Thread: Hi all kiwi hunters

I have been looking at doc.govt.nz for a long time, and might have found a couple areas that I find interesting, but I can't decide whether to go to the northern island or the south, I have been looking at Otago and maybe canterbury, for chamois, red deer and fallow deer, not that we are hunting for any big trophies og specific animals. But also looking at the Whanganui and central north island for red deer, fallow sika deer. By looking at maps and reading the internet I got the feeling, that the South Island is steeper mountains but very open, and the north is smaller mountains but dense forest is that correct?

Good idea with the back up spots, the hunting areas is my main concern right now, mostly getting to an area that isn't going to be to dangerous and preferably a hunting block where you can park you car and walk around for a day in the block and go back to sleep in the car.