Kiwi
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In New Zealand its the tahr rut and a great time to head into the South Island to try for a trophy tahr. I won a ballot that gave our party permission to take a helicopter into a wilderness area. We had 4 days of perfect weather and plenty of bulls seen. My friends shot a nice bull and a buck chamois too. Both fantastic trophies from one of the most amazing places to hunt in the world (ok, so I'm a little bias!). I shot a nice bull tahr but unfortunately was unable to recover it, very disappointing. Planning is underway for a spring hunt when the bulls move off the high country and into the valleys.
Here are some photos of the trip.
Camp
Looking down at camp from the other side of the valley.
Some difficult country to navigate
Nanny Tahr
Local native mountain parrot - Kea
Nice Bull
Another nice bull
Nice trophy for the trip
Here are some photos of the trip.
Camp
Looking down at camp from the other side of the valley.
Some difficult country to navigate
Nanny Tahr
Local native mountain parrot - Kea
Nice Bull
Another nice bull
Nice trophy for the trip