Leithen Valley Hunts, New Zealand

Leithen Valley Hunts runs across more than 40,000 acres of private land out of Greenvale near Gore in eastern Southland. The country splits roughly into 10,000+ acres of stag terrain on rolling hills adjacent to beech forest and 30,000+ acres of tahr country.

They target red stag, fallow buck, tahr, chamois and wapiti, with Arapawa rams and wild goats as add-ons. Hunts are walk-in with professional guides; pricing is USD with red stag packages tiered by SCI class across four-night stays, and trophy fees stacked on as à la carte additions for other species.

The operation handles US enquiries via a toll-free number alongside NZ contact, so it's structured for international trophy clients. Suited to hunters wanting a Southland private-land base for red stag with the option to escalate to tahr, chamois and wapiti combos.