Fallow Deer Rut in New Zealand: Best Dates, the “Croak,” and Rut Pad Tactics The fallow deer rut in New Zealand is the window when bucks get vocal, territorial, and visible, often giving you the best odds at a mature trophy in a short trip. This guide covers when the...
Sika Deer Rut in New Zealand: Best Dates, the “Scream,” and How to Hunt It The sika deer rut in New Zealand is one of the most intense windows you can hunt, tight cover, close encounters, and vocal stags that can sound unreal in the dark. This field guide covers when...
New Zealand Stag Hunt Just in Time There was an hour of light left in the day and we were closing the distance on a group of red stags we had been tailing all day. We were hunting in the Hunters hills range on the South Island of New Zealand. It was steep hill...
New Zealand Tahr Stalking Bulls in the Southern Alps It was early afternoon when Kerri arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand. She was coming over from Nome, Alaska for a backcountry hunting excursion. It was a 5 day hunt that we were about to embark on in the...
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