An incredible hunting exhibition through the south Island.

I had the privilege of being one of the Cameraman documenting this journey.

Though some people may think this is not very ethical. It is legal and important when the population gets too large that they need to be culled down to help restore vegetation on the mountains.

DOC’s Tahr Control Operations are guided by the statutory Himalayan Thar Control Plan 1993. This was developed under section 5(1)(d) of the Wild Animal Control Act 1977.

The plan sets a maximum population of 10,000 tahr across 706,000 ha of private land, Crown pastoral leases and public conservation land within the tahr feral range. The feral range is the legal boundary of where tahr are allowed to be.

This journey will eventually be turned into TV show as we also went hunting for deer.

Stay tuned and enjoy.