Hunting Regions in NZ : Seasons, Species and Regulations

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Do you enjoy the thrill of the chase – the excitement of stalking big game animals? New Zealand is renowned as a hunter’s paradise where some of the best prize trophies in the world can be taken.

Hunting Regions: Taranaki, Small Game Species, Volcanic Plateau, Auckland, Hunting Regions, North Canterburv, Big Game Animals, Southland, WairaraDe, Marlborough, King Country, Waikato, West Coast, Stewart Island, East Cape, Norinian, Coromande, Bav of Plent, Central Otago, South Canterbury, Fiordland and Wanganui

King Country

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King Country

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The home of wild pig hunting in New Zealand. Lying to the west of Tongariro National Park and centred on Te Kuiti, is a vast region of endless razorback ridges.

Manawatu

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Manawatu

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Sambar trophy herd in coastal swampland. The Ruahine and Tararua ranges form a central backbone to the lower North Island region bordering the Manawatu Plains.

Waikato

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Waikato

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Abundant waterfowl in Waikato/Hauraki wetlands. hour drive south of Auckland brings you to a region of fertile plains that is one of the richest dairying areas.

West Coast

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West Coast

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The West Coast stands out as ‘deer hunter’s heaven’, with a wild game presence in every patch of bush in a 400km coastal strip from Karamea to the Cascade River

Stewart Island

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Stewart Island

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Brilliant wilderness hunting for whitetail trophies. Rugged, windswept Stewart Island contains Rakiura National Park, a wilderness renowned for unspoilt nature.

East Cape

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East Cape

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Follow the Pacific Coast Highway beyond the Bay of Plenty and you pass under the precipitous slopes of the Raukumara Range, which conceals hidden valleys.

Northland

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Northland

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Northland offers many varied experiences if you go off the beaten track to explore its picturesque harbours, fishing villages, golden beaches, rural settlements

Bay of Plenty

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Bay of Plenty

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Localised herds of red, fallow, sambar and rusa deer. The broad Bay of Plenty basin embraces a surprising variety of seascapes, landforms, flora and fauna.

Coromandel

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Coromandel

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The rugged volcanic Coromandel Peninsula is Auckland’s most important summer recreational playground, offering sheltered golden sand beaches and superb boating.

Central Otago

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Central Otago

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Outstanding fallow trophies at two locations. The glacial origins of ‘Central’ are obvious when you first view the enormous round-top mountain ranges draped.