The fallow buck is one of New Zealand's most striking trophies — broad, palmated antlers and a dark, handsome cape, hunted as the bucks croak and fight through the autumn rut. We stalk the forest edges and open faces of our private country for a mature buck, with quality graded bronze through elite. A superb standalone hunt or the perfect companion to a red stag. 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 Fallow Buck 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.
If you want it sugar-coated, look elsewhere — Dispatch tells you exactly what you're signing up for. The Fallow Buck hunt was demanding but incredibly rewarding, and every detail was buttoned up. Top-tier operation.
From the first phone call to the flight home, these folks were dialed in. The Fallow Buck country in South Island is everything they said it would be. Professional guides, honest advice, and a hunt I'll be telling stories about for years.