Skip to content
  • Mens
    • Jackets
      • Insulated Jackets
      • Rain Jacket
    • Shirts & Tops
      • Base Layers
      • Midlayers
      • Shirts
      • Hoodies
    • Pants
      • Baselayers
      • Pants
      • Insulated Pants & Bibs
      • Waterproof Pants
    • Footwear
      • Footwear
      • Gaiters
      • Socks
    • Logowear
      • Tees
      • Hats
      • Hoodies
    • Headwear
      • Caps & Sunhats
      • Beanie
      • Neck Gaiter
    • Accessories
      • Gloves
      • Belts
      • Socks
    • Shop By Hunt
      • Waterfowl
      • Wapiti
      • Tahr
      • Deer
    • Technology
      • Camo
      • Material
    • Mens Deals
  • Womens
    • Jackets
      • Insulated Jackets
      • Rain Jackets
    • Shirts & Tops
      • Midlayers
      • Hoodies
    • Pants
      • Baselayer Bottom
      • Pants
    • Footwear
      • Footwear
      • Gaiters
      • Socks
    • Headwear
      • Caps & Sunhat
      • Beanie
      • Neck Gaiter
    • Accessories
      • Gloves
      • Belts
    • Womens Deals
  • Gear
    • Shelter & Cooking
      • Titanium Stoves
      • Cooking Systems
      • Grills
      • Cookbooks
      • Nutrition
    • Game Processing
      • Knives
      • Game Bags
      • Game Calls
    • Field & Pack
      • Optics
      • Belts & Suspenders
      • Pack Accessories
      • Steel Targets
      • Travel & Storage
    • Footwear & Accessories
      • Boots
      • Gaiters
      • Socks
    • Brands
      • First Lite
      • MeatEater
      • FHF Gear
      • FWF
      • Crispi
      • MTN Gear
      • R & N Blades
      • Jetboil
      • Leica
      • Phelps
      • Black Diamond
      • Andrew
      • Argali
      • Radix Nutrition
      • Manfrotto
      • Grayl
      • Goal Zero
  • Deals
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact
Log in

Country/region

  • Australia AUD $
  • New Zealand NZD $
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
Points South Shop
  • Mens
    • Jackets
      • Insulated Jackets
      • Rain Jacket
    • Shirts & Tops
      • Base Layers
      • Midlayers
      • Shirts
      • Hoodies
    • Pants
      • Baselayers
      • Pants
      • Insulated Pants & Bibs
      • Waterproof Pants
    • Footwear
      • Footwear
      • Gaiters
      • Socks
    • Logowear
      • Tees
      • Hats
      • Hoodies
    • Headwear
      • Caps & Sunhats
      • Beanie
      • Neck Gaiter
    • Accessories
      • Gloves
      • Belts
      • Socks
    • Shop By Hunt
      • Waterfowl
      • Wapiti
      • Tahr
      • Deer
    • Technology
      • Camo
      • Material
    • Mens Deals
  • Womens
    • Jackets
      • Insulated Jackets
      • Rain Jackets
    • Shirts & Tops
      • Midlayers
      • Hoodies
    • Pants
      • Baselayer Bottom
      • Pants
    • Footwear
      • Footwear
      • Gaiters
      • Socks
    • Headwear
      • Caps & Sunhat
      • Beanie
      • Neck Gaiter
    • Accessories
      • Gloves
      • Belts
    • Womens Deals
  • Gear
    • Shelter & Cooking
      • Titanium Stoves
      • Cooking Systems
      • Grills
      • Cookbooks
      • Nutrition
    • Game Processing
      • Knives
      • Game Bags
      • Game Calls
    • Field & Pack
      • Optics
      • Belts & Suspenders
      • Pack Accessories
      • Steel Targets
      • Travel & Storage
    • Footwear & Accessories
      • Boots
      • Gaiters
      • Socks
    • Brands
      • First Lite
      • MeatEater
      • FHF Gear
      • FWF
      • Crispi
      • MTN Gear
      • R & N Blades
      • Jetboil
      • Leica
      • Phelps
      • Black Diamond
      • Andrew
      • Argali
      • Radix Nutrition
      • Manfrotto
      • Grayl
      • Goal Zero
  • Deals
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact

Country/region

  • Australia AUD $
  • New Zealand NZD $
Log in Cart

Discover Our Deals

Points South Field Notes

Stories, guides, and gear from New Zealand’s backcountry and beyond.

All Posts Information How To Tahr Chamois Ballots Waro Opinion bird hunting Winter Hunting Tahr Ballot Merino Meathunting Hunting Safety First Lite
Tahr Ballot Adams Range Campsite

Tahr Ballot - Adams Range

The steep and rather scenic Adams Range towers above the Barlow river to the South and the Poerua River to the North, with the landing site about ...
Ballots Information Tahr Tahr Ballot Winter Hunting
Chamois walking a ridge in new zealand

Chamois - Buck or Doe?

With chamois it can often be difficult to spot the the bucks from the does. PointsSouth in collabouration with David Jacobs the Taxidermist, have p...
Chamois Information
old bull tahr

How Big is That Bull You're Looking At

With a bull tahr age is the most important thing, but here's how to work out the size of that bull you're looking at
Ballots Information Tahr
First Lite Jetboat hunting

Mental Health & Firearms

We’ve all heard the rhetoric “having a firearm is a privilege not a right” and personally I don’t entirely disagree with that statement. By now we ...
Hunting Safety Information
Haast Helicopters Landing Westland

The Art of the Fly-in

If time is your biggest limitation, then a few quality days of hunting hard is achievable and actually cost effective if you can fill the seats in ...
Ballots Chamois How To Information Tahr
Bird Mounting - Field Care

Bird Mounting - Field Care

Forth generation taxidermist David Jacobs gives us a run down on prepping that bird for the taxidermist.
bird hunting How To Information
stag skinning for shoulder mount

Trophy Caping - A How To

Learn how to cape out that trophy of a lifetime and avoid the dissapointment of stuffing it up
How To Information
10 QUICK TIPS FOR CHASING CHAMOIS

10 QUICK TIPS FOR CHASING CHAMOIS

Chamois are one of the most exciting animals in New Zealand to hunt. Here's 10 quick tips to help you get the drop on these super intelligent critt...
Chamois How To Information
Merino First Lite

First Lite - New Zealand Merino

New Zealand’s merino wool is regarded as one of the world's best insulating fibers and is the foundation of the First Lite layering system. This ma...
First Lite Information Merino
processsing a deer with shaun monk

Remote access meat hunters – the truth about what is left behind

As kiwi hunters if we didn’t shoot the occasional deer in a remote rugged spot then we probably wouldn’t get too many opportunities. But what are w...
Information Meathunting
westland above the clouds

The Department of Discontent

At what point will the Department of Conservation actually accept that our big game animals are here to stay, and manage them as the resource they ...
Information Opinion Waro
helicopter view flying through westland saddle

What's Up with WARO??

Opinion....It's about time we had a bit of a re-think with regards to WARO and sustainable game animal management.
Information Opinion Waro
Footer Logo
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Shop

  • Men's
  • Women's
  • Gear
  • Deals

Help

  • Home
  • First Lite
  • Brands
  • Products
  • Blog

About Us

  • About Points South
  • Company's Worth Checking Out
  • Corporate sales
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

Blog

  • Tahr Ballot - Adams Range
  • Chamois - Buck or Doe?
  • Tahr Ballot - Poerua River
  • Tahr Ballot - Teichelmann Creek

Our Story

Premium hunting gear for New Zealand and Australia. Built for the wild. Ready for adventure.
© 2025 Points South Shop Designed and Developed by Leverage
  • Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh.
  • Opens in a new window.