Hunt prices
Every price below is a starting point. Each hunt is still tailor-made to your budget, your time and your fitness. Tell Joe what you’re after and he’ll build it around you.
Every hunt is tailor-made to your budget, your time and your fitness. Tell Joe what you’re after and he’ll price it around you.
Prices on request
Joe quotes every hunt individually: species, dates, party size and how hard you want to walk all change the number. Tell him what you’re after and he’ll come back with a price built around your trip.
Trophy fees are per animal, with a daily rate on top that covers meals, lodging, your guide, airport transfers, soft drinks, beer and water, rifle or shotgun, and all hunt transport. All hunting is on 20,000 acres of private land, hosted from our private oceanfront lodge.
2027 rates, in US dollars
2027 rates, in Australian dollars
Trophy fees are listed per animal. A daily rate of $350 applies on top of trophy fees (waived on Red Stag and Turkey hunts) and covers meals, lodging, your guide, airport transfers, soft drinks, beer and water, rifle or shotgun, and all hunt transport. All hunting is on 20,000 acres of private land, hosted from our private oceanfront lodge.
Red Stag: trophy heads
- Up to 300$3,500
- Up to 350$5,500
- 351–400$8,000
- 401–430$10,000
- 431–450$12,500
- 451–500$14,000
- 501–550$16,500
- 550–650P.O.A.
- 700+P.O.A.
- Estate huntAny size in our Motu block · averages 350–420$8,500
Wapiti
- 370–400$12,000
- 400–420$15,000
- 420–440$20,000
- 450$25,000
Other big game
- Free-range Fallow Buck$7,500
- Fallow Buck (best available)High fence$8,000–$10,000
- Sika StagHigh fence · North Island only$8,000
- Goat$1,500
- Ram$1,500
- Goat & Ram combo$2,750
- Bison$12,500
- Water Buffalo$12,500
South Island alpine
- Bull Tahr+ $500 NZD government tag per bull$6,000
- Chamois$6,500
- Tahr & Chamois combo$12,000
Packages
- Red Stag (up to 330) & Bull Tahr4-day hunt, plus helicopter fees, unless it’s a foot hunt$9,000
- Chamois / Tahr / trout-fishing combo$14,000
Turkey hunts
Our New Zealand turkey package is all-inclusive: spot-and-stalk and calling over private country, with a shotgun in your hands and everything else taken care of.
We hunt turkey all year round here in New Zealand, they breed in September/October/November and come in to calls then.
Turkey & add-ons
- Turkey huntPer hunter, per day · minimum 3 days, maximum 5$1,250 / day
- Non-hunting guest$350 / day
- Add a Red StagFebruary–Julyfrom $6,500
- Add a Fallow BuckFebruary–Julyfrom $6,500
- Black swan & peacockAdded to any turkey huntFree
Fishing
- Salt-water fishingAll year round · extra angler $500$1,000 / day
- Deep-sea fishing$3,500 / day
What’s included
The daily rate covers meals, lodging, your guide, airport transfers, all soft drinks, beer and water, rifle or shotgun hire, and all hunt transport. All hunting is on privately owned land, hosted from our private lodge.
Take-home meat
All US clients go home with 50 lbs of prime cuts, packed and frozen, so bring your own cooler bag to carry it.
All overseas clients go home with 50 lbs of prime cuts, packed and frozen, so bring your own cooler bag to carry it.
Not included
Trophy shipping, hard alcohol, gratuities, ammunition (we can buy it in town on pick-up), duck-hunting licences, and airfares. Fly into Auckland, then a one-hour flight to Gisborne.
A daily rate applies on top of all trophy fees except Red Stag and Turkey hunts, where it’s included. Helicopter time is priced at booking, on top of the trophy fee (allow one hour per animal); a helicopter carries 2–4 hunters at a time and costs are shared. There is a New Zealand government tag on Bull Tahr only, on top of the trophy fee. Every hunt is quoted to you when you book, so get in touch for 2027 rates.
A daily rate of $350 applies on top of all trophy fees except Red Stag and Turkey hunts, where it’s included. Non-hunter day rate is $300 per day.
Helicopter time is priced at booking, at approximately $2,500 or NZ$3,600 plus GST per hour, on top of the trophy fee (allow one hour per animal). A helicopter carries 2–4 hunters at a time and costs are shared. There is a New Zealand government tag on Bull Tahr only of $500 NZD per animal, on top of the trophy fee.
Prices are in US dollars unless stated otherwise, and are a guide for 2027. Every hunt is quoted to you when you book.
A daily rate of $350 applies on top of all trophy fees except Red Stag and Turkey hunts, where it’s included. Non-hunter day rate is $300 per day.
Helicopter time is priced at booking, at approximately $2,500 per hour, on top of the trophy fee (allow one hour per animal). A helicopter carries 2–4 hunters at a time and costs are shared. There is a New Zealand government tag on Bull Tahr only of $500 NZD per animal, on top of the trophy fee.
Prices are in Australian dollars unless stated otherwise, and are a guide for 2027. Every hunt is quoted to you when you book.
Build your hunt
Tell Joe the species, the dates and the hunters, and he’ll tailor a price to your trip.