Thread: DIY Questions from a Canadian

Shooting a Tahr/Chamois with a bow in your time frame is quite achievable. Shooting a mature bull Tahr and buck Chamois may be another matter. A rifle would give you far more options on where to hunt and opportunities to take an animal. This may not necessarily mean bringing your own though.
There are areas where chamois and tahr (and red deer) co-exist. Makes for a more interesting hunt in my eyes.
Winter for skins for sure.
Best advice would be to select a number of different options (east and west coast) and have the ability to change plans as the weather dictates. Most heli operators don't need much notice to flick you into the hills.
There will no doubt be a number of forum members who are a lot more knowledgeable that I am who can offer advice and probably be able to help you out once you are in NZ. Keep in touch with the forum and a plan will fall into place.