Last edited by BCHunterFSJ; 03-03-2018 at 10:24 AM.
In 2015 I paid $495NZ for a stag Euro mount on a plaque. Crating, documentation and air freight came to around $1000 NZ, the vast majority of that: $700: was the air freight. The crate was about 3 1/2' x 3 1/2' x 2 1/2' and weighed 129kgs....there was more in it besides just the stag. Importation fees and then in Canada shipping came in around $500CN. I elected to pay for it all vs spending time doing prep in NZ. ...to each his own. It was 11 months from the time I left NZ till the crate showed up here.
How does that compare to TX hunting? I'm interested in going there and as you noted...this is the part that is seldom discussed.
Octagon Barrels are "in"...they were never "out"
Anyone done a semi guided hunt in NZ, like drop camp or paid a trespass/hunt fee for private land? I think for the first time I'd be much more comfortable doing something like that.
Have a look at http://www.fishnhunt.co.nz/forum/YaBB.cgi. Plenty of great guys on there. It’s how the Kiwis actually hunt. I’m sure there will be a bloke (guy) that would help you out especially if you are willing to help them out or at the least share a story or two.
Would love to be someone’s packhorse on a goat hunt.