about us
James Cagney's New Zealand Hunting Adventures is a family run operation based at Lake Coleridge in the iconic Rakaia Valley - 'Home of the Wild Red Stag - Chamois and Tahr' - in the heart of New Zealand's South Island high country.
We provide a friendly and relaxed, professional service specialising in high quality - free range hunts in some of New Zealand's most spectacular mountain country. We have exceptional private mountain land hunting partnerships and hold concessions for some of New Zealand's best game lands. Our base at Lake Coleridge in the heart of New Zealand's South Island mountains places us on the doorstep of our hunting areas in the Canterbury High Country on the eastern side of the Southern Alps and our West Coast hunting areas on the western side of the Southern Alps. We are in the heart of New Zealand's Tahr, Chamois and Wild Red Stag country. 
With a strong family hunting tradition - hunting is in our blood.
We are proud to be outfitting our specialist - free range hunting operation - one of a very few New Zealand outfits specialising in genuine free range hunts.
We are passionate about hunting - We understand that the experience - the hunt - is just as important as a quality trophy. 
As a specialist free range operation we usually host only one hunting group at a time. Our entire focus will be on you. The people you book and plan your hunt with will be the same people who host and guide you.
Your safety, enjoyment and success are our highest priority throughout your time with us. We usually schedule a complimentary arrival and departure day/night at our Lake Coleridge base at the start and end of your hunt where we will host you in our family home. This allows you to settle in and recover from your flight for a night before your hunt starts and moving into hunting camp. The night at our home before you fly out allows you time to clean up, pack up and prepare for your travel home. 
We look forward to sharing your adventures, our wild beautiful country, our magnificent game animals and our hospitality with you - our guests.
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our Team
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James cagney |
Outfitter & Guide
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James has over 40 years of New Zealand and international hunting experience.
A full-time guide/outfitter and a professional hunter in every respect.
James was raised in a professional hunting family - he lives and breathes the mountains, hunting and game.
After an upbringing immersed in hunting, he started his working life trapping and hunting professionally.
Between phases of his hunting career James served for 16 years in the Royal New Zealand Air Force as an Armourer and a Helicopter Crewman. James developed the New Zealand Professional Hunting Guides Association - Professional Hunter Academy - Hunting Guide Training Course. He runs and instructs these courses annually for the NZPHGA during the off-season.
James is a Past President of the New Zealand Professional Hunting Guides Association and on the current NZPHGA Executive Committee.
With a lifetime of experience in the outdoors - you are in good hands.
A full-time guide/outfitter and a professional hunter in every respect.
James was raised in a professional hunting family - he lives and breathes the mountains, hunting and game.
After an upbringing immersed in hunting, he started his working life trapping and hunting professionally.
Between phases of his hunting career James served for 16 years in the Royal New Zealand Air Force as an Armourer and a Helicopter Crewman. James developed the New Zealand Professional Hunting Guides Association - Professional Hunter Academy - Hunting Guide Training Course. He runs and instructs these courses annually for the NZPHGA during the off-season.
James is a Past President of the New Zealand Professional Hunting Guides Association and on the current NZPHGA Executive Committee.
With a lifetime of experience in the outdoors - you are in good hands.
Deb cagney |
Hostess
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Deb loves to hunt and most importantly for you, she is a top class cook and an exceptional hostess. Wild Game meals are Deb's speciality - we utilise the meat from all animals taken on our hunts.
Deb is lots of fun, she'll keep you laughing, smiling, well fed and happy.
Deb will be your first point of contact if you call or email while James is away hunting.
Deb is lots of fun, she'll keep you laughing, smiling, well fed and happy.
Deb will be your first point of contact if you call or email while James is away hunting.
dylan cagney |
Guide
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Our Son Dylan has grown up in the hunting and guiding industry. Hunting, the outdoors and hosting people from around the world are in his blood.
Dylan has a young lifetime of New Zealand hunting experience. He has also hunted in Canada, the United States and Africa. Dylan started hunting from an early age, he has been guiding since 2018.
Dylan's passion is hunting mountain game. He also is our go-to guy for game bird hunting and fishing, having always had a love and a flare for both.
He brings that vibrance and fun to a hunt that young mountain people always have in abundance, along with a relaxed, easy nature and a great work ethic.
Dylan has a young lifetime of New Zealand hunting experience. He has also hunted in Canada, the United States and Africa. Dylan started hunting from an early age, he has been guiding since 2018.
Dylan's passion is hunting mountain game. He also is our go-to guy for game bird hunting and fishing, having always had a love and a flare for both.
He brings that vibrance and fun to a hunt that young mountain people always have in abundance, along with a relaxed, easy nature and a great work ethic.
jake phillips |
Guide
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Jake is a part of our family, he's been guiding with us since 2016, here in New Zealand and hunting with us in Canada. Jake also works with us with the horses.
Jake has spent his life hunting, he's at home in the mountains and loves nothing more than pursuing game in wild country.
Jake is the quietly confident kind of guide that hunters love to be around, he's hugely proficient in the environment of the mountains and is driven to get the best results for his hunters.
Jake has spent his life hunting, he's at home in the mountains and loves nothing more than pursuing game in wild country.
Jake is the quietly confident kind of guide that hunters love to be around, he's hugely proficient in the environment of the mountains and is driven to get the best results for his hunters.
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