Red Stag Hunting New Zealand
New Zealand Safaris gives hunters the choice of hunting free range red stags, or our exceptional fair chase red stag all on our private land. Based out of Fairlie in the central South Island our hunting is conducted on some of New Zealand's most iconic high country cattle and sheep (ranches). These properties vary in size and vegetation from 3000 acres of rolling hill to our fair chase stags on 45,000 acres
We score the stags on the S.C.I inch system from 300-500+ (except for free range stags scored per point), seeing between 15-30 mature trophy stags in a day. Your guide will give you an indication of what score he will be, as we are focused on what the client likes in antlers foremost. If the stag goes over that score break the client is not obliged to pay an upgrade unless previously discussed, it's about the hunt and what our client likes over score.
Red stags can be hunted from February to August with the rut being March to early-May. During the rut the red stags roar and challenge each other for dominance.
This hunt includes 1 Red Stag free range low fence or estate Red stag up to 360 inches, hunt maybe upgraded to larger Stags and addtional game & hunters/non hunters.