Thread: Hi all - UK Hunter looking for come to NZ for a 2 week unguided hunt

Hi everyone,

I am yearning for an true hunting experience/adventure and heard NZ is the place to do it. As a former professional deer stalker here in the UK I really don't enjoy being guided as it feels like I am not actually hunting just following someone and then shooting an animal. The stalking here in the UK is great but its getting harder to get, very expensive and overall hunt distances are pretty short. Therefore I am looking to plan a hunt on the North Island (have relatives in Wellington) being out in the bush for a max of 14 days, haven't decided on species yet or the time of year to come over. Planning to do at some point 2019 or 2020.

I appreciate people will like to protect their best spots on public land but any information would be greatly appreciate considering how far I am coming

I will also be purchasing a rifle and kit while in NZ so will be keeping an eye out on here to see if anything is coming up for when I arrive. Would be ideal to come to some form of arrangement with a local, perhaps I buy a new rifle/mod from a store and you buy it off me before departure at a cheap rate. Who knows, many possibilities for me to look into as its early days.

Any advice would be most welcome.