Wilderness Tahr Hunt '25
Package price
Package price
with Tahr included
Brent, owner & guide
New Zealand
Response rate: 67%
Response time: within a day
More about us
Our company was established in 1988 and operates in 3 territories.
- Based on the North Islands lush Pacific Coast, we are a small family business passionate about providing the Red Stag trophy hunting adventure of a life time!
- We offer an exclusive, personalized New Zealand experience. From our comfortable North Island lodge hunters can stalk giant Red Stag, Fallow, Elk, Sika, Rusa, Sambar, Boar, Ram and Goat.
- We have over 20,000 acres of privately managed hunting areas with Pacific Ocean frontage offering some great deep sea fishing.
- A spectacular 2.5 hour scenic charter flight to our 300,000 acre concession in the South Island's mighty Southern Alps and you will experience the world's best alpine hunting for Tahr and Chamois.
- We offer free local sight-seeing and day trips for non-hunters along with post hunt touring so your whole family can have the trip of a lifetime. We strive to provide a seamless, professional experience with family style hospitality making new friends and definitely having a lot of fun along the way!
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About this hunt
Add on to your Red Stag hunt, this adventure combines the very best of New Zealand's hunting locations and scenic beauty. Includes trophy Fees on Tahr, flight to South Island, guiding and accommodation 4 days, 3 nights.
Guided
(Extreme trip)
Rifle Hunting
Stalking
Bow Hunting
Mountain Hunting
Hunting season: 1 Mar 2025 - 31 Aug 2025
Best time for hunting: 1 Apr 2025 - 31 Jul 2025
Where you will hunt
Territory
One of the most unique free range hunts in the world today is Tahr and Chamois in rugged South Westland. Southwestland is over 1 million acres of public concession land with abundand game and very limited access due to terrain. Your hunt starts at sea level in the thick West Coast rain forest where you and your guide will load into a helicopter and be whisked onto the tops of the Southern Alps and in minutes be in country that is otherwise impossible to access. Our pilot knows the country like the back of his hand and will drop you in a place that has lots of game and has not been pressured by other hunters. Your guide will set up camp and you will be in hunting heaven, able to glass game right from the tent. Get ready to climb as this terrain is some of the most rugged in the world, but you will be right amongst an abundance of animals!
Fence type: Not fenced
Territory size: 300000 acres
Languages spoken by staff: English
Operating since: 1988 year
Structure by elevation
Hills: 20%
Mountains: 80%
Structure by landscape
Fields/Bush: 30%
Forest: 70%
Entertainment services
Excursions Fishing Local Farm tour, Seal colony watching, Bush walks, Golf, Native bird sanctuary tour, Local shopping
Where you will stay
South Island Accommodation
When hunting Tahr and Chamois a beautiful scenic flight from the North Island takes us down the Southern Alps to our Fox Glacier base. Our fabulous hosts Trish and Colin make everyone feel at home in the South. From the dining room guests have a spectacular view of the mountains and Mt Cook, the highest peak in New Zealand at 12,218 ft.
Not on territory, 40 km
Facilities: TV Internet Bathroom Ensuite shower Fridge Mobile network coverage Electricity Sauna Wine tasting Horse riding
Tent Camp
Your guide will set up camp and you will be in hunting heaven, able to glass game right from the tent. Get ready to climb as this terrain is some of the most rugged in the world, but you will be right amongst an abundance of animals! Often we will relocate to a different spot for chamois as they tend to move at a lower altitude where they can come and go from the cover of the bush edge.
Facilities: Sauna Wine tasting Horse riding
How to get there
You will arrive in Auckland and transfer to either Wellington (NZ’s capital city) or Palmerston North, both of which are only a one hour flight. To save money on flights, fly to Wellington. There you can catch a shuttle into the city centre and do a little gift shopping if you wish. There you will have plenty of time to get to the train station and enjoy the scenic 1½ hour train journey to Masterton (safe to take rifles on) where we will meet you and take you to the hunting property, get settled in, sight rifles before the hunt starts the next morning. We include inter-island transfer to our packages at South Island.
Nearest airport: Wellington International Airport
Distance from airport: 146 km
Transfer from airport: No
Distance from railway: 60 km
Transfer from railway: Yes
Other information
Gun rental: Yes
Vaccination required: No
Terms
Price Includes
- Accommodation
- Transport on territory
- Guiding by PH
- Field trophy preparation
- Trophy measurement
- Hunting license
- Gun rental
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Laundry
- Snacks
- Beverages/soft drinks
- Alcoholic drinks
- Transfer from Railway
Cancellation
- No refunds on deposit. Can move deposit to different date.
Price DOES NOT include
- Gun permits
- Insurance
- Gratuities
- Observers - $250 per day
Wounding
- If you don't harvest the trophy you came for we will refund you the full trophy fee.
Price Includes
- Accommodation
- Transport on territory
- Guiding by PH
- Field trophy preparation
- Trophy measurement
- Hunting license
- Gun rental
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Laundry
- Snacks
- Beverages/soft drinks
- Alcoholic drinks
- Transfer from Railway
Price DOES NOT include
- Gun permits
- Insurance
- Gratuities
- Observers - $250 per day
Cancellation
- No refunds on deposit. Can move deposit to different date.
Wounding
- If you don't harvest the trophy you came for we will refund you the full trophy fee.
Payment
Deposit
Final payment
Reviews (28)
Very Satisfied
Having been a hunting and fishing lodge owner for 25 yrs, I was very happy with all aspects of the hunt. Great country, lots of game, and extremely knowledgeable guides. Hunted with crossbow.
Exceeded ALL expectations!!!
They completely exceeded every expectation that we had. Truly one of the most amazing hunts we have been on. From the quality of the animals, to the physical hunts themselves, to the generosity and hospitality of everyone there. Taking a trophy of a lifetime at the top of a mountain in New Zealand with your son, words can not describe it. We have already started planning our 2nd visit to hunt the south and north islands with Brent and team. Can't wait to come back!!! Thank you Brent, Wendy, Adrian and Josh you are the BEST!!!
We had to leave.
The hunt you hope and pray for!
Liked it all, it was the total package! Great people, great facilities, and oh yes great hunting. Would go back again in a heart beat!!
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