Canterbury Tahr Hunting Guide

Canterbury Tahr Hunting Guide is run by professional hunter John Royle out of Canterbury, with a tahr- and chamois-focused offering on Department of Conservation public land and a small set of private estate properties. Trips cover red stag, fallow, sika, elk and wild sheep alongside the alpine specialty species, plus feral goats and wallabies where landowner access permits.

Mountain hunts are typically helicopter fly-ins to tent camps in the Southern Alps, with walk-in and backpack options for fitter hunters. Up to three hunters can run on the same daily guide rate. Each day the guide assesses trophy potential and plans the stalk; this is a stripped-back guided model rather than a lodge product.

Pricing on the site is structured as a daily guide rate plus low NZD trophy fees and a per-day DOC guiding levy, with helicopter costs quoted separately depending on the chosen valley and party size. No postal address is listed.