Kiwi
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I’m planning two short tahr hunts later this year – 9 to 12 November and 26 to 29 December 2017.
At this stage its just me going and I may have a friend or two join me, but I do have a spot available if anyone is in the South Island during those dates. I don’t expect anyone would make a special visit to New Zealand for this hunt but thinking if you’re here anyway it might be a good opportunity.
I will probably fly in by helicopter and hunt from a tent or maybe hut. The location (either western or eastern side of the southern apes) is confirmed based on the weather forecast and as this is alpine hunting the trip can be cancelled if the forecast is bad enough. Nov – Dec is our spring so probably no snow or very cold temperatures but here in New Zealand you can get winter / bad weather at ANY time.
I can’t guarantee you a bull as the hunts are on public land, and I’m no tahr hunting guru, but I usually see 10+ tahr per day on my past tahr hunts. I’ve done 5 of these dedicated tahr hunts previously.
You would need to be fit and confident in alpine conditions.
The cost will be just your seat in the helicopter, which is up to $NZ600 depending on numbers and location. There are no licence or tags and you can shoot whatever you want.
I do enjoy hunt swaps so happy to discuss this possibility.
At this stage its just me going and I may have a friend or two join me, but I do have a spot available if anyone is in the South Island during those dates. I don’t expect anyone would make a special visit to New Zealand for this hunt but thinking if you’re here anyway it might be a good opportunity.
I will probably fly in by helicopter and hunt from a tent or maybe hut. The location (either western or eastern side of the southern apes) is confirmed based on the weather forecast and as this is alpine hunting the trip can be cancelled if the forecast is bad enough. Nov – Dec is our spring so probably no snow or very cold temperatures but here in New Zealand you can get winter / bad weather at ANY time.
I can’t guarantee you a bull as the hunts are on public land, and I’m no tahr hunting guru, but I usually see 10+ tahr per day on my past tahr hunts. I’ve done 5 of these dedicated tahr hunts previously.
You would need to be fit and confident in alpine conditions.
The cost will be just your seat in the helicopter, which is up to $NZ600 depending on numbers and location. There are no licence or tags and you can shoot whatever you want.
I do enjoy hunt swaps so happy to discuss this possibility.