WEST COAST SUMMER CHAMOIS
I figured the best thing to sort that out would be a solid summer hunting mission. With the freezer pretty stocked up on venison and stags still being in soft velvet, I decided a South Island alpine hunt would be the ticket.
I gave my mate Liam a call to see if he was keen on a hunt and he required very little convincing. He had been holidaying with family in the Marlborough Sounds and was also well overdue to get back in the hills. After some discussion around target species, weather forecasts and logistics, we decided to head to the mighty West Coast in search of chamois bucks. I’m a bit of a novice when it comes to chamois hunting as I grew up and undertook my hunting apprenticeship in the North Island. Liam however, is a born-and-bred southern lad and has a heap of experience, having hunted them a lot during his time so I would be in good company.
One week later I landed at Christchurch airport where Liam was waiting to
