Small, fast and utterly at home on the highest, meanest terrain, the chamois is the mountain hunter's prize. Both bucks and nannies carry the distinctive hooked black horns, and taking one means earning your ground on the steep alpine tops of the Southern Alps. Pair it with a tahr for the classic New Zealand alpine double. Day rates cover accommodation, main meals and guiding ($500 per hunter / $250 per non-hunter, per day). A $1,000 reserve holds your dates — request this season's open windows and a Dispatch advisor takes care of the rest.
- Fully guided 1×1 hunting
- Lodge accommodation & all main meals
- Field preparation of cape, skull & trophy
- Ground transfer from Queenstown (ZQN)
- Trophy / animal fee for your selected package
- A Dispatch advisor on call throughout
- — International airfare to Queenstown (ZQN)
- — Trophy dipping, crating, shipping & taxidermy
- — Firearm hire & ammunition (or rifle import)
- — Optional helicopter access where offered
- — Gratuities for guides & lodge staff
- — Travel & medical insurance
From the field
Real trophies, taken.
Hunters have taken 17+ trophies with Dispatch-vetted outfitters. Yours is next.
From hunters who've been
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Second hunt with Dispatch and the Alpine Chamois trip did not disappoint. South Island is no joke — physically demanding — but the camp, the food and the guiding were all first class. Tagged out on a great animal and made memories that'll last forever.
Booked my Alpine Chamois hunt through Dispatch and it was flawless start to finish. The advisor was honest about the terrain and fitness in South Island, and everything they promised showed up exactly as described. My guide knew the country cold. Can't recommend it enough.
Great experience overall. The Alpine Chamois hunting was a grind and the weather tested us, but the guides were patient and put me on animals. Communication before the trip was outstanding. Would go again.
