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 ...
Tahr Ballot - Poerua River
Dominated by Mount Adams and the particularly jagged Adams range, the Poerua flows from its now marginally glacial Poerua Glacier in it’s head basin.
Tahr Ballot - Teichelmann Creek
Born in Australia but of German ancestry Ebenezer Teichlemann took the post of local doctor in Hokitika in 1897. Between 1899 and 1924, Teichelma...
Tahr Ballot - Abel Lake
Located at the Southern end of the Adams wilderness area and at the very head of the Perth valley is Able Lake which drains the Able Glacier after...
Tahr Ballot - Zora Canyon
Zora creek has its headwaters sandwiched between the heads of the Mahitahi and the Jacobs, and flows South draining into the mighty Landsborough j...
Tahr Ballot - The Jacobs
Squeezed under the rugged and dramatic Bannock Brae range, the Makawhio or Jacobs as it’s known is home to some of South Westlands finest scrub. A...
Tahr Ballot - The Otoko
The Otoko is located at the right at the Southern end of the tahr ballot blocks and is somewhat the Southern edge of the core tahr terrain. With i...
Tahr Ballot - Arbor Rift & Shelter Hollow
The Landsborough is unique among West Coast rivers, running parallel to the main divide for more than 60km.With a large number of side streams dra...
Tahr Ballot - The Mahitahi
The upper half of the Mahitahi valley is equal parts impressive as it is intimidating, where you’re surrounded by peaks over 2000m in every direct...
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
Tahr Ballot - Baker Creek
Smack bang in the middle of the Hooker/Lansborough Wilderness area is the mighty Landsborough River, and mid-way up valley Baker Creek joins th...
TAHR RUT STAGES
We all would have heard someone say that “you’ll learn more from just sitting back and watching”, which is true for just about any hunting, but wit...
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 ...
Waitangi Stag
Every now and then you get lucky with the weather. Coming up to Waitangi weekend 2020, almost unbelievably, the forecast for the coast looked ok! ...
Assessing Animals on the Hoof
Tim Butcher talks trophy assessment. A must read for anyone wanting to get better at on the hoof assesment.
Winter Hunting - Tricks & Tips
Winter hunting can be rather brutal in the Southern Alps but with good systems, quality gear and a few cunning tricks, you can operate safely and c...
