Thread: Guided hunting

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.

Try Muddy Waters Hunting, great guys, great product.

I think of it as paying for an experiance with a better than 90% chance of coming home with some meat. And as a beginner hunter you can also learn a bit about butchery from the guide as well.
I've done 2-3 guided or semi guided NI hunts with my sons and a number of private land unguided hunts with mates, sometimes its nice to have good vehicle access to a hut and know you have the place to yourselves.
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