Hunting Species in New Zealand

Tahr

If there is any animal that can be truly awe inspiring in the mountains of New Zealand, it is the Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus). To see a bull tahr traversing precipitous rock or snow at speed is the sight of a life time. The first animals arrived here by ship via an English game park (Woburn Abbey) and they have thrived ever since.

Tahr

Chamois

This is the most beautiful game animal to be found in New Zealand. Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) arrived in New Zealand in 1907 as a gift from the Austrian Emperor, Franz Joseph. The first surviving releases were made in the Mt Cook region and these animals gradually spread over much of the South Island. Today they remain widely dispersed but are not evenly distributed.

Chamois

Red Deer

Red deer (Cervus elaphus scoticus) are widely distributed throughout New Zealand. They originate from some of the prestigious game parks in the United Kingdom. The characteristics of these herds in New Zealand were preserved for many years by geographical isolation. For example the Otago region had animals sourced from Scotland with typical recognizable features. Similarly the Rakaia, Nelson and Wairarapa herds were derived from English game parks. Over time, however, the purity of these lines has become diluted and therefore the antler structures less clearly distinctive from any given area.

Red Deer

Wild Pig

Wild pig hunting in New Zealand is a significant sport with over 20 000 pig hunters involved. There are many pig hunting clubs scattered around the country supporting regular pig hunting competitions and two dedicated pig hunting magazines are published. Pig hunting in New Zealand had its origins when European sailors released pigs. Captain Cook’s liberations of pigs (Susa scrofa) in the 1770s, while not the earliest, were probably the first successful releases. Wild black pigs, supposedly similar to the original type have become known as Captain Cookers. Today wild pigs come in a variety of colours as a result of interbreeding with domestic breeds over the last couple of hundred years.

Pig Hunting

Wapiti

The history of wapiti (Elk) in New Zealand is fascinating. The first wapiti (Cervus elaphus nelsonii) to be successfully established in NZ were of the Rocky Mountain race and were released in George Sound in 1905. lsland hunting with Doughboy Safaris gives you access to world class Red Stag, Fallow Buck, Tahr, Chamois and Wapiti.

Elk

Wild Goats

Many hunters consider a goat trophy a worthwhile addition to their collection. Goats (Capra hircus) are widespread throughout New Zealand and while plentiful their distribution is somewhat localised.

Goats

Fallow Deer

The male is known as a buck, the female is a doe, and the young a fawn. Adult bucks are 140–160 cm long and 90–100 cm shoulder height, and 60–85 kg in weight; does are 130–150 cm long and 75–85 cm shoulder height, and 30–50 kg in weight. Fawns are born in spring at about 30 cm and weigh around 4.5 kg. The life span is around 12–16 years. All of the Fallow deer have white spots on their backs, and black tips at the ends of their tails.

Fallow Deer

Araparwa Ram

Arapawa Island is a breed of feral sheep found primarily on Arapawa Island in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. They have been found on the island for at least 140 years. Although there are many theories of how the sheep arrived, it is generally accepted that they are descendents of Merino strains from Australia. The New Zealand Rare Breeds Conservation Society classifies this breed as "rare".[2] This breed is raised primarily for wool

Ram

Duck Hunting

Duck hunting is between the 1st of May and the 21st of July.

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