new zealand hunting seasons
big game IN NEW ZEALAND
General Hunting season for antlered game: Mid February to mid August each year
Special summer velvet season for Red Stag & Elk: January 8th - 20th each year
Red Stag "roar" from mid March through to the end of April each year
Tahr & Chamois rut from early May through to the end of June each year & available to hunt all year around
New Zealand Waterfowl
Hunting season: 1st Saturday in May through mid July each year
AUSTRALIA WATER BUFFALO
Generally the season opens late May through September