How much does it cost to hunt in New Zealand?

How much does it cost to hunt in New Zealand?

5 Day Red Stag Hunting packages – North Island Estate

Where is the best hunting in New Zealand?

Containing just over half of New Zealand’s total area, but just 23 percent of the country’s population, the South Island is home to some of the best hunting in New Zealand. The red stag is unquestionably New Zealand’s premier big-game species.

Where can you hunt on the North Island?

Find DOC places to go hunting in the Central North Island region.

• Kaimanawa Forest Park hunting.
• Hihitahi Forest Sanctuary hunting.
• Pukepoto Ecological Area.
• Tongariro National Park and Rangataua Forest hunting.
• Tongariro Forest hunting.
• Erua Forest hunting.
• Rangitaiki Conservation Area hunting.

Where do you hunt red stag in New Zealand?

Red Stag Hunting in New Zealand with Mountain Hunters Red Stag, Fallow deer, Elk, and only attainable in the North Island, Sika, Rusa and Sambar. Our Trophy Red Stag hunting packages start at only $4,500 and we have 11 NZ species to hunt.

Can you hunt for free in New Zealand?

No hunting license is required in New Zealand so there’s a good savings right there. And if you want a more do-it-yourself camp experience, you can get the cost down to $5,000 during the early season by staying in an efficiency unit and making a few of your own meals each day.

Why do people hunt in NZ?

Additionally many hunters and outdoors enthusiasts class deer in NZ as a resource, for both food, hobbies, and an economic (tourist attraction). Ongoing issues over their pest status continue to be debated between parties.

Where can you shoot a deer in NZ?

Like many of the deer species the lungs and heart are in the lower quarter of the Red Stag, approximately the size of a dinner plate. For Red Stag shot placement judging half way going from the top of the shoulder and bottom of the chest you should aim slightly under half way.

How do you stalk a deer in NZ?

The best method is to stalk the fringe, especially where it borders the beech forest. Some manuka stands can be very open in comparison, these trees growing quite tall, having a vine and moss interior. Often mahoe or broadleaf trees are found scattered throughout, giving the deer plenty of forage.

How much does it cost to shoot a red stag in New Zealand?

What is the most antlers on a deer?

The biggest rack ever measured was 333 ⅞ on a deer in Missouri, but that was a pickup, or found deer, not one shot by a hunter. Tucker’s kill is the “deer story of 2016 — and maybe the deer story of the decade,” Field & Stream proclaimed.

Do you need a licence to hunt in NZ?

To hunt on any land in New Zealand requires the permission of the landowner. On public conservation land, this permission is obtained by getting a hunting permit from DOC.