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This is slightly different to US sheep hunting - not Bighorn or Marco Polo, but hunting for wild merino sheep on public land in New Zealand.



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Nice video. Thanks for sharing!! NZ is at the top of the international side of my bucket list.

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Great video like usual...

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Since when is shooting a couple of crossbreds a "hunt"?

That is as silly as hitting a merino on the road and calling it a hunt.


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I have a friend that hunted sheep in NZ. After the sheep, they asked if he wanted to hunt feral goats. All he had to do was pay for the helicopter time. Shooting from the air. He said it was a blast.


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Looks like fun. It's pretty beautiful there, that would be worth it just for the scenery.


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It does look like a good time. Beautiful country

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Originally Posted by Owl
I have a friend that hunted sheep in NZ. After the sheep, they asked if he wanted to hunt feral goats. All he had to do was pay for the helicopter time. Shooting from the air. He said it was a blast.


A note, be careful doing that if you happen to come to NZ! It's illegal if it's done on public land - private land only. Helicopter hunting can only be done under a WARO or AATH concession, WARO is for commercial meat recovery and only employees directly related to the activity are allowed in the helicopter, AATH concessions only allow placing a client on the ground in shooting range of an animal - no shooting from the machine.

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May I ask if that is for only sheep or for any critters in New Zealand?

I hunted your fine country a few years ago and it was quite the experience. I may very well return some day.



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Originally Posted by T_Inman
May I ask if that is for only sheep or for any critters in New Zealand?

I hunted your fine country a few years ago and it was quite the experience. I may very well return some day.


That is for any animal. It is essentially illegal for anyone who is not an employee of a company with a concession to conduct WARO (with the exception of Department of Conservation employees/contractors conducting pest control activities) to shoot any animal from a helicopter on public land.

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