New Zealand Elk

It was in 1905 that the only liberation of North American Elk took place, in the inhospitable Fiordland National Park in the south western corner of the South Island.  The area comprises steep glaciated valleys clad in dense rain forests, surrounded by towering bluffs and snow capped mountains.  Fiordland is subject to a rainfall levels exceeding 300 inches per annum.  The elk adapted readily to their new environment and in the early years grew antlers approaching the best that their North American forebears have produced.  However, the herd expansion was halted by the topography and the fast encroaching red deer herds - with which they interbred.

Hunting Elk with Kiwi Safaris

We hunt elk on several of our properties close to Sherwood and Stew Point Lodges.   Every year we take some exceptional bulls, with both rifle and bow in the 300-400+SCI range.  Elk (or wapiti as they are known in New Zealand) can be hunted from the middle of February through to August.  The elk bugle starts in March and continues through April.  Experience the finest elk hunting in the South Pacific with us.