Hunting in New Zealand

With red stag, fallow deer, chamois and tahr and a wealth of bird hunting, New Zealand one of the hottest hunting destinations in the world. If you want a challenge in one of the most beautiful countries on the planet, than New Zealand is the place to go hunting.

Go on a New Zealand hunting trip, and tell us about it when you're done! Until then, read Gary Lewis's articles about hunting in New Zealand.

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  Free-Range Red Stag on the South Island

  A lot of well-meaning people tried to tell me I would be disappointed by my red stag hunt. ‘Red stag are hunted behind high fences. It’s going to be too easy. It will be a let down for you.’ They were wrong, at least in regard to my hunt on New Zealand’s South Island at Glen Dene Station.