Skip to main content

Wapiti Area 

Hunting of Wapiti is possible throughout the year, except for the bugle period from mid-February until around the middle of April, when the Wapiti Area is subject to a ballot.

The Wapiti Area is divided into 25 blocks for the bugle period, and only parties which are successful in the ballot can hunt. To enter the draw and for all the ballot information entry visit The Wapiti Foundation.

APPEARING RIDGE
Hunting Locations
Fiordland National Park

Fiordland National Park provides a wide range of hunting opportunities. 
Rakiura/Stewart Island

Stewart Island offers hunters the only accessible herd of Virginian white-tail deer in the Southern Hemisphere.
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park

Our pilots are experienced in the National Park and can assist hunters with remote drop-offs and pick-ups as well as gear and equipment transfers.