Thread: Recommended Outfitter

Dave, be very careful if you are after a free range red stag. Most red stag hunts in NZ are pen raised stags released into a high wire area pre season or even on the day of the hunt. If that is what you want then most outfitters will be fine. I have been in the business of free range hunting guiding since the mid nineties and its a tough game to consistently provide good trophies for clients but with the right contacts on private land and plenty of time scouting it is achievable most of the time. There is not great money in it for a free range guide like myself but passion and possibly obsession with truly real hunting has kept me at it.