Hunting the majestic Himalayan Tahr is much easier said than done. Dan and Sam head deep into the Southern Alps to show viewers the skill, dedication and effort required to successfully bring home the bacon.
The 'Grey Ghosts' of Stewart Island are an extremely elusive deer, one that requires skill, stealth and a lot of patience to successfully hunt. We spend a week on this slice of untouched paradise at the bottom of NZ.
The first weekend in May signals the start of the Duck Shooting season in New Zealand. This momentous occasion is an absolute religion in the deep South.
Sika Deer are the jewel of NZ's North Island, providing some of the best venison around. We set out in late winter to target a few good eating animals for the barbecue season ahead.
After a huge Red Stag is spotted on a reconnaissance trip, the lads return 3 weeks later in the hope of a return visit, and also in the hope that the big 12 pointer will have begun to strip his velvet to reveal the prized antler beneath.
We head to the famous Molesworth Station, New Zealand's largest working farm, to lend a hand in reducing Canada Geese numbers, which have become quite a problem here in NZ.
The lads hit the road for majestic Mount Cook National Park, home of NZ's largest mountain, to the exact same spot where 12 months earlier a gigantic bull tahr managed to give them the slip.
Helicopters, whitewater rafting, jet boats, fly fishing, eeling and hunting red deer on the flats, this mission has a bit of everything. We're joined by Josh James the Kiwi Bushman on a colorful expedition in deepest darkest Westland.
We are joined by Emma, the newly married wife of one of our regular hunters Dan, and set out to bag Emma her first ever chamois buck, but it's much easier said than done.
In this double length special, the team head into Fiordland for the 'Bugle', the time of year when the prized Wapiti, or Elk, the largest and most majestic of all deer species, are in full voice.
The entire Hunters Club team assemble in the mountains of the Mackenzie country, near Tekapo, on a mission to secure Himalayan Tahr for both the table and the trophy room.
The team head out into the hills of Marlborough on a pig hunt with a difference, integrating aerial filming, GPS tracking and remote camera dogs to showcase the sport in a new light.
After kicking things off with the classic Kiwi mai-mai based duck shoot, we change tack and adopt a style of shooting more commonly seen in North America; utilising blinds to shoot over recently harvested stubble paddocks.
The rifles are left behind this week as bowhunter Tim is joined by good mate Hardie on a return trip to Stewart Island, with the aim of settling some unfinished business from our first series - trying to nail an elusive Whitetail on bow.
More fun and games in Big Kuri Bay this week, as Tim sets himself the particularly tough task of bush stalking a Whitetail deer, before donning the neoprene to take advantage of Stewart Islands bountiful seafood stocks.
Anto and Andre battle some particular rugged conditions in the Southern Alps in an attempt to topple a trophy Chamois Buck. But, as they find out, things don't always go according to plan.
We're back with Tim and his dogs again this week, in pursuit of a big boar in the Blenheim back blocks. Things turn a bit frantic as both pigs and dogs make life hard for hunters and crew alike.
Temperatures soar as Andre joins up with his Aussie mate Adam and head into the remote Cape York Peninsula, on a mission to chase down some mean Aussie hogs with bow and arrow.
We're joined by a few new faces this week as the Hunters Club team head out into the hills around Kaikoura in search of some tasty meat for the freezer, with Goat, Deer, Pig and Wild Ram all on the hit list.
In the climactic hour long series finale, the team venture into the remote Southern Alps as part of the annual Tahr Ballot, in the midst of one of the most severe cold snaps in New Zealand's history.
We kick things off with a concurrent Red Stag roar hunt which sees Dan and Anto head into a South Island ballot block, whilst Tim and Sam venture into remote South Westland.
Tim heads back to his old stomping ground for a week of hunting with his old cronies on Chatham Island, where they encounter a feisty wild pig population.
Anto and the guys enjoy the most dynamic duck shooting action you'll have ever seen, and it is sure to resonate with any New Zealander that has taken part in one of hunting's most traditional weekends.
The team go on a Rod and Rifle mission to the West Coast and don their toolbelts to renovate a remote back country hut in need of some TLC. Once finished, they chase meat for the freezer and fly fish for giant trophy trout.
Bowhunter Andre Alipate and his good mate Jamie Carle cross to Australia, as they relive their youth on a hard yards Sambar hunt in the Victorian alps. Here dense forest and snowy conditions put the lads to the test.
Chamois are a species that has provided the Hunters Club with great challenges over the years. The team are up against it with wintry conditions, but as always, you've got to keep alert with fingers crossed right to the bitter end.
Majestic Fiordland takes centre stage, as a dozen keen Hunters Club members spend a week in this hunters paradise, savouring all that this slice of paradise has to offer, with jaw dropping footage from both above and below the water.
Pest control is on the agenda as the team target Canada Geese and Wallaby populations which are in danger of ballooning out of control. In the process, they experience one of the most astounding afternoons of goose hunting action ever.
These Southland based Red Roar missions are in both open tussock country and tight bush. The stags are roaring and demanding attention.
We mix things up a bit by taking viewers underwater to showcase the sport of spearfishing. Filmed in the Far North and Coromandel over a two year period with a range of NZ's greatest spearos, there's certainly no shortage of action.
Anto, Dan and Emma return to the scene of a testing 2015 mid-winter tahr hunt. While conditions favor success, they are soon reminded that lady-luck is as fickle as ever.
Tim joins forces with his good mate Dwane on a winter mission targeting fallow deer, however, the script goes out the window as the pair encounter a monstrous boar and some unexpected visitors on a spearfishing mission out of Milford Sound.
Anto and Sam endure extreme alpine weather in search of a trophy red stag during the Roar in Central Otago, this is an episode that is sure to resonate with many hunters.
Unlike our past duck shoots, there wont be talk of bag limits this time around, as Anto and Blair are forced to overcome self-imposed restrictions in order to recapture the thrill of the hunt.
The team venture to the Great Barrier Reef aboard a catamaran in pursuit of hogs, giant trevally, coral trout and painted crays, all the whilst avoiding the attention of the local shark population.
Andre takes a new approach to chamois hunting in the Canterbury foothills, whilst Sam and Dan battle the heat as they set out in pursuit of a big buck in some stunning Otago high country.
Tim and Dan endure the rain of Fiordland while on a mission to get up-close and personal with a roaring red stag.
The team set sail for the remote and revered Three Kings island group off the North of New Zealand, with the relatively simple aim of attempting to set a new Kingfish world record.
The Winter snows have receded and the first flush of spring sees Sam, Anto and Jess the Labrador venture in search of some 'Lowvember' Bull tahr and venison for the summer season ahead.
In this epic extended episode, we return to the scene of some of the best hunting captured on the show - amazing Stewart Island, and in the process, manage to surpass anything we've filmed there in the past.
Andre and Tim head into a remote, ice laden block on the backside of Mount Cook in the midst of Winter, in search of big bull tahr and trophy chamois.
Dan, Anto and Ayson embark on a pest control mission in Waimate, targeting Wallabies and Pigs, but they can't turn down the chance to knock over a tasty fallow as well.
North Islander Andre plays tour guide this week, where he is joined by Southern men Tim for a mission in the Ureweras, and then later by Sam in the Kaimanawas in search of Rusa and Sika deer.
Dan and Tim embark on a Winter backpacking trip where everything that could go wrong for them does, so once the weather's warmed up a touch, Anto, Andre and Marty venture back in to try and set the record straight.