Thread: Guided hunting

I keep hearing story's about hunts in the north island that charge $100 per meat animal has anyone done one of these or have any contact info for one, looking a fulling the freezer in between my cracks at doc land.
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That'll just be for the animal.

Then there's the guide fee
Then there'll be a hut fee
then there will be a minimum X number of people required to run the hunt. That's usually what you'll find

Originally Posted by XR500

That'll just be for the animal.

Then there's the guide fee
Then there'll be a hut fee
then there will be a minimum X number of people required to run the hunt. That's usually what you'll find

I see a lot of places that add on a guide fee and hut fee so that's no worries just wanna full the freezer

Originally Posted by Bobthewannabehunter

I see a lot of places that add on a guide fee and hut fee so that's no worries just wanna full the freezer

if you just want meat in the freezer go buy it, it will be way cheaper than paying for a hunt.

Originally Posted by Yesmate

if you just want meat in the freezer go buy it, it will be way cheaper than paying for a hunt.

That dosnt give me a reason to take my rifle out though.
Although I could i don't need to be famous for it

Originally Posted by Bobthewannabehunter

That dosnt give me a reason to take my rifle out though.
Although I could i don't need to be famous for it

If your new to hunting, id spend all ya hunting time heading into the doc if ya want to start regularly getting animals.every trip is more valuable intel gathered and you'll probably end up getting one anyway.

I understand that there are places up South Head that do this sort of thing. It would be Fallow deer. @AndrewH did one up there but that was well over a decade ago and may remember the details.

Originally Posted by Rushy

I understand that there are places up South Head that do this sort of thing. It would be Fallow deer. @AndrewH did one up there but that was well over a decade ago and may remember the details.

There about 300 to 350 a animal in auckland haven't been able to find cheaper

Originally Posted by Bobthewannabehunter

There about 300 to 350 a animal in auckland haven't been able to find cheaper

so lets say 35kg of meat harvested if you take the time to butcher it out proper about $10 per kg ........ what would you pay in the supermarket?
I'm sure beefs more than that .
if your inclined to pay for an animal in proximity to Auckland maybe $300-350 not to bad ?

$300 for a 140kg 2-3 year old red stag would be good but this will be $300 likely for a fallow so fallow doe recover 15 kg of meat nah

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

$300 for a 140kg 2-3 year old red stag would be good but this will be $300 likely for a fallow so fallow doe recover 15 kg of meat nah

Are you paying 300 for a red stag?!?
Ye they aren't the biggest fallow for 300-350 around here best i got out of one was 17kg of meat, so a couple of worked out if we go out of auckland pay cheaper prices and split the gas by time we get 2-3 each it works out way better

Check this guy out.
I was talking to him a couple of months ago and it sounds like he is catering for the type of hunt you are after.

And less far to drive than Taupo or further south

ok I don't mind being corrected on the boned out weight of a fallow doe (I'm assuming we are talking about a doe )its been 15 odd years since I have butchered a fallow doe and I don't remember the harvested weight.
so I checked paknsaves website $23kg for grass fed red mince (personally I think fallow is nicer .....and sika for something gamier) anyhow 15kg at $23 per kg is about $345 ...
I stand by what I said in that the $300-350 is not too bad if you buying a meat animal close to Auckland buy the time you think of travel to hunting area and you wont just get mince.
personally I would rather go to DOC land and come home empty handed than buy a meat animal but that's me , my circumstances are different ......although I am headed to woodhill this year and that could almost fall into the "buying a meat animal" category

Originally Posted by scotty

ok I don't mind being corrected on the boned out weight of a fallow doe (I'm assuming we are talking about a doe )its been 15 odd years since I have butchered a fallow doe and I don't remember the harvested weight.
so I checked paknsaves website $23kg for grass fed red mince (personally I think fallow is nicer .....and sika for something gamier) anyhow 15kg at $23 per kg is about $345 ...
I stand by what I said in that the $300-350 is not too bad if you buying a meat animal close to Auckland buy the time you think of travel to hunting area and you wont just get mince.
personally I would rather go to DOC land and come home empty handed than buy a meat animal but that's me , my circumstances are different ......although I am headed to woodhill this year and that could almost fall into the "buying a meat animal" category

I was after just the one the 350 local guy isn't to bad. But there is 3 of us going looking at 2-3 each which makes a big difference and gas split 3 ways is a lot cheaper. But good luck in woodhill hopefully I get a go in there one day.