![]() ![]() The topography of the hunting block is medium to steep hill country so an adequate level of fitness is an added benefit to being successful but not necessary. A mixture of grassland and scattered bush with some larger forested areas can make locating bulls a challenge but the thrill of pulling a bugling bull out of the timber will only add to the excitement of the hunt. Our Elk property is a 2200 acre property which is run alongside a semi intensive sheep, cattle and deer farming operation. Our trophy policy is to only take 2 to 3 mature bulls each year giving younger bulls the chance to reach full maturity and growing to their greatest trophy potential. We have seen some exceptional trophies been taken by past clients and are seeing a good number of mature bulls coming through each year. Here at Te Henga we have a pure strain of Elk that has been bred on our dedicated elk property for over 20 years, with the culling of any red deer on the property the elk bloodline has given a top quality herd. Unfortunately, the herd expansion was halted by the topography and the fast encroaching Red deer herds. The Rocky Mountain Elk or Wapiti adapted readily to their new environment and in the early years grew antlers approaching the best that their North American forebears produced. They were placed in the inhospitable Fiordland National Park, in the southwestern corner of the South Island. Season dates are August through October.The liberation of North American Elk to New Zealand took place in 1905,Ī gift to the New Zealand Government by the American President Theodore Roosevelt. The rates quoted below for your 6 day California hunt include meals and lodging. The application deadline for California is the end of May. ![]() Our success rate is over 90% and we have never had an unsuccessful archery Roosevelt elk hunter. Sometimes we can glass elk but most of the time we will be walking and calling. Our Roosevelt Elk hunts are all done in September during the rut and as such most of the bulls we take are called in and shots are taken at close range. Our clients have taken 20 Boone and Crockett Roosevelt elk with us, more than any other Roosevelt elk outfitter in the state. ![]() If you are looking for a world class Roosevelt elk hunt, you have come to the right place.Īll of our California Roosevelt elk hunts are done on private ranches in Northwestern California. Walking and calling is the preferred method here but sometimes we can glass one up and stalk him. Hunts typically run 5 to 7 days and the country is very brushy and as such our clients get a lot of shots under 50 yards. These hunts take place in the northwestern corner of California and are during the rut. We have had four clients take bulls that would qualify for the top 100 all time in the Boone and Crockett record book. Nobody has taken more record book bulls for their clients in California than we have. Our Roosevelt elk hunts are what we are known for. In California we guide the Northwestern hunt for Roosevelt elk and we have landowner tags each year that you can purchase. The season is the month of September during the rut and you can hunt with any weapon. Both of these hunts have had Roosevelt elk in the mid to high 360s taken off them in the past. These hunts are not cheap, but should allow our clients a great opportunity to hunt Roosevelt elk during the rut with a very good chance at taking a record book bull. Our clients have taken several Boone and Crockett Roosevelt elk off these hunts and they are very limited. One ranch is 32,635 acres and the other is 109,367 acres. These hunts used to be public draw hunts and we now have exclusive access to these areas and tags. We have landowner tags for Roosevelt elk on two different ranches. ![]()
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