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Colorado - New Zealand Hunt Swap

Kiwi

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After another amazing hunting adventure to Montana and Idaho I'm now back in New Zealand and decided its time to plan a return US hunt!

I'm looking at a CO deer hunt in November, so either 2nd or 3rd rifle season. I have 4 non-resident points. I haven't settled on a unit to apply for yet. My interest is more about the hunting experience, and seeing wild game, than trophies.

For all of my previous six western hunts I have arranged a hunt swap and they have all worked out great. So if you are a CO resident planning to hunt deer next year and would like to discuss a CO hunt swap please PM me.

I mainly hunt deer, chamois and tahr on public land typically kill representative sized animals. Occasionally I kill big trophies - 11.5 inch chamois, 14.25 tahr and a 13 point stag being my biggest. Monster stags that are advertised by the outfitters don't exist on public land. I hunt both bow and rifle, but mostly rifle. Hunting in New Zealand does require a good level of fitness e.g. climb 1000 - 2000 ft vertical a day. Unless we use a chopper of course :)

See "Other Hunting Locations" for my typical hunts. Here is a report from a guy i took hunting a couple of years ago - http://fredbohm.com/blog/2018/6/11/thirty-yard-hut-hunting-bull-tahr-in-the-new-zealand

As always happy to provide info on hunting New Zealand to anyone.
 
I've had a change of plans and am now planning to hunt elk in WY in December this year with my son. Not the best time to hunt but works in with the high school year finishing November 30. My son has 4 elk points so should draw.

If anyone is interested in a WY - NZ hunt swap let me know. I have a couple of interesting hunts planned this year and happy to take someone along and get them onto an animal. I am hunting roaring stags in April 2023 (reports from last couple of years - https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/new-zealand-roar.312567/ and https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/new-zealand-stag-hunt.306224/) and rutting tahr in May 2023 (fly in trip similar to this one I did a few years ago -
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