HUNTING
The NZ Hunting Season and Top Of The Lake Guiding is open all year. Our Meat Hunts can be booked any time of the year in which you will be hunting for Red Deer or Fallow Deer. The peak of our Trophy season is in Autumn which is from March until June. This time is known as The Roar or Rut and is best for hunting animals such as Red Stag, Fallow Buck, Chamois Buck and Bull Tahr.
Our Free Range Property allows us to hunt Red Deer, Fallow Deer and Chamois Buck. We also have the option for hunting Bull Tahr, Arapawa Ram, Wild goats and Pigs in other locations.
The trips that we offer can accommodate any fitness level. You do not need to have previous knowledge or experience with hunting as we will cater to your own personal abilities and goals.
We can access the hunting land via foot, vehicle or helicopter. For overnight trips we offer a range of accommodation options; from a Luxury Homestead, Farm Cottage, Backcountry Hut or Wilderness Camp. This allows us to give you a customised experience and flexibility in price depending on what type of trip you wish to have with us.
Please see below the different packages we offer or you are welcome to get in touch with us for something more customised.
Private Land Free Range Trophy Hunt
Red Stag Single Person = $3400.00 NZD
Two People (max) = $4800.00 NZD
Your trip will include:
- 3 Days Guided Hunting.
- 2 Nights Accommodation in our cosy Farm Cottage.
- Transportation from Glenorchy.
- All meals during this time are provided.
- Animal Fee for 1x Red Stag up to 12 points (larger Stag POA) per person.
- Animal preparation for Taxidermist.
Fallow Buck
Single Person = $3500.00 NZD
Two People (max) = $5200.00 NZD
Your trip will include:
- 3 Days Guided Hunting.
- 2 Nights Accommodation in our Backcountry Hut.
- Transportation from Glenorchy.
- All meals during this time are provided.
- Animal Fee for 1x Fallow Buck up to 200 Douglas Score (larger Buck POA) per person.
- Animal preparation for Taxidermist.
Chamois Buck or Himalayan Bull Tahr
One to Two People = $POA
This trip is based on:
- 3 to 4 Days Guided Hunting.
- 2 to 3 Nights Wilderness Camping.
- Transportation from Glenorchy.
- All meals during this time are provided.
- Helicopter transport.
- Animal Fee for 1x Chamois or 1x Tahr per person.
- Animal preparation for Taxidermist.
Private Land Free Range Meat Hunt
Half Day Venison Meat Hunt
Single Person = $500.00 NZD
Two People (max) = $600.00 NZD
Your trip will include:
- Half a Day Guided Hunting.
- Transportation from Glenorchy.
- Animal Fee for 1x Meat Animal per person.
- Field Butchery is available upon request.
Full Day Venison Meat Hunt
Single Person = $700.00 NZD
Two Person (max) = $800.00 NZD
Your trip will include:
- Full Day Guided Hunting.
- Transportation from Glenorchy.
- Lunch and snacks provided during the day.
- Animal Fee for 1x Meat Animal per person.
- Field Butchery is available upon request.
24 Hour Venison Meat Hunt (Midday to Midday)
Two People = $1200.00 NZD
Your trip will include:
- Guided Hunting.
- 1 Nights Accommodation in our Backcountry Hut.
- Transportation from Glenorchy
- Dinner and Breakfast is provided.
- Animal Fee for 1x Meat Animal per person.
- Field Butchery is available upon request
When preparing for your Hunting trip these are some items that we recommend you bring:
- Hiking or Hunting Boots with ankle support
- Warm Clothing during any season
- Wet Weather Clothing
- Sleeping Bag for overnight hunts
- Comfortable Backpack
- Hiking Poles
- Head Light & Batteries
- Binoculars (recommend 10x42 or similar)
- Camera
- Medication
- Rifle - We allow you the option of bringing your own Rifle but if you don’t have one then you will have the use of ours