Hunting Locations in New Zealand

Kiwi Safaris Hunting Locations

We have 4 properties close to our new lodge where we hunt for Red Stags, Wapiti (Elk), Fallow Deer, Whitetail, Tahr, Chamois, Boar, Arapawa Ram and Feral Goat.

Sherwood Park Estate

This property is adjacent to our lodge and consists of gently rolling hills dissected by crystal clear streams, which climb through native tussock to the mountains beyond. The milder climate ensures less winter snow and more spring rain, which in turn make great antler growing conditions. We hunt here for huge Red Stags, Wapiti and Fallow Deer with the occasional Chamois also being taken.

It is also an ideal hunting area for Bow Hunters given that it has excellent cover over the whole property.

There are also opportunities to hunt Wild Turkey here and fantastic trout fishing is only 5 minutes drive away.

Orari Wilderness

This is our new hunting property which will be hunted for the first time in the 2005 season. It consists of 8,500 acres and is rolling hill country which borders the Orari River and the Phantom Wilderness area. There are 3 good streams flowing through the property, has its own airstrip, 3 excellent duck ponds and is home to Red Stags, Wapiti, Fallow, Tahr and Chamois. It has great 4x4 vehicle access and is only 10 minutes drive from our lodge.

The views from here are awesome and we also intend to build a cabin here in case of inclement weather.

Behind this property is a fully functional ski field and to the rope tows it is only 15 minutes drive from our boundary.

Phantom Wilderness

The Phantom Wilderness area is the premier Tahr and Chamois free range hunting property in New Zealand following our game management plans over the past 12 years. The hunting area consists of native alpine grasslands or snow tussock as it is known in New Zealand. We regularly take Bulls over 13 inches which was a dream only a few short years ago. Here we hunt the impressive Tahr and Chamois on foot using our 4x4 vehicles for easy access to the remote valleys. Many outfitters will tell you that you can only hunt Tahr with a helicopter but this is not true as you will find when you hunt with us.

When hunting the Phantom Wilderness we stay at our lodge at Sherwood which is only 20 minutes drive away.

Quartz Creek

Quartz Creek Hunting Estate lies on the southern side of the Rangitata River. It rises from the river terraces to magnificent rolling snow tussock covered tops and down Quartz Creek on the other side to the adjacent Phantom Wilderness. This is a 7,000 map acres property but if laid flat would translate to over 10,000 acres making it New Zealand’s largest and most magnificent hunting estate.

Red and Fallow Deer are the most predominant game to be found here with Tahr and Chamois also present in good numbers throughout the rugged steep creeks in the area.

Canada Geese shooting and great Trout and Salmon fishing are also close by.

We use our 4x4 vehicles for access and accommodation is in our Quartz Creek lodge which features 3 guest bedrooms with private bathroom facilities. The views from the lodge are spectacular looking up the Rangitata River Valley.

Remember: This is “Middle Earth” and is right where some of the battle scenes for Lord of the Rings were filmed.