2019 newsletter Telford Hunting

Black Lab

There are 2 labs playing on the deck, a tabby cat stretched out in front of the fire box, snow falling above 1000m(3200ft) and craggy rain all around us.
Sues off to the airport for work, no matter it’s Sunday…

2019 Season – what a beauty

Red Stag

Another season done and dusted and what a beauty it was.
A lot of things lined up on the hunting front for this to happen.

Happy New Year!

I Thought I would use the seasons as my starting point for this quick catch up. It’s our summer right now, mix that in with Christmas and New Year and you will find most of New Zealand at the beach or the lakes with boats, kids, family and pets. Work is for most, on hold […]

Whats in a number?

12,989. What’s in this number? Couple of things, it’s the distance from Calgary to Queenstown NZ. It’s also the cost, give or take a couple of bucks, of a 5-day gold medal Stag and Bull Tahr hunt with Telford Hunting NZ Ltd. Telford hunting has been operating a guiding business since the early 90’s, 25 […]

We have to Share with you

stags

Last hunter for the hunting season is due in a few days and by July 1st I’ll be swapping the mountains for a warm Tongan beach with the family. But first I need the final details from our Red Stag hunter regarding his ETA and flight details. I am sure he or she is totally […]

Season in Full Swing 2017

Season in Full Swing 2017 Fly Fishing; The fly fishing gear is packed away for another season. Been a busy last month and a demanding one as the weather finally came right but the rivers didn’t follow suit and reflected the damage done by continuous high flood levels and discoloration throughout much of January. Put […]

SCI Hunt Show Booth 1920

Telford Family

The 45th SCI Hunt Show is scheduled in Las Vegas • February 1 – 4, 2017 Mandalay Bay Convention Center • Las Vegas, NV • Telford Hunting Booth 1920 We attend this event as it attracts the hunter who wants to travel to other countries to hunt. If you are registered to attend, then come […]

Telford Reporting

                  GT’s Note: Thanks for your messages of concern to our safety and that of our friends and family after the latest severe earthquake.The Quake devastated the Kaikoura area on the NE of the South Island. Lots of property damage and infrastructure damage, but miraculously few fatalities. Our Wanaka […]

Rabbits, Trout and Bull

Rabbits, Trout and Bull… Tahr where the Spring has sprung,the grass has ‘riz’. I wonder where them birdies is? Along with the rest of Odgen Nash’s ditty about wings on birds and birds on the wing, personally I like spring a lot. A friend from the States kindly sent me a copy of his travelogue and adventures […]

Hunting with us

naugle-hunt

Our business is people hunting with us. Bobby arrived with his Dad and Brother to enjoy a guided Hunt with GT. Bull Tahr, Chamois, Red Stag and Fallow Buck. Video footage via Vimeo. The Bull Tahr was shot outside the fence… it was drawn by the farmed Tahr. Despite the inclement weather the hunt could […]