New Zealand Hunting Directory 29 guided hunting outfitters are based within 100 km of Queenstown and Queenstown Airport, 10 of them claimed with their own photos and details, and the claimed listings publish from-prices from US$4,500 to US$8,900. Listed by how complete each listing is, then nearest first.
NZPHGA Member
Queenstown, Otagoin Queenstown
Red StagHimalayan TahrChamois
Queenstown-based outfitter guiding red stag, tahr and chamois hunts on private land and public concessions in the Southern Alps, including horseback hunts.
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Arrowtown, Otagoabout 15 km
Himalayan TahrChamoisRed StagFallow DeerArapawa RamWapiti (Elk)
Arrowtown-based hunting and fishing guide offering tahr, chamois, red deer and fallow deer hunts in the Queenstown and Wanaka districts.
Cromwell, Otagoabout 40 km
Red StagFallow DeerHimalayan TahrChamois
KD Outfitters, trading as NZ Hunting Adventures, is run by NZPHGA professional guide Katie Dugan in Otago. She offers custom hunts for red stag, with estate and wild stags available, plus fallow deer, tahr and chamois. Touring and other activities can be added for partners and families, and she also runs ladies' hunting events.
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Wanaka, Otagoabout 50 km
Red StagFallow DeerHimalayan TahrChamoisWapiti (Elk)
Lodge-based guided hunting operator in the Wanaka area offering red stag, fallow deer, tahr and chamois hunts on South Island private properties.
NZPHGA Member
Wanaka, Otagoabout 50 km
Red StagFallow DeerHimalayan TahrChamoisSika DeerRusa DeerWapiti (Elk)
Wanaka-based guiding operation offering guided hunts for red stag, fallow deer, tahr and chamois in the South Island high country.
NZPHGA Member
Wanaka, Otagoabout 50 km
Red StagHimalayan TahrChamoisFallow DeerArapawa RamWapiti (Elk)
Wanaka-based hunting guide operating on Glen Lyon Station in the Mackenzie country, offering guided hunts for red stag, tahr, chamois and fallow deer.
NZPHGA Member
Mt Maude, Wanaka, Otagoabout 55 km
Red StagFallow DeerHimalayan TahrChamois
Gerald Telford's guiding operation at Mt Maude near Wanaka, hunting red stag, fallow deer, tahr and chamois, with a dedicated bow hunting programme.
Wanaka, Otagoabout 55 km
Red StagHimalayan TahrChamoisFallow DeerSika DeerRusa DeerArapawa RamWapiti (Elk)
Wanaka-based outfitter guiding free-range and estate hunts across the South Island for red stag, tahr, chamois, fallow, sika, rusa and Arapawa ram, plus wapiti, game birds and fishing.
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Lake Hawea, Otagoabout 65 km
Himalayan TahrChamoisRed StagFallow DeerSika DeerArapawa RamWapiti (Elk)
Lake Hawea-based outfitter offering guided tahr, chamois, red stag and fallow deer hunts on private properties in the Otago high country.
Lake Hawea, Otagoabout 65 km
Red StagFallow DeerHimalayan TahrChamoisWapiti (Elk)
Southern Lakes Safaris is owned by guide Ewan Black and based at Lake Hawea. Tahr and chamois are hunted on remote public land reached by air, under the company's own government concession. Red stag and fallow are hunted on private ranches, with both estate and free-range stag hunts on offer.
Omakau, Otagoabout 75 km
Red StagFallow DeerHimalayan TahrChamoisArapawa RamWapiti (Elk)
Blackstone Outfitters is run by owner and head guide Corry Walker from a lodge at Becks, near Omakau in Central Otago. Red stag and elk are mainly estate hunts, while fallow, tahr and chamois are hunted free range, including spike camp and public land options. Goats, Arapawa rams, pigs and game birds can be added.
Lake Hawea, Otagoabout 75 km
Red StagFallow DeerHimalayan TahrChamois
Guided hunts on Lake Hāwea Station, a private high-country station near Wānaka. Red stag hunts during the roar on the station's free-range Otago herd, with fallow deer, tahr and chamois offered outside the roar. Head guide Gabe Ross. Accommodation in the station's cottages and lodge.
Distance is from each outfitter's base town. Hunts often run on blocks further out, so ask when you enquire.
Ask whether the outfitter picks you up from Queenstown Airport or you drive out to them. It decides whether you need a rental car.
Bringing your own rifle? You'll need a visitor firearms licence, and it isn't something to sort out the week before. How the visitor firearms licence works
The prices above are each outfitter's own from-price. For what a whole trip costs once flights, trophy fees and export are added, read what a guided New Zealand hunt costs.
