Sambar

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Lewis Berniard

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Sambar

Lewis Berniard.jpeg

Sambar

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Sambar

Nick Archival.jpeg

Sambar

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Sambar

Steve Gambardella.jpeg

Sambar

Jimmy Adams.jpeg

Sambar

Mary Harter.jpeg

Sambar

Pete Plaza.jpeg

Sambar

David Backman.jpeg

Sambar

Don Harter.jpeg

Sambar

McKenzie Mull.jpeg

Sambar

Tony Flynn.jpeg

Sambar

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Sambar

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Sambar were introduced to New Zealand in 1875 from Ceylon, India and the South Pacific is the only region in this world this species can be hunted. Closely related to the Rusa, Sambar also prefer to inhabit thick scrub and bush however this species frequently ventures out into small clearings to feed.

Sambar are a large deer with a distress bark that is not dissimilar to a fog horn! The second largest deer species in New Zealand, a mature stag can weigh 700+lbs. The antler on Sambar are very dense, and for this reason they are often sought after by both trophy hunters and knife makers all over the world.

The months for hunting Sambar are late May, June and July and Alpine Hunting limits trophies in this species to just a handful each year for game management purposes. Both Sambar and Rusa are now more attainable with bigger numbers to hunt at our new Te Puke estate.

 

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