GAME SPECIES


To learn more about a species choose a name from box above or click a species name on overview page.

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Sika

Sika free range

Liberated into the nearby Kaweka Ranges during 1905, New Zealand's only free range sika deer herd is located in the central north island.

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Red StagRed Stag free range

Introduced into New Zealand in 1851 from top Scottish and English herds, red stag thrive in our country due to the mild climate and lack of predators.

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Free Range Hunting AT KAWEKA RANCH

Kaweka Ranch borders one of the North Island's largest National Parks and the premier free range sika habitat in all of New Zealand. 

Free range hunting Area

Our free hunting area is in the Kaweka Ranges. Click here for map

Guests can choose to stay at our elegant homestead and access the free range terrain daily via 4WD rangers.  Some even prefer to 'rough it' in our wilderness hut and head out on foot from there.

For those wanting a truly rugged experience try a helicopter 'fly in' to the remote backcountry with one of our guides and camp out for a night or two for the most authentic and traditional 'kiwi style' deer hunting adventure available!

 

A wilderness hunt in New Zealand is the most challenging and physically demanding experience that many hunters dream of. Free range hunting in NZ is tough.  Our guides are experts in free range hunting but trophies cannot be guaranteed - luck and the weather are just as important as skill.