Wild Places Wild Game Ltd

Wild Places Wild Game is Simon Fowler's Motueka-based outfitting business covering the Nelson-Tasman region and the northern South Island. Simon holds concessions across a substantial DOC estate and offers guided hunts for red deer, tahr, chamois, pigs and goats in terrain ranging from the Nelson Lakes beech forest through to the Richmond Range and northern Southern Alps. The Motueka location is unusual — most South Island trophy operations are centred further south — but the northern access gives hunters a different character of country.

Alongside the guided hunting, Wild Places Wild Game runs an online store selling hunting gear, wind indicators and field accessories developed through years of guiding in the area. Simon's operation leans toward hunters who want genuine wilderness experience: remote camps, fair-chase hunting and the kind of country where the drive in takes longer than anywhere near Christchurch.

The Nelson region is accessible from Nelson airport, making Wild Places a practical option for hunters who don't want the Queenstown or Christchurch transit. Pig and goat hunting alongside the trophy species also makes it a good fit for hunters wanting a more active, volume-oriented hunt alongside their trophy goals.