Thread: suggestions for a foot access hunt Tahr location for fit beginners

Hi all,
My son and 2-3 mates want to do a 3 night 4 day Tahr hunt early december.
They have not really done any DOC southisland hunting. Most of their hunting is North island bush or private land / bush margins.

They want somewhere they can get above the bush and glass.
They are around 24-25 years old resonably fit but not experianced in alpine hunting.
They are used to hard going having spent every university summer in white overalls with 20 ltr back packs of spray working through cut over forestry blocks hand spraying toi toi, black berry and gorse to let the natives come through.

they will have a 4wd ute but not set up with recovery gear or for deep water.
Ok shooters to 300 mtr.
Keen to challenge themselves.

So can anyone suggest some good starting points for them?
Son has asked me but I have no idea were to start.
they will be starting from Christchurch.
Thanks Z