New Zealand Varmint Hunt

[NEW ZEALAND SAFARIS]

New Zealand Varmint Hunt

Varmint Hunting

From wallaby to rabbits, we have an abundance.

These introduced species compete with our livestock for a food source. They are listed as pests to our environment, hunting these small game animals is our part of game management in New Zealand.

In 1870, Captain Thomson brought over two female and one male red neck wallaby from Australia to our local Waimate district in the South Island.

The lack of predators and abundance of food now sees huge populations spread throughout this area. Most of the small population established in Central South Island, near the town of Waimate, where it began to breed prolifically in the hill country. Wallabies can grow up to 1m tall and up to 25kg in weight.

The weather and feed conditions in New Zealand mean they can breed all year round and this has led to a population boom now estimated at 11 million. They are mainly found in mountain grass (tussock) areas but live anywhere they can find cover and food. More and more large numbers descend on to farm crops and devastate them overnight. They are primarily nocturnal but can be found out in the daytime in winter when overnight temperatures are very cold and they need to warm up in the shortened daily sun.

VARMINT HUNTING
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This hunt should not be considered a high-volume hunt, but more an adventure for the hunter, and for someone seeking a totally unique experience. Coupled with a big game hunt, this can be an excellent add-on to a true New Zealand safari.

There is no hunting season on them. They can be hunted year round.

Wallaby Hunting New Zealand by New Zealand Safaris posted Feb 28, 2019 at 1:10 AM

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

Cool trophies and good video.

 

[RogerHeintzman]

Last year in May I did Wallaby in a 2 person helicopter. The normal hunting grounds had been poisoned so we could not hunt there. Wallaby are plentiful and eat a lot of the grasses for the sheep. I had a semi-auto with a extended magazine tube and a pile of shells between my feet. In one hour I had confirmed 27 kills, I also missed many.
For something different and a RUSH, try it!

 

[K-man]

I will be doing the same thing this July on the south island. After a tahr/chamois hunt. Taking 100 rounds of .223 varmit rounds. Looks like a lot of fun!

 

[accipiter]

Do you offer stand alone varmint hunts over a few days, or is it only offered as an add-on to a trophy hunt?

 

[NEW ZEALAND SAFARIS]

Do you offer stand alone varmint hunts over a few days, or is it only offered as an add-on to a trophy hunt?

Yes we do this outside of our main hunting season which is from September-February