NEW ZEALAND HUNTING

Welcome to Ample Hunting. Unbeatable Red Stag Hunting, and Fishing. We specialise in ribcage rattling encounters with Red Stag, fallow buck, mountain goat, Arapawa ram, waterfowl and turkey.

Every year sportsmen from all over the world come to New Zealand for the very best hunting and fishing. Our country is safe, our scenery breathtaking, our people friendly and our cuisine and hospitality world class.

Hunt with Ample Hunting and you’ll get a personalised service with exclusive hunting, private, peaceful lodge accommodation and over 10 square miles of private hunting land.

Whether it’s your annual hunting vacation or your trip of a lifetime the team at Ample Hunting work very hard to prove your decision to hunt with us here in New Zealand is the best decision you can make.

IMPORTANT FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT HUNTING NEW ZEALAND.

THESE QUESTIONS ARE OFTEN ASKED, THEY RELATE TO ANY HUNT ANYWHERE, FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS TO OUR REFERENCED PAST HUNTERS.

HOW MUCH HUNTING AREA DO YOU HUNT, IS IT PRIVATE LAND?

WE HUNT THREE PROPERTIES ALL WHICH ARE PRIVATE LAND AND ALL EXCLUSIVE TO US SO NO OTHER HUNTERS. IN FACT 90% OF OUR HUNTS ARE JUST A 10 MINUTE ATV DRIVE FROM THE LODGE ON OUR OWN PROPERTY WE DON'T WASTE YOUR VALUABLE TIME BY TRAVELLING TO AND FROM HUNTING AREAS. OUR TOTAL HUNTING AREA EXCEEDS 10 SQUARE MILES.

WHAT IS YOUR SUCESS RATE?

100% WITH RIFLE 90% WITH BOW IN 10 YEARS, WE DO OFFER ALL BOWHUNTERS A RIFLE IF THIER HUNTING TIME STARTS RUNNING AWAY!  

ARE THERE ANY HIDDEN COSTS WITH YOUR NEW ZEALAND HUNTS?

NO ABSOLUTELY NOT, WHEN YOU ENQUIRE WITH US AND WANT A QUOTE WE GIVE YOU ALL THE PRICING. WE DO NOT ESCULATE THE STAG PRICES IN 20 INCH BRACKETS. 

ONCE YOU HAVE BOOKED AND PAID YOUR DEPOSIT FOR YOUR NEW ZEALAND HUNT THERE ARE NO PRICE CHANGES.

WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE,WILL YOU BE GUIDING ME OR ANOTHER GUIDE?

MY PERSONAL HUNTING EXPERIENCE IS 25 YEARS+ MY GUIDES IS 20+ YEARS. IF I CANNOT GUIDE YOU THEN MY GUIDE WHOM HAS WORKED HERE FOR OVER THREE YEARS WILL LOOK AFTER YOU, WE DONT USE "RING IN" GUIDES OR YOUNG HUNTERS WHOM ARE NOT EXPERIENCED, ALL AMPLEHUNTING GUIDES AND STAFF ARE NEW ZEALANDERS.

CAN WE HAVE A PAST HUNTER/CLIENT CONTACT LIST?

YES WE WILL GIVE YOU A LIST OF CONTACTS TO EMAIL OR RING, OUR CONTACTS DO NOT INCLUDE BOOKING AGENTS OR ANY PERSONS WHOM MAY GAIN FINANCIAL REWARD FOR REFERENCES.

WHAT ARE THE PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR NEW ZEALAND HUNTS?

WE HAVE GUIDED FROM 12 YEAR OLD "FIT AS JACK RABBITS" TO 71 YEARS YOUNG "SPONSORED BY QUARTERZONE", WE TAKE THE HUNT AS FAST OR SLOW TO SUIT, WE DO REQUIRE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR HUNTING FITNESS SO WE CAN PLAN IN ADVANCE.

 DO WE NEED A HUNTING LICENSE TO HUNT NEW ZEALAND?

NO, HUNTING BIG GAME IN NEW ZEALAND HAS NO RESTRICTIONS, NO SEASONS AND NO TAGS THIS APPLIES TO ALL LAND--PRIVATE AND PUBLIC, YOU WILL NEED A LICENSE TO HUNT WATERFOWL AND TO TROUT FISH, WE CAN PURCHASE THESE OVER THE COUNTER.

CAN I BRING MY FIREARM INTO NEW ZEALAND, IS THIS EASY?

YES NEW ZEALAND IS A GUN FRIENDLY COUNTRY, WE WILL SEND YOU THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WHEN YOU BOOK YOUR HUNT.  WE RECCOMEND YOU  TALK TO YOUR TRAVEL AGENT ABOUT FLYING WITH YOUR RIFLE PRIOR TO BOOKING YOUR FLIGHT. 

WHAT IF WE WISH TO SEE THE REST OF NEW ZEALAND AFTER OUR HUNT, CAN YOU HELP WITH TOURING?

YES WE CAN GIVE YOU PLENTY OF OPTIONS AND LET YOU KNOW WHATS WORTH VISITING, ROTORUA-- NEW ZEALANDS TOURIST CAPITAL IS LESS THAN THREE HOURS DRIVE FROM OUR LODGE, AUCKLAND IS ONLY 55 MINUTES  AWAY  BY PLANE, YOU CAN FLY TO ANYWHERE IN NEW ZEALAND FROM OUR LOCAL DOMESTIC AIRPORT IN GISBORNE. 

CAN I BRING MY WIFE OR GIRLFRIEND? 

WE WELCOME NON HUNTERS. WHILE YOU HUNT ANNABEL CAN TAKE HER SHOPPING, SIGHTSSEEING,WINETASTING ETC---THERE IS PLENTY TO DO HERE, SHE WILL BE WELL TAKEN CARE OF WHILE YOU HUNT, OF COURSE SHE IS WELCOME TO JOIN IN.   

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