Rusa Deer

A treat on the
North Island

The most elusive deer in the New Zealand bush, rusa have the most narrow distribution of all of the recognized deer species here. Rusa deer seek cover during the day, time is spent sitting at first light glassing and judging them as they feed, proves to be the best way to hunt them. Male rusa deer (stags) can weigh up to 400 lbs with shots ranging from 150-250 yards this is a great New Zealand deer hunt to add to your safari.

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Our latest Rusa stories…

Stag Hunt

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 Hunt

New Zealand Tahr Hunt

  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...

Red Stag Roar
Red Stag Roar

Red Stag Roar

This time of the year in New Zealand is the beginning of fall, and the stags that roam the hills are coming into the most exciting time of the year, the “rut.” The “rut”, or otherwise known as the “roar” for the red deer starts in the month of March and goes through April in New Zealand.

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