At Mt Cook Trophy Hunting we pride ourselves not just on the trophy game we can guide you to, but the ability to entertain our guests in an hospitable manner. Here you can see some different groups enjoying the hospitality.

Neville and hunting guests celebrating St Pat's Day 2012

Great fun being had in the lodge over a hot meal at the end of a fabulous days hunting.

March and the hunting season brought a couple of new hunts to the  fore, and don’t forget that ladies are welcome too.

A lovely looking Tahr - and not a bad looking girl!

Huge Black Bull hunted in March.

Mt Cook Trophy Hunting will be in Las Vegas at the Convention, Nevada from February 1-4, 2012
We are in Booth Numbers #3171 and #3169
Joining us also will be Nathan Askew from Bullet Safaris

See you there!

These Polish hunters  had a great time shooting a variety of animals in May 2011.

The picture is taken outside the hunting lodge at Mt Cook.

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Our free range  2011 Tahr Hunt raffle held during the Reno SCI show has been drawn.

The Winning Ticket is 185

Congratulations to Perry Sakelaris from  Raton, New Mexico

We are in Reno Come and vist us at our booth 3803

Neville will be at Dallas , for the Dallas SCI show, track him down and check out our show specials

Tahr

If there is any animal that can be truly awe inspiring in the mountains of New Zealand, it is the Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus). To see a bull tahr traversing precipitous rock or snow at speed is the sight of a life time. The first animals arrived here by ship via an English game park (Woburn Abbey) and they have thrived ever since, albeit within a restricted range.

The tahr is considered vulnerable by the IUCN (1996) in its Himalayan home. New Zealand is the only place in the world where this magnificent animal can be freely hunted although there are populations of tahr in South Africa, New Mexico, California, and Ontario.
Tahr inhabit the main mountain ranges of the South Island of New Zealand between the Arthurs Pass and Haast Pass highways.  Mostly they live at an altitude above 4500 feet and below 7000 feet. While there are plenty of places to find tahr on public land, research and preparation are a must when planning a trip. A high level of fitness is mandatory, as is the proper equipment to survive in an alpine environment.

Welcome to the Mt Cook Trophy Hunting news section. In this part of our website we hope to keep you up to date with the latest news from the Mt Cook Trophy Hunting team. This is a new addition to our website and we have just begun so check back often to get the latest New Zealand hunting news.

We will be adding photos and stories from recent hunts by our clients, news about International Expos we will be attending around the world, anecdotes and tips as we come across them and any other information we think will be of interest to our visitors and clients alike.

The photos below are just samples of the great experiences that can be had on a Mt Cook Trophy Hunting Safari. Click the photos to enlarge and read a description.