Not every trip is about the trophy. Our meat and cull hunts are an affordable, no-fuss way to get into the hills, fill the freezer and enjoy a genuine New Zealand hunt for free-range red deer and wild game. Great for newer hunters and those who value the table over the wall. From $500 — request dates and a quote. 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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If you want it sugar-coated, look elsewhere — Dispatch tells you exactly what you're signing up for. The Red Deer hunt was demanding but incredibly rewarding, and every detail was buttoned up. Top-tier operation.
Second hunt with Dispatch and the Red Deer 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.
Great experience overall. The Red Deer 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.
