jim gibson

Jim Gibson & NEW ZEALAND SAFARIS would like to offer an AH members package for the 2025 hunting season. Based in the central South Island with some of the most scenic views in the world, New Zealand Safaris has earned a reputation for over 17+ years for having exclusive access to a variety of...

Missouri hunter Tim with an exceptional Fallow Buck taken May 2024

Georgia Hunter Edan with one of the largest horned Arapawa Rams shot in New Zealand.

The adventure takes place in the central South Island of New Zealand. Hunts are all conducted on private hunting areas exclusive to New Zealand Safaris, Jim Gibson owner/ outfitter is still guiding cleints after 17 years in the professional guiding industry. Hunters have the choice of Estate or...

New Zealand Safaris has exclusive hunting right to 3 extensive mountain properties privately owned. Giving game animals an high economic value to land owners means not only are they now an important part of the farming operation, they are getting value from game animals that are eating grasses...

Mountain hunting is part and parcel of Tahr hunting, they dont live on flat land. Challenging yourself as a hunter not only improves your skills and everyday you learn something new, thats hunter and guide.

We dont get alot of Africans coming down to New Zealand, but when we do its great to show fallow Outfitters around our properties and being able to have the opportunity in taking a great classic shaped Red Stag such is this old boy, 378 inches of antler.

We get alot of couples coming down to hunt, something that we enjoy doing is taking hunters out on types of hunts they've never experienced before. Novella & Teddy from Texas had this chance while hunting a few animals doing a Tahr hunt in the mountains, Novella was after a Tahr.

Mid April and after a very good mountain hunt this Canadian rancher was able to take a very old Bull Tahr on foot, private free range land coming in 13.5 inches of horn and 9 years old this Bull tahr had extremely heavy bases.

Sitting up waiting on the sun to burn off the cloud in the valley below. Its a good way of getting in position with this cover above the Tahr, knowing where they are is the key so hunting on private land where the animals are not under constant hunting pressure like that on government land means...

Another great example of the quietly of Red Stags New Zealand Safaris has on one of its private eland areas.

A great example of what a traditional low fence/ no fence genuine wild free range Red Stag looks like.

Morning everyone just wanted to introduce myself. Jim Gibson owner of New Zealand Safaris based in the central South Island of New Zealand. Born and raised in the South I grew up as an avid hunter where it all began hunting deer & pigs for meat, then onto culling deer and selling the meat to...

We have an opening due to a postponement for April next season 2020. This month has been booked out with us since earlier this year so for the deer hunters this is an excellent opportunity to experience at least 3 deer ruts including Red Stag, Fallow Buck and Elk. We will put a custom package...

Reece on his second hunt with us, and second Bull Tahr. This guy is an 8 year old Bull, with 13 inch horns. You can tell that buy counting the rings on the horns + the lamb tips. A Bull is considered mature and a trophy when he reaches 6 years old. On private land exclusive to New Zealand...

I would like to introduce myself to the Africa Hunting community, becoming a sponsor recently and being a member since 2014 I have met some of the members that attended the Dallas get together recently and have a few that have hunted with me over the years. I started my professional hunting...