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The country was as rough as any I have EVER hunted. When people say "unforgiving" this is what always comes to my mind.
The Alps of the South Pacific take a back seat to nothing when it comes to beauty and aw. God knew what he was doing when he made New Zealand and why I ever left is beyond me.
But with the harshness comes the beauty, and New Zealand has got more beauty then anyplace I have ever been.
I have hunted Dall Sheep, Brown Bear and Moose in Alaska, Caribou and wolf in the Arctic Circle, Ducks Geese and Doves in Argentina,Mule Deer in the desert of Mexico and countless animals on the plains of South Africa, but never have a had the AW I had in New Zealand.
Killing the animal we pursue is really only a small part of the experience in my opinion. Infact killing is not really even my goal anymore. What makes New Zealand or anyplace we hunt so great is the company we take the lives we change, and the menories we make.
New Zealand has a funny way of doing that. Very few people will EVER get to experience New zealand the way I did. But that in itself is what inspired me to tell my ADVENTURE.
I called a couple friends and the trip was set. some were going to kill Tahr and the other a Red Stag and fish. If you are not familar with Tahr look them up. Brilliant animals that are from the Himalayas and as hardy of an animal as I have ever chased. REd Stags are close to our wapiti but Roar instead of bugle.
We would be going for a total of 8 days, 2 traveling and 5 hunting and 1 seeing the sites. And FYI, you could spend a month seeing the sites in New zealand and not see them all.
As you can tell from the photos the country is big, vast and intimidating. The only thing tha compares to it that I have seen is Alaska.
Staying in the Backcountry of New zealand is an experience in itself. But the government and the locals down there have built huts all along the drainages and mountain sides. So if you are fortunate enough to stumble across one or know where one is it sure makes things more comfortable.
When I say comfortable I mean out of the elements, but as you can see from the photos bathing outside was quit interesting.
Hunting Tahr in the Backcountry of New Zealand is a lot of glassing and a lot of hiking to the next place to glass. You better have great boots excellent optics and plenty of will power because you can go miles without seeing one. They blend in so well that you don't see them by chance. Tahr run in groups called "mobs", the males are referred to as Bulls and the females are referred to as Nannies. I know that is strange to us in the USA because we picture a bull as an elk or moose from the deer family and a Nanny is from the goat family. So our mind says it should be bulls and cows or Billies and Nannies or Rams and Ewes. Needles to say it was weird getting it right.
Red Deer in New Zealand are free ranging but the big stags are kept on private estates. The one we were set to hunt was as gorgeous as anyplace you could ever hunt. High Peak Game estate is the name of the estate and the outfitter we were hunting with was Backcountry New Zealand. Tahr, Stag, Chamois, Fallow Deer, Arapawa Rams, South Pacific Goats and fishing are all available through these guys.
Something to keep in mind when you go to New Zealand is you better know where your gun shoots and how far you are comfortable with. The country is BIG.
So I won't get into details to much because pictures tell a thousand words. But not only did I go to New Zealand for the 1st time in November of 2007, I also went in 2008, 2009 and 2010 and am scheduled to go back in 2011. Addicted to the place would be an understatement.
Every trip their has been successful and rewarding. I took my son in November of 2007, I took friends and clients in April of 2008, I took more friends and clients in August of 2009 and I then again took friends and clients in March/April of 2010.
I don't believe I will ever miss a year of hunting New Zealand. It is the Adventire of all adventurs. It takes 2 days to get there and a half day to get home. It is litteraly the other side of the world.
Which is why I have created a website to give more people a chance to see New Zealand and the world. www.myfreehunts.com
I want money not to be the issue for someone wanting to experience what I have experienced. I want people to be free if only for a moment.
I want people to see the world as I have and not look back on life saying "I wish I would of" or "how come I didn't". WWW.myfreehunts.com does exactly that.
I hope you enjoyed my story and that you will take a minute to sign up for www.myfreehunts.com
it could be you next April going to New Zealand with me hunting a Red Stag and seeing the untouched lands of New Zealand.
Tony Abbott
www.myfreehunts.com[/img]
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The country was as rough as any I have EVER hunted. When people say "unforgiving" this is what always comes to my mind.
The Alps of the South Pacific take a back seat to nothing when it comes to beauty and aw. God knew what he was doing when he made New Zealand and why I ever left is beyond me.
But with the harshness comes the beauty, and New Zealand has got more beauty then anyplace I have ever been.
I have hunted Dall Sheep, Brown Bear and Moose in Alaska, Caribou and wolf in the Arctic Circle, Ducks Geese and Doves in Argentina,Mule Deer in the desert of Mexico and countless animals on the plains of South Africa, but never have a had the AW I had in New Zealand.
Killing the animal we pursue is really only a small part of the experience in my opinion. Infact killing is not really even my goal anymore. What makes New Zealand or anyplace we hunt so great is the company we take the lives we change, and the menories we make.
New Zealand has a funny way of doing that. Very few people will EVER get to experience New zealand the way I did. But that in itself is what inspired me to tell my ADVENTURE.
I called a couple friends and the trip was set. some were going to kill Tahr and the other a Red Stag and fish. If you are not familar with Tahr look them up. Brilliant animals that are from the Himalayas and as hardy of an animal as I have ever chased. REd Stags are close to our wapiti but Roar instead of bugle.
We would be going for a total of 8 days, 2 traveling and 5 hunting and 1 seeing the sites. And FYI, you could spend a month seeing the sites in New zealand and not see them all.
As you can tell from the photos the country is big, vast and intimidating. The only thing tha compares to it that I have seen is Alaska.
Staying in the Backcountry of New zealand is an experience in itself. But the government and the locals down there have built huts all along the drainages and mountain sides. So if you are fortunate enough to stumble across one or know where one is it sure makes things more comfortable.
When I say comfortable I mean out of the elements, but as you can see from the photos bathing outside was quit interesting.
Hunting Tahr in the Backcountry of New Zealand is a lot of glassing and a lot of hiking to the next place to glass. You better have great boots excellent optics and plenty of will power because you can go miles without seeing one. They blend in so well that you don't see them by chance. Tahr run in groups called "mobs", the males are referred to as Bulls and the females are referred to as Nannies. I know that is strange to us in the USA because we picture a bull as an elk or moose from the deer family and a Nanny is from the goat family. So our mind says it should be bulls and cows or Billies and Nannies or Rams and Ewes. Needles to say it was weird getting it right.
Red Deer in New Zealand are free ranging but the big stags are kept on private estates. The one we were set to hunt was as gorgeous as anyplace you could ever hunt. High Peak Game estate is the name of the estate and the outfitter we were hunting with was Backcountry New Zealand. Tahr, Stag, Chamois, Fallow Deer, Arapawa Rams, South Pacific Goats and fishing are all available through these guys.
Something to keep in mind when you go to New Zealand is you better know where your gun shoots and how far you are comfortable with. The country is BIG.
So I won't get into details to much because pictures tell a thousand words. But not only did I go to New Zealand for the 1st time in November of 2007, I also went in 2008, 2009 and 2010 and am scheduled to go back in 2011. Addicted to the place would be an understatement.
Every trip their has been successful and rewarding. I took my son in November of 2007, I took friends and clients in April of 2008, I took more friends and clients in August of 2009 and I then again took friends and clients in March/April of 2010.
I don't believe I will ever miss a year of hunting New Zealand. It is the Adventire of all adventurs. It takes 2 days to get there and a half day to get home. It is litteraly the other side of the world.
Which is why I have created a website to give more people a chance to see New Zealand and the world. www.myfreehunts.com
I want money not to be the issue for someone wanting to experience what I have experienced. I want people to be free if only for a moment.
I want people to see the world as I have and not look back on life saying "I wish I would of" or "how come I didn't". WWW.myfreehunts.com does exactly that.
I hope you enjoyed my story and that you will take a minute to sign up for www.myfreehunts.com
it could be you next April going to New Zealand with me hunting a Red Stag and seeing the untouched lands of New Zealand.
Tony Abbott
www.myfreehunts.com[/img]
