Thread: Foreigner looking for weekend hunt opportunities in New Zealand

Originally Posted by Bavarian_Hunter

Do a few more days than a weekend if you can, diy is easy enough, I do it most years over there.

Just as long as you're aware those farmed freaks red stags with points going everywhere that you see a lot of other Americans shooting don't actually exist in the wild. Wild reds are quite a bit smaller, look a lot better in my opinion though.

I'm an aussie and I can vouch for it here being great hunting
Have you considered trying to get out in Aus?

I definately would like to get out and shoot something interesting in Australia if possible, where I'll have more time on the ground to figure things out. The NZ portion I'll want to plan in advance to save some on airfare. A smaller "natural" stag would do just fine. You have to understand how irresistible these racks are to someone who grew up hunting elk, they're just beautiful. If you don't mind, I'll PM you to ask more about you're DIY excursions to the islands, very curious.