Across the pond in the South Pacific

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Thought I would share with you all some pics from the year so far. So far so good, with mixed results.
My brother Tony and I packed into New Zealand's Fiordland in an attempt to kill a Wapiti with the bow. As far as I am aware there has not been one taken with archery tackle thus far. Well we were unable able to claim the prize though we sure had a good time trying. She sure is a wild place, thats for certain.

Had some luck on the Fallow deer while they croaked there lungs out. These critters are awesome to bowhunt during the rut.

Tony's Buck.

Fallow deer country.

My Buck.

 

[Moosie]

dude.. the first few pictures look like chamois and Tahr country !!! I love that island !!!!

thanx for the Pictures. congrats on the hunt !!!

 

[sreekers]

Sweet pictures. That looks like some awesome country.

 

[Bambistew]

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing, and congrats on the deer.

NZ is on the short list.

 

[ELKCHSR]

What a great looking place to hunt...

Thanks for the pics and short stories...

 

[csutton7]

sweet pics and congrats---chris

 

[the nikster]

Great photos.
Looks straight up and down, must be a tough dude!

 

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Thanks for the comments guys.
Moosie, Fiordland is similar to traditional Chamois/Tahr country though in my opinion not as thick nor as high, but she makes up for it in steepness. Fortunately it is vast and as remote as you will find in the region. Luckily it is classed as a fly-free zone so the only way in to the remote areas is by boat then its humping it via shanks pony.

We spent 14 days in there and it wasn't enough, looking forward to a return.

 

[1_pointer]

Thanks for sharing! NZ definitely looks like a great place to hunt and the variety of game is amazing! Any more pics/stories to share, feel free!!

 

[Nut]

Great pictures of a awesome place. Thanks man.


Congrats on the deer

 

[noharleyyet]

....truly awesome pics & accounts. Thanks.

 

[Oak]

Wow! I think I need to go do a chamois/tahr hunt before my legs get much older...

 

[waterboy]

I cannot believe how steep the country is, yet there is a lot of vegetation on it.

 

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NZ is a great place for us to stretch our legs in, its nice to have real mountains to play with. Killing a Wap is gonna take some doing though, we plan on have another real go next year. This trip has changed they way we backpack forever, getting the packs down to 22kg for 14days took some doing though.

Anyhows,
Bumped this young fella this morning, these Rage broadheads sure do leave a gaping hole.

Thanks again for the kind comments,
Cheers.