The 2020 Otago Red Stag roaring season Photographer: Steve Couper I had 10 hunters booked, on 5-6 day hunts, all in search of their own Monarch of the Glen, a genuine wild Otago Red Stag. The red stags had recovered quickly from their hyper rut period of activity, battle scars had healed and they’d stacked on weight through a mild winter and an unseasonably wet spring / early summer to arrive fat, strong and as healthy as possible for the 6-8 weeks of the 2020 “roar”. Was it possible for Lake Hawea Hunting Safaris to live up to their record breaking, free range Otago stag season of 2019? Time ..read more

At camp we were informed that Mark, Charlie and Ryan had enjoyed a spectacular morning, they’d found the 14-pointer they were looking for and also the heavy timbered 15-pointer. The 15-pointer looked to be only mid 30’s in beam length, too short, the 14-pointer, well, they all wanted a closer look and they had a plan to make this happen, it sounded promising. I can’t quite remember where we all hunted that evening; it must have been close to camp as my group didn’t make it back from our morning hunt until after 4pm. Charlie and Chris, evaluating Otago stags with their group of hunters, photo ..read more

New Zealand Red Stag New Zealand red stag hunting, that’s what we do at Lake Hawea Hunting Safaris. If our free-range red stag hunts are booked out or you’re seeking a trophy that’s ‘next level’ consider an estate hunt, we have hunts available for red stags ranging from 320 – 600 SCI. Hunts are conducted within a large, private tract of mountain country, large fallow bucks are also within this area. Outfitter Chris McCarthy with his clients New Zealand Red Stag. The New Zealand red stag is famous throughout the hunting world. Lake Hawea Hunting Safaris has the access and expertis ..read more

Tahr and Chamois hunting Tahr and chamois hunting options with Lake Hawea Hunting Safaris: Outfitter Chris McCarthy. Your ultimate New Zealand mountain hunting experience. Is mountain hunting your thing? It is most certainly ours! Hunt our 86,000-acre, private, free-range area, where we have a game management program and limit the number of trophy males taken each season to ensure tahr bulls and buck chamois reach their maturity and maximum trophy potential. Or if you’re keen to take on the wilderness, let’s get right back into the Southern Alps and hunt from a remote tent camp with helicopter ..read more

Free range red stag hunting Red stag hunting with Chris McCarthy Lake Hawea Hunting Safaris. High quality, traditional, unique, free range, Otago Red Stags (Cervus elaphus scoticus). What if it was possible to recreate history, to travel back to the golden days of deerstalking …to hunt wild, pure, Otago red stags carrying incredible trophy antlers? Clint with his 16-point (not all points cam been seen in photo), 350 class free range Otago red stag just under 42 inches in length. First class free range red stag info Since 2009 Lake Hawea Hunting Safaris has been re-connecting hunters with the ..read more

Summer Chamois Hunting Summer chamois hunting, have you ever considered it? We’ve guided many successful summer chamois hunts. Being horned animals chamois can be hunted year-round, but unlike most animals chamois also have a vibrant, peak, summer skin. In fact, they have two different summer skins, read on and have a look at these photos of our clients with their summer chamois trophies. Top image – Big, solid, 10-inch Chamois Buck in March ‘salt and pepper cape’, buck is in pristine condition. Photo: Chris McCarthy. Multiple Chamois Hunting Options Lake Hawea Hunting Safaris has multiple opt ..read more