Make the most of your time in New Zealand by joining the NZ Game Animal Council (GAC) on a pre-congress adventure.

On this adventure you will:

Tour a premier New Zealand game estate.

Tour a free-range red deer hunting property.

Hear from local hunting estate managers and New Zealand professional hunting guides.

Learn from experts conducting wild deer research and management across New Zealand.

Spend some extra time discovering spectacular Queenstown, before being transported to the world of wild deer and hunter management in New Zealand. Who knows, you might just see ‘your deer here’!

Keep an eye out for more information on this event at nzgac.org.nz

The Congress field trip offers the opportunity to visit the world famous Invermay Deer Research facilities, a deer breeding farm and see and experience our unique local wildlife and our diverse landscape.
Delegates will get to visit the AgResearch Invermay Agricultural Research Centre, deer breeding at Black Forest Park, the Otago Peninsula - seabird capital of New Zealand and wildlife haven, and Orokonui Eco-sanctuary, restoring New Zealand’s native biodiversity and bird populations.

Delegates will be able to book field trips once the registration platform opens in early January.