mount Cook and the Hermitage

A Great Place to Hunt I looked at your trophy pics...very impressive. You've done a lot of hunting in a lot of places. But there's a big gap in your pics.... although I suppose that's only my personal opinion. Both pictures below were taken in the same place in that country.

Some Shorter Sticks Yes, I'd have to say it's exciting seeing the branches growing on top. The process of antler loss and regrowth is truly amazing. It's not wonder the Red Stag is such a desirable trophy... but I must say the chamois is also a favourite of mine. This is what they look like...

Red Stags in December New Zealand On a hunt yesterday, this is what I saw. The stags are well laden with velvet by now. These ones were hustling and bustling each other.

Chamois At Timberline I took all day to get onto these chamois on heavily hunted public land. At this time of the year, chamois hang around the cover at timberline to drop their kids.

Tahr on the run Tahr are incredibly wary if they are heavily hunted. At this time of the year this is what bull tahr look like on the run. You don't get a chance at a shot once they start moving.

Feral Sheep Very nice pictures. Those animals look very similar to some of the feral flocks we have in New Zealand. But the hunting terrain is so very different to the terrain you hunt in New Zealand. Yea my understanding is that Hawaii is similar to New Zealand because until the 1700s...

New Zealand Hunting Spring Our mountains are a fantastic place to be at the moment. Lots of guys get out for a meat hunt when the deer come out on the forest margins. This is what I saw a couple of days ago. Canada Geese are now open all year round anywhere with any gun. The day was a...

Fishn & Huntn in New Zealand When you do decide to come to New Zealand to hunt and fish, be sure to contact me. I may be able to help. I've done a lot of wilderness fly-fishing with my son over the last few years. This sort of fishing is mostly "spot and cast" and is therefore similar to...

Stags and Trout New Zealand If you mean the things pictured below, then it can be done easily if properly organised...eg really fine days for trout fly fishing, overcast and windier...time to drop the Red stags. TROUT RISING FOR THE VINE HOPPER RED STAG MOVING INTO A GOOD POSITION

Casting of Antlers and other curly questions Feral Sheep These sheep are gamey...but the younger animals are fantastic eating. You can't beat a roast from a young animal. I'd say this gentleman would be a bit chewy. Casting of Antlers. This photograph was taken last week. Many reds still...

On the theme of Feral Sheep. Yesterday I wanted a really good photo of a feral ram. If this one had an extra half turn I would have been happy. Reds on Public Land I left home at 3.30 am yesterday and very quickly got into some rough country. Red deer are starting to come out onto the...

Snow In the BackYard We've had a ridiculous amount of snow recently. This is a picture taken on a hunt near the tops a couple of weeks ago. Fitness really comes into play in these sort of conditions....that's why I struggled.

Wow...you've got an impressive backyard. I'm looking out now onto my 799 square yard property and wishing I was out in the hills again like I was yesterday.

Woollies & Winter & Hunting in New Zealand Here's a pic from a chamois hunt I went on a couple of weeks ago. Problem is that snow has fallen at least five times in October... which is pretty unusual for New Zealand considering it's supposed to be spring. Actually the temperatures aren't too...

Mountain edge. My friend....That is an impressive sheep and an impressive photograph... The Pitt Island flock are recognised as one of the true offshore feral flocks. The other offshore island sheep were on Campbell Island (now shot out) and the Arapawa Sheep which are well known and common...

I've got to fess up and admit that I can't shear sheep so I buy my sox from the shop...and while I wear a bit of fine wool clothing I never wear woolen underpants...

Do We Hunt New Zealand Feral Sheep? The feral sheep are so far and few between that few hunters specifically target them. We used to hunt them for the meat of the young which is excellent eating and also for any big double curlies....which became very rare. This is a picture from the mid...

You're dead on the money there. Apparently they originate from merino sheep that were introduced to this area in the 1890s. They are clean faced, shed their wool without problems, don't get foot rot and so have survived well in the wild. Many of these ones are "badger faced" but I didn;t get...

Hi There, One of my specialist interests is the rare New Zealand feral sheep...there's about 8 small flocks on public land in New Zealand. Yesterday I went into the mountains behind Christchurch in the vain hope I might get a photograph for an article I'm writing. The flock has only about 200...

I've got skinny legs...I can hardly carry the backsteaks these days. That's why I try and hunt with the young and the restless.

Spudattack Fair comment and strictly speaking you're correct. I was once given the job of cleaning up some wild cattle in the forests around Ajax swamp in the Catlands when I was working for the NZ Forest Service. A truly wild mob and little known about. We did em with .308 but I...

35 bore, Thanks for that. Seems like a few guys on this forum are pretty experienced hunters...you hunters have been on trips all around the world. I'm assuming from your name that you use one of those big gats. The thought of a 35 bore makes me legs tremble unless of course you're...

New Zealand Hunting Mr Brickburn, Your comment is correct more for mid-winter,and your are right for the moment because we have had a lot of late snow right into our spring. But normally, spotting a chamois at this time of the year is very difficult because the landscape is more black...

New Zealand Hunting Thanks New Zealand Stag Hunting Information Trophy Hunts Guides Outfitters Independent Hi Guys, Thanks for your welcoming responses. I've been out and about lately. We've had 5 decent snows in October which makes for tough hunting and dangerous if you're doing...

Hi, I'm involved in the hunting business in New Zealand. Here's a couple of pictures from a recent trip out counting tahr on a very large property. nzhuntinginfo