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faulkner

HI all, well after hooking up with Nathan after stumbling on to the site a year ago we ( the wife and I ) are taking the plunge! Flying to NZ March 2nd to do some hunting/vacationing. We have never hunted outside of British Columbia, Canada so this is all very new. We are going to be heading to Nathan's and then off to the southern Kaimanawas.

I will be shooting a 300 WM with 208 Amax's and Hazel her trusty 300 WSM (see 30cal wounds in the data base) with 165 SST

So the questions I have are:

What kind of altitude/temps can I expect shots at on the South island in mid March? We hunt at home from 1000m to 2500m and temp range from -15C to +25C during our hunting season.

Any tips for shot placement and our bullet selection on Tahr? Wondering if our Rocky Mt Goats might be similar as they are tough as nails and tend to soak up lead and then leap off a cliff making life very interesting.

We are still trying to get our head around hunting access, would sure be nice to hook up with a local that could point us in the right direction.

Well thanks to everyone, sure learned a lot from all the posts!

Aj & Hazel.