I've taken a couple of parties of young fellas (and older ones too) up the Hopkins at this time of year and they all shot Tahr - no big bulls though but at least they got to see them. I think the true left is better but opinions vary on that.
While GBH is spot on with his tenting in the snow info, you don't have too, its perfectly feasible to climb up to Tahr from the valley huts and back down each day, just pick a good spur and make sure you use the same one coming back down (cause you'll undoubtly be in the dark in the bush, and you don't want to get fucked up just above the valley floor)
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