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Protect Aotearoa's Epic Wilds by Hunting Goats
We’re stoked to be supporting the National Wild Goat Hunting Comp for the first time this year - with $3,000 worth of Hunters Element gear up for grabs.
If you’re into getting out into the wild and chasing game through some of the most stunning landscapes in the world, then you’ll know how important it is to protect it.
Wild goats are a serious issue for conservation in Aotearoa – they’re hammering our native forests and stopping regrowth in its tracks. So get involved, do your bit, and win big while you're at it!
Goats are a great intro to hunting, so this year we’re backing the young bucks:
🏆 Junior Great Goat Round Up
More tails = more chances to win
Prize: $2,500 in Hunters Element kit
🏆 Junior G.O.A.T
Wild goat head with largest Douglas Score
Prize: $500 in Hunters Element kit
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Dates: 1st August – 26th November
Huge prize pool: Over $70,000 worth of gear
Enter via: Hunting & Fishing NZ stores, participating NZDA branches, or DOC offices nationwide.
So What’s the Big Deal with Goats?
Wild goats might seem harmless, but they’re a major threat to native bush. They eat just about everything in sight – seedlings, saplings, even strip bark off trees – and trample big chunks of land while they’re at it.
That stops native plants from growing back and wrecks habitat for native wildlife. All of that mess makes things worse for the climate, too.
GOAT HUNTING TIPS
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Not the G.O.A.T. hunter yet? Learn how to take down feral goats like a pro with expert tips from Casey Learmond.
Wild Goat Meat is Delicious and Sustainable
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If protecting Aotearoa's epic wilds doesn't have you convinced, these recipes from our developed by specialist wild food chef Dariush Lolaiy from Cazador Restaurant certainly will!
Great to see the Hon. James Meager, Hunting & Fishing Minister; our mate Willie Duley from NZ Hunter; Mike Perry, DOC Wild Animals Manager; and Trevor Gratton from the NZ Deerstalkers Association — starting strong with two goats down!
The National Wild Goat Hunting competition
The National Wild Goat Hunting competition's been running for three years, co-led by the Department of Conservation (DOC) and the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association (NZDA). In the first two years, hunters took out over 10,000 wild goats. For us at Hunters Element, it's bang-on with our Sustainability Promise and our Leave Only Trails Initiative.
