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So I just booked my trip to New Zealand
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Hate to say it, but you’re wrong guy.
Ardent
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Correction, more fickle than what inlanders are used to.
Pacific coastal is Pacific coastal. How much time have you spent in NZ outdoors? Worked with a lot of Kiwi pilots in the day job, and all of them hunt. A disproportionate number of my outfitting clients hunting here in B.C. come from the tiny island nation, too. It’s a 25% scale British Columbia without closed seasons, what’s not to like?
I don't know about that. I sort of accidently ended up delayed in Auckland and before I knew it Id fallen in with the suppressed AR and custom carbon fiber everything long-range crowds. Had to put a moderator on my 7-300 Win to blend in.
One invitation lead to another, and I ended up cancelling my flights and hanging around for a couple weeks, and hunting 4 different properties on both islands with people who didn't know me from Adam but became friends in about a minute. Better than half of those I hung around with had professional shooter backgrounds. NZ must either the friendliest place on the planet or I got lucky.Correction, more fickle than what inlanders are used to.
How much time have you spent in NZ outdoors? Worked with a lot of Kiwi pilots in the day job, and all of them hunt. A disproportionate number of my outfitting clients hunting here in B.C. come from the tiny island nation, too. It’s a 25% scale British Columbia without closed seasons, what’s not to like?
I am not a hunting person, so I may not have the most accurate information about how many kiwi does hunting there. I spent most of time at the beach, sailing, watching and or playing sports e.g. rugby, cricket etc. People I know in NZ from 30-80 years old living and growing in there all different ethics, only one guy owns a pistol at home. Others don't have anything to do with firearms. Some of them do own a big land and or farms without any gun in the house.
I am not saying no hunting activities in NZ, but I would highly suspect it is a religon or culture there.At least, not close to Canada.
The weather is perfect in central and North part of North island. I see more people hiking, comping, surfing and sailing there instead of hunting there.
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I don't know about that. I sort of accidently ended up delayed in Auckland and before I knew it Id fallen in with the suppressed AR and custom carbon fiber everything long-range crowds. Had to put a moderator on my 7-300 Win to blend in.
You are not lucky there, it's the most friendly place I have ever seen and been to so far. One of my ex colleague from Auckland did her working holiday here about 2 years ago. And was shocked, cause it seems people she dealt with are rude, not sure whether those are tourists or immigrants.
Consider Kiwis are more naive and easy going.
Funny how that works...you don't hunt, and don't go to hunting areas, and somehow manage to not meet anyone who hunts. Who'd'a'thunk?
If I based my opinion on the popularity of hunting in Canada entirely upon the people I met during that horrid period of my life when I worked in downtown Toronto, I would probably think that I was the only one doing it. Virtually nobody I worked with owned guns...some of them were shocked to hear that it could be done by private individuals in Canada...and one lady asked if I hunted turkeys using nets!
You were in the wrong island mate
One third of all NZ ers live in or around Auckland city and are a bloody long drive from any decent hunting
Another third live in the rest of the North island
So only one third live in the big island ( South island ) .
South islanders call it the " Mainland "
We have an astonishing amount and variety of world class big game hunting and trophy trout fishing available close at hand.
Hunting is 365 days a year and there are very few restricted areas.
I could hunt deer, thar, chamois, pigs and goats every single day of the year if I wanted for free !!
Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Google “hunting in New Zealand” it’ll give you a good picture. Per capita it would certainly be one of the higher hunting countries rate wise. And it performs an important ecological function given all the mammals are feral.
Yip, The further South you go, the much more friendly natured they are!!!!
general all round good Cts!
I've not been to the Wilds of the Canadian continent however from what i've seen, Ardents on the money being a scaled down model...without the Predators!!
the outdoors mans paradise to be fair, so many people here "Hike" or "Tramp" as they call it, an thats literally walking through the bush for miles to reach a peak or river or Hut....... camp the night an walk back somewhere else-- all in the name of "fun"
but you can disect fun into a form of personal challenge and achievement combining the love for the outdoors.
its a bit of a pitty the DoC do labell everything a PEST but thats none of my business as they allow hunters to become part of the approach in ridding the animals... national parks an all.
downside is they also luv to use 1080 still to this day
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You'll need, from the bureaucrats at Global Affairs Canada, (both) an export permit and an import permit.
In my experience, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (now known as 'Global Affairs') has required months to issue the requisite export and import permits. Twice, they came late; once, it came on the exact DAY that I was supposed to leave; another time it arrived the day AFTER I was supposed to leave; this is after me having applied ~three months in advance (of the trips).
Good luck.
Funny how that works...you don't hunt, and don't go to hunting areas, and somehow manage to not meet anyone who hunts. Who'd'a'thunk?
If I based my opinion on the popularity of hunting in Canada entirely upon the people I met during that horrid period of my life when I worked in downtown Toronto, I would probably think that I was the only one doing it. Virtually nobody I worked with owned guns...some of them were shocked to hear that it could be done by private individuals in Canada...and one lady asked if I hunted turkeys using nets!
hey, I am trying to state my point, hunting is not a religion or culture in NZ and not many people own firearms there (way less than in Canada) which someone stated earlier.
Even I was in Auckland, but we drive/fly to anywhere. NZ is not a big country at all. Only about 15 hours driving to Dunedin from Auckland, if by Air NZ, probably only takes about 60-70minutes.
What I was trying to say to the original poster is if his first time, better with some local guide or at least experienced people when doing shooting in public. Because people could come out from anywhere, more chance to cause accident than in Canada, which nobody wants to see.
I did that, but don't see any obvious figures.
Maybe the Kiwis (cities and rare) I dealt with having no interests on hunting at all.
New Zealand has 4.7 million people and 250,000 gun licence holders. Canada has 36 million people and 2,000,000 licence holders. Seems to me thats about the same. Kiwis also seem make some pretty good stuff; like Barnard actions, Tru-Flite barrels some custom stocks that nobody would be embarrassed by. Bunch of moderators too. I don't think you could swing a dead cat without hitting another hunter and thats in town.
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Thanks but I’m pretty sure I won’t be doing a lot of shooting in public where people could be coming out of anywhere. I’m not perfect but do like to be reasonably sure of where my bullets are flying.
Will also be doing my best to getting into areas where the crowds are not. Lol
My wife is Kiwi and we return every year and will do so again in two weeks.
Her family lives in the Lake Taupo area, as well as in Mount Maunganui.
They all hunt and fish, even the kids, who start by shooting rabbits, and one of the nephews has been in the national fish and game magazine more than once.
Silencers are legal as well as spotlighting on ridgelines at dusk. Handguns are possible, but can never leave the gun range once bought.
The Brother in laws hire helicopters, which are very reasonable in NZ, to take them into hunting camps on the North Island for big deer and wild pigs.
BTW if you have never been, just go!
Her family lives in the Lake Taupo area, as well as in Mount Maunganui.
They all hunt and fish, even the kids, who start by shooting rabbits, and one of the nephews has been in the national fish and game magazine more than once.
Silencers are legal as well as spotlighting on ridgelines at dusk. Handguns are possible, but can never leave the gun range once bought.
The Brother in laws hire helicopters, which are very reasonable in NZ, to take them into hunting camps on the North Island for big deer and wild pigs.
BTW if you have never been, just go!
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