Donne's International Hunting

10/30/2022

You may have noticed there has been no activity on this site for a long time, if you are planning a trip to New Zealand to hunt red stag my advice is freely given. Before making a long air flight be sure of what you are buying. I'll answer any question to help a fellow hunter have a wonderful time in hunting paradise.

12/26/2021

Merry Christmas to all of you & a great year 2022

10/28/2018

Last year I found the sheds, so I'm real pleased to accomplished stag steak on the ground.
Love the crowns.

10/16/2018

Yes I guess start of winter has hit the hill country, wet & cool.
But still went out hunting & managed to shoot fresh jerky with horns.

10/02/2018

To all hunters,
Its seems hard to keep government out of areas they do not understand the impact their involvement has on

Dear Donne --

Thank you for signing our petition calling on Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage to halt the mass tahr cull until she has properly consulted with hunters.

I thought I would give you a quick update on important recent developments.

I’m pleased that the Government has finally listened to hunting groups, including the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association and the Game Animal Council, and backed down from its original position to cull tens of thousands of tahr.

Yesterday, the Minister reportedly made changes to the locations of the cull and a commitment to review the cull after limiting it to an initial 6000. She also conceded a reduction in the numbers of bulls to be killed saying that DOC would now only target bulls in National Parks.

When that review happens, Ms Sage will need to listen to hunters and the industry, which she should have done to begin with.

It’s clear the only reason the Minister has pulled back is that hunters were heading to court to stop her plans. Over $156,000 was raised through Givealittle to pay for lawyers to stop the cull.

On top of this, 33,000 concerned New Zealanders signed my petition calling on her to stop the cull in its current form.

Like you, National believes tahr numbers do need to be sensibly managed, but conservation decisions should be based on science not ideology, and a proper process must be followed. You should be able to have your say.

It is because of pressure from you and thousands of other hunters around New Zealand that the Government has been forced to backtrack.
This is only a temporary win, however. We need to keep the pressure on the Minister and make sure she does appropriately consult with you when she reviews the cull after the original 6000 have been culled.
We need to ensure she does not now also target other species including Sika, Wapiti and trout.
National will keep advocating for your interests in Parliament.

Kind regards
Sarah

Sarah Dowie MP
National’s Spokesperson for Conservation

P.S. Make sure you share the petition with your friends and family, they can sign it here. Copy onto your search engine and please sign.

Not only that, Ms Sage also instructed DOC to cull bull tahr against specific advice from hunting representatives and expert tourism operators.

07/28/2018

My Grandson with some red stag sheds we found & my magnificent bull Tahr.

07/28/2018

This one of my hobbies.

07/28/2018

Been a while since I have posted anything. I still will arrange and,or help you find the very best Red Stag hunting in NZ. High fence or genuine free range with very best in the industry.

Here's a couple knives I have made that were auctioned for fun raising events, one for Combat Marine Outdoors the other for kids scholarship funds.

03/12/2018

Today I launched my bass boat, left the darn plug out sunk like a rock.