Post by: Ballance1 on January 21, 2011, 02:09:06 PM
Post by: longrange7mm on January 21, 2011, 02:10:29 PM
Post by: bearpaw on January 21, 2011, 02:53:12 PM
What do you need to know?
Post by: rosscrazyelk on January 22, 2011, 04:43:51 PM
Post by: Ballance1 on January 24, 2011, 10:53:56 AM
Post by: bearpaw on January 25, 2011, 01:38:11 PM
Just trying get a feel of supplies in case I forgot something on my list. Also trying to figure out if the area I am looking at has been gone over by the government with poison or helicopters.
They used to have a document posted on the NZ Dept of Conservation website that explained where all actions were taken. Look around online and you can probably find it.
Post by: Black Ghost on January 25, 2011, 09:19:45 PM
1. bug spray, insects are voracious near any body of water.
2. Contact a taxidermist that is competent to prepare, and ship internatinally. I used Big Game Taxidermy NZ Ltd to prep my capes and ship the antlers and capes back to the states. Also contact a local taxidermist here that can receive international shipments. www.biggametaxidermy.com (http://www.biggametaxidermy.com) 64 3 343 1617 They are out of Christchurch South Island NZ
3. I found a helpful book called Hunting Guide New Zealand Spot x http://spotx.com/shop/Guide_Books/1877374644.htm (http://spotx.com/shop/Guide_Books/1877374644.htm)
4. Lots of DIY opportunites, find the DOC (department of conservation office) and they will give you appropriate tags and direct you to good locations.
5. Register your weapon and get appropriate paperwork from airport in US (frustrating cause most people don't know what your talking about), they have very strict laws in NZ regarding firearms. When you get to NZ you will need a Visitors Firearms License, which you can get at the police station just outside of the airport. It will cost about $25.
6. Make sure you have a lot of time, you may never get to do it again! Gas is way expensive, take lots of pictures, and have a friggin blast!
Post by: Ballance1 on January 27, 2011, 01:48:02 PM
Post by: bearpaw on January 27, 2011, 01:56:51 PM
I found NZ to be very relaxed about firearms, just get the permit at the police Counter, they do tell you not to leave your weapon unattended in the car overnight.
Make sure your hunting boots are clean.
Are you going to the south or north island?
While there you need to contact some landowners and get permission to spotlight possums, rabbits, and wallabies. Funner than the big game hunting and perfectly legal on private land. :chuckle:
Post by: Phartridge on January 27, 2011, 06:37:01 PM
Post by: Ballance1 on January 28, 2011, 01:21:57 PM
Post by: bearpaw on January 28, 2011, 06:36:38 PM
South Island looking at the arthur pass area. Don't know if I can afford the rounds for the rabbits, etc. cause I have heard you can blast a ton of those
There's some good hunting back in there away from roads. Remember, in NZ hunting is open year around. You have to get back in or have good access to good hunting private land. A good idea is to get dropped off by a chopper. Probably the best chopper pilots in the world live in NZ. A good chopper ride is worth the trip to NZ, one of the most exhillerating things I have done is fly the southern alps in a chopper with a good pilot that isn't afraid to really fly... :chuckle: :yike:
Post by: engelwood on February 28, 2011, 10:32:00 PM
Post by: Ballance1 on March 02, 2011, 06:39:16 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 03, 2011, 02:47:52 PM
Not all hunting in NZ is high fence. You can hunt with many outfitters, like mine down there that offer both styles of hunting. Huge money is not the case at all, 5 days all inclusive is 3950.00 other then your airfair. which you can get for about 900.00 and you are going to have no matter what to get there. That's nothing compared to a lot of hunts out there. By the time you figure out renting a car and fuel and insurance and food and etc. you get up to a few k's pretty easy if not more. Why not hunt with a outfitter? Then you know you are going to have a great chance at some trophy animals. That is why I prefer guided over DIY in some situations. Good luck on your hunt. You should keep tabs on your costs and post them up when you get back. Would be very intresting to see the huge$$$$ in savings 8) Nothing wrong with DIY either, but I would not bash guided hunts.
Post by: Ballance1 on March 03, 2011, 03:12:30 PM
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Post by: Ballance1 on January 26, 2012, 12:08:08 PM
Post by: bearpaw on January 26, 2012, 12:41:28 PM
All types of hunting, fishing, bungy jumping, helirides, rafting, jet boating, diving, sky diving, a lot of fun things to do.
Post by: addicted on January 26, 2012, 01:06:21 PM
Post by: Machias on January 26, 2012, 02:02:32 PM
I expect a well documented write up of your adventure with lots of pictures. :tup:
:yeah: :yeah:
Post by: Ballance1 on January 26, 2012, 05:18:17 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 26, 2012, 05:26:13 PM
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Post by: bearpaw on January 29, 2012, 12:57:22 AM
Going out of Christchurch, looking at the Arthurs pass area
The red stags will be roaring at that time. The right area will have reds, tahr, and chamois.
Rent your car in advance online, it's cheaper if you shop for a deal online. The last time I rented a new 4x4 diesel landcruiser for a month, it seems like it cost me around $1200, 4 of us traveled comfortably, and we took it anywhere we needed to go.
Arthurs pass is close enough to Cristchurch it gets hunted quite a bit. Most animals are back off the road a ways, be prepared to hike a few miles from the pavement. If you continue to the west coast and head south along the coast to Fox Glacier, there are a couple good places where we have hiked up about a mile and got into a lot of Chamois sign. I never killed any there, but a good friend has twice.
Wherever you go in NZ, ask about landowners that might allow possum or rabbit shooting. It is legal to spotlight on private land and is an absolute blast. The right place you might kill 50 critters in a few hours of shooting and you are doing the country a favor.
If you continue south along the coast and then go east toward Waimate, you will be in wallaby country, same rules there, find a landowner that allows night shooting, it's a blast. (from Waimate it's only 3 hours back to Christchurch)
If you like adventure, go to Queenstown, its the adventure capitol of NZ and my favorite city on either island. You can do anything that makes the heart beat fast near that city.
If you find that you aren't getting into the tahr and chamois, you can hire a heli to drop you off in the high country where there's game for a few days. Those chopper pilots all know where the animals are located. That used to cost about a thousand bucks or so for two guys.
Keep in mind, all animals in NZ are feral, the government often operates eradication programs where they either poison or heli shoot to eliminate animals that are eating native vegetation. They may shoot 500 or 1000 tahr out of an area to protect native plants. It's OK to talk hunting to anyone in NZ, so just ask locally if there are any areas that you should avoid due to eradication programs.
Another cool thing is the fishing, there is excellent ocean fishing, and excellent trout and eel fishing in the streams. (check on regs)
You will find NZ people easy to talk to, very inquisitive, and some of the nicest folks on the face of the earth. I have actually looked at real estate there as I like it so well. You will have a blast no matter what.
Post by: bearpaw on January 29, 2012, 01:04:16 AM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 29, 2012, 01:40:24 AM
I echo fox glacier amazing pictures and some great hunting to be found.
Post by: Machias on January 30, 2012, 11:50:53 AM
I have actually looked at real estate there as I like it so well.
What did you find out? Is it possible for a foreigner to own a small piece of property in a good hunting area?
Post by: Ballance1 on January 30, 2012, 02:49:37 PM
Post by: bearpaw on January 30, 2012, 03:09:37 PM
I have actually looked at real estate there as I like it so well.
What did you find out? Is it possible for a foreigner to own a small piece of property in a good hunting area?
They will sell you land, but it's hard to become a citizen if that matters to you.
Post by: Machias on January 30, 2012, 03:35:30 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on February 01, 2012, 10:06:51 PM
I have actually looked at real estate there as I like it so well.
What did you find out? Is it possible for a foreigner to own a small piece of property in a good hunting area?
They will sell you land, but it's hard to become a citizen if that matters to you.
I have looked into it as well. As of last year you had to have a high power degree that can help the country or bring in at least 300,000 when you move and apply for citizenship. Lucky for me my wife is in the medical field and has one of those Fancy degrees :IBCOOL:
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Post by: bearpaw on May 07, 2012, 03:48:57 PM
I never tried eating the wallabies or possums, but we did eat kangaroo in AU, it wasn't real good and all I could think about while chewing on it was that I was eating a big rat. :chuckle:
Post by: Ballance1 on May 07, 2012, 07:27:44 PM
Post by: huntnphool on May 21, 2012, 05:14:51 PM
I expect a well documented write up of your adventure with lots of pictures. :tup:
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