Wilderness Tahr Hunt '25
Canterbury, New Zealand
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!
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)
Stalking
Bow Hunting
Rifle Hunting
Mountain Hunting
| Hunting season: | Mar 1, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 |
| Best time for hunting: | Apr 1, 2025 - Jul 31, 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
Bathroom
Electricity
Fridge
Horse riding
Ensuite shower
Mobile network coverage
Sauna
TV
Internet
Wine tasting
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.
Horse riding
Sauna
Wine tasting
How to get there
Navigation guidelines
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 |
| 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
Price does NOT include
- Gun permits
- Insurance
- Gratuities
- Observers - $250 per day
Cancellation
No refunds on deposit. Can move deposit to different date.Wounding
If you don't harvest the trophy you came for we will refund you the full trophy fee.Payment
Deposit
50% based on trip price
Deposit deadline: 5 days after booking
Final payment
Paid onsiteUS$ 8,500
This price includes:
Daily rate for 4 days
1 hunter
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