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Downloads - Game claim forms | Bowhunting Sika | Wild Merino Sheep (coming soon)
Full record books of our big game animals taken throughout the mountains and ranges of New Zealand.
Includes :
Deer Species
Red | Sika | Sambar | Rusa | Whitetail | Fallow | Hybrid
Mountain Game
Tahr | Chamois
Full records of bowfishing achievement in both fresh and salt water in and around New Zealand
Includes
Saltwater Species
Bronze Whaler Shark| Mako Shark| Blue Shark| School Shark| Hammerhead Shark
Kingfish | Blackray | Eagleray
Freshwater
Koi Carp | Grass Carp| Eel
All you need to know about the World Koi Carp Classic Bowfishing Tournament
New Zealand Bowhunter Magazine
Our Bi monthly members only publication, packed with photos, hunting stories and helpful information
Join the NZ Bowhunters Society today and receive our latest edition
The ultimate award presented by the New Zealand Bowhunters Society
Award information and list of the current Master Bowhunters
Images of our members with both big and small game animals and fish taken in New Zealand with bow and arrows
The New Zealand Bowhunters Society Annual Tournament.
View the latest records from the 52nd Annual Bowhunters Tournament held near Harihari on the South Islands West Coast. 30th May - 1st June 2009
and
Updates on our next Tournament venue
A New Zealand Bowhunters Society publication.
Full of bowhunting stories taken from the pages of the New Zealand Bowhunter Magazine.
A great read for the experienced hunter and novice alike.
The Societies Calender of Coming Events
Whether it's the next tournament, bowfishing tournaments or hunting trips, you can check in here to see what's coming up in the future.
Welcome to the home of the New Zealand Bowhunters Society (NZBS). The NZBS is a hunting organisation focused solely on the pursuit of game with the bow and arrow. Bowhunting is extremely challenging and rewarding, it is like no other and it is this call that draws and binds us all. For many it has been a life long source of challenge and enjoyment, for others new to the sport it opens up a whole new avenue to hunting previously not thought of. Whatever your reason for visiting us please feel free to browse through our web pages and find out more about the spirit of Bowhunting in New Zealand. Warning - Material on this site might offend some and may not be appropriate for younger viewers. This site contains photographs of animals killed by bow and arrow. If you have any qualms about hunting then this site is not for you, but please respect our beliefs.
The NZBS is not a bricks and mortar type of organization, i.e. we don't have clubrooms or a national office. The NZBS is run by an executive committee that is voted into office by the membership at it's Annual General Meeting which is held at our Annual Tournament. The members of this committee are usually resident in the North Island and travel to monthly meeting to organize the Society's activities. In addition to this we have Area Vice Presidents which act as a contact point for existing members and prospective members. In some areas there may be a local bowhunting club operating, these clubs form where a group of bowhunters usually NZBS members join together to organize hunts and set up target course's.
For contact information you can email our administrator at boyd.park@xtra.co.nz or you can write to the New Zealand Bowhunters Society, Administration Officer, 225C Woodlands Road, Katikati, 3177. New Zealand.
How do we keep in touch with our members ?
Society activities are published along with members contributions and achievements in the New Zealand Bowhunter Magazine. The NZ Bowhunter Magazine is published bi monthly by the Society for its members. The Annual Tournament is the highlight of our calender. This is where we get together, usually in a different location every year, to shoot a field course, award trophies and renew friendships. In addition the Society organizes hunts on a regular basis for it's members, this is a good way for new members to meet other Society hunters.
The Society also runs the WORLD KOI CARP CLASSIC bowfishing tournament. This is run on an annual basis and bowhunters from all over New Zealand and overseas come together to bowfish Koi Carp in the Waikato River system. These and other events are designed for the social side to play an important part in the activities, this has lead to a very close knit orgainisation. The NZBS is very family orientated and new comers are most welcome.
Why you should join the New Zealand Bowhunters Society
If you would like to give bowhunting a go and need some help getting started. You may already be bowhunting, would like to go on orgainised hunts and meet other like minded people. You like the award system and would like to try for the Master Bowhunter Award. You may like to give bowfishing a go and enter the World Koi Carp Classic Tournament. Maybe you would like to try the challenge of bowhunting big game animals.
Then you should join the New Zealand Bowhunters Society.