Glen Dene Hunting and Fishing Welcomes Bowhunters
While Glen Dene Hunting and Fishing isn’t solely a bow hunting outfit, we do excel in bow hunting opportunities. Our knowledgeable and experienced guides, vast game populations, seasonal flexibility, and ideal terrain sets us apart for archery hunts.
Some of our guides specialize in guiding archery hunters, and are bowhunters themselves. This ensures your guide understands all the nuances of not only getting within range of animals, but also of providing quality shot opportunities. Our guides recognize that communication during the hunt to prepare you for what’s anticipated is vital to harness these chances.
Game animal populations and terrain on our properties caters to bow hunters as well. Red stag and fallow buck populations are spread out over the entire ranch, instead of only dense populations in certain areas. This means that all eggs are not in one basket- if one stalk doesn’t work out, as we all know happens with archery hunting, there are plenty of other unaffected animals to pursue. Our tahr and chamois populations are similarly spread out, with mature animals inhabiting each suitable basin.
Contrary to popular belief, archery chances are plentiful year around, not solely during the rut. Often, when animals are in bachelor groups and focused on feeding, bow hunting favorability increases. This is especially true of tahr where the large groups of sharp-eyed nannies in their higher haunts can make getting within bow range more difficult when the bulls join them during their rut. Stags and chamois, on the other hand, do tend to get a bit sillier during their rut, but will still follow females away if one of their keen crew catches onto the hunters.
Thankfully, the terrain on Glen Dene provides exceptional stalking. Small gullies and drainages lace the faces of the larger valleys and basins. Native manuka scrub clumps scatter many hillsides providing cover for a shot. Little of the terrain is covered with the loud, thick bracken fern that renders quiet stalking nearly impossible. In the alpine country for tahr and chamois, the myriad of drainages provide excellent cover, although boulders and native matagouri scrub often play a part, also.
Glen Dene Hunting and Fishing has hit the jackpot for the best spot and stalk archery opportunities on either side of the equator! For the avid bow hunters, a trip to Glen Dene is a must!