The “Opposum” is a nocturnal animal, they sleep during the daytime and are active at night. They live in nests built in trees and only come out at night to feed. The species found in New Zealand is the Brushtail. Hunting Opposum is a great source of entertainment for the hunter, but more importantly
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Rabbits
Rabbits were first introduced to Otago, Southland, New Zealand to provide a means of game for hunters to shoot. Also as a means of food. It is believed that they came from NSW, Australia around 1838 but the exact date is not known. Although it took sometime for them to adapt to New Zealand,
Pigs
Pig Hunting in New Zealand is popular with the animal being readily found throughout much of New Zealand. Land covered in gorse, broom and manuka are favourite places for the pigs to reside. Wild pigs do invade main forest areas, but they flourish in areas where farmland has reverted to scrub. We hunt in areas
Fallow Deer
Fallow deer are one of the most attractive of the deer family and were among the first of eight species of deer that have been successfully introduced to New Zealand. They remain restricted to areas where they were first introduced. The breed was intentionally introduced for hunting and despite the popularity of them being
Red Deer
Red Deer originated from some of the most prestigious game parks in the United Kingdom and are now widely distributed throughout New Zealand. The characteristics of the animals stayed within the regions of which they were introduced. EG: Animals sourced from Scotland can still be recognized in the Otago region which is where they
