Thread: South Island Trip advice

Flying out of an airport where Air New Zealand lands will really limit your options and helicopter flights to anywhere decent will cost a lot of money so a rental car is a must. East Coast for the better weather and easier country. As Puddleduk said, Lake Sumner RHA has high numbers of deer at present. Camp on the tops near a tarn, don't go to or anywhere near a hut as it will really limit your chances, you will simply be walking in the footsteps of countless other hunters. Hamner based helo operators, try Bill @ Alpine Springs helicopters 03 315 7165 or Amuri helicopters. It costs about $1600 an hour to keep a Hughes 500 in the air now let alone a Squirrell so don't expect bargain prices.