Sambar Deer hunting New Zealand

Sambar deer hunting in New Zealand is one of the most challenging wild and free range hunts we have in the country. Larger in body size than Red Stags Sambar stags are more spend most of their lives in heavy cover seldom venturing into the open. Sambar Stag are typical in antler formation having 3 points on either side but with very heavy mass, rough pearling on the antlers and dark. The females will have one fawn a year and tan brown in colour when alerted Will make a hong alarm. Sambar deer in New Zealand will rut from late May-mid August which is one of the longest mating seasons for animals in New Zealand which is very typical of tropical deer that were introduced into New Zealand. Sambar deer hunting in New Zealand is predominantly on private land or forestry, most Stags are hunted at night with a light or with dogs, Jim Gibson owner of New Zealand Safaris is one of the very few New Zealand Hunting Outfitters that offer wild free ranging Sambar deer hunts on private land in the traditional spot and stalk hunting method.