rifle hunts with fraser safaris new zealand

We recommend a minimum calibre of 6mm/25-06 for our lighter game such as Fallow & Chamois (& Stag up to 200 yards).  For Tahr hunting we prefer larger bores such as 7mm mag, 30-06 and the various .300 & .338 magnum cartridges.  The most important is to shoot what you are most comfortable with, as correct shot placement with a premium bullet of any caliber is more important than the size of the bullet.

Generally shot distance is 100 - 300 yards on most of our species.  We welcome the new long range rifles designed to shoot 1000m with confidence. We always check rifles on our range the first morning of your hunt.