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Great trip overall. Exceeded my expectations in many ways. Mark Harrison @ Lochinvar Safaris was great to deal with and I’ll be bringing a group of friends to hunt in 2026.
www.lochinvarsafaris.co.nz
10 animals in 8 days of hunting:
3 Red Stag. 2 over 500” 1 over 600”
3 Fallow Bucks
1 Tahr - 14 Year old Bull.
1 Chamois - Good mature Buck
1 Arapawa Ram
1 Feral Goat
Food was great. Accommodations were very nice and clean. Staff are friendly and helpful. Top rate guides! Jack my daily guide, Paddy assist on Tahr and helped on Stag, Willie Assist on Chamois. Rifle, scope, and ammo was top notch. Equipment was new or very well maintained. Bed was comfortable. Concessions are large and challenging.
I’m glad I got myself in better shape. I would have struggled a year ago.
Take aways:
If you do a trip like this you will greatly benefit from shooting phone and practice shooting long distance and up and down angles.
Walk and hike in the hills or walk stairs, not “stair master” it’s not the same. Get a pair true alpine mountain boots, break them in, and hike hills or similar alpine terrain. Get a set of trekking poles and walk with them in hills or mountains. Load a backpack with 5-10lbs while you are walking and hiking. Wear your bino harness with Bino’s and whatever else you carry in it.
Lochinvar Safaris is an experienced Hunting Outfitters based in the South Island of New Zealand
Lochinvar Safaris is New Zealand’s premier hunting outfitter providing exceptional trophy hunting experiences throughout the alpine areas of the South Island of New Zealand.
10 animals in 8 days of hunting:
3 Red Stag. 2 over 500” 1 over 600”
3 Fallow Bucks
1 Tahr - 14 Year old Bull.
1 Chamois - Good mature Buck
1 Arapawa Ram
1 Feral Goat
Food was great. Accommodations were very nice and clean. Staff are friendly and helpful. Top rate guides! Jack my daily guide, Paddy assist on Tahr and helped on Stag, Willie Assist on Chamois. Rifle, scope, and ammo was top notch. Equipment was new or very well maintained. Bed was comfortable. Concessions are large and challenging.
I’m glad I got myself in better shape. I would have struggled a year ago.
Take aways:
If you do a trip like this you will greatly benefit from shooting phone and practice shooting long distance and up and down angles.
Walk and hike in the hills or walk stairs, not “stair master” it’s not the same. Get a pair true alpine mountain boots, break them in, and hike hills or similar alpine terrain. Get a set of trekking poles and walk with them in hills or mountains. Load a backpack with 5-10lbs while you are walking and hiking. Wear your bino harness with Bino’s and whatever else you carry in it.
