Raptor Ridge Hunts

Now booking 2025/2026 all species Trophy Hunts, call Steve or Mark to secure a hunt of a lifetime. Booking fast for 2025

Welcome to the Home page of Raptor Ridge Hunts & Safaris

Just 3.5 hours from Sydney Raptor Ridge Hunts offer guided hunts for the best Big Game Hunting in Australia,  Fishing included on some hunts, we also specialise in Eco Meat Harvesting for organic game during the late winter, our adventures are carried out throughout Australia. We give you advice on what to bring, the climate and regulations.

All of our adventures are fully guided. Our professional guides provide hunts for most Australian Game species. 

Starting with Beginners 2 day 1 night venison harvest hunts – Hunter Training course includes Lodge accommodation up to 2 deer $1500 PP 1X1 or $1200 PP 2X1 also sub 200DS buck hunt training course available, caping and butchering $2000PP 1X1 or $1800PP 2X1.

Right through to our Premium Big Game hunts for Red Stag, Fallow Buck and most
Australian game species.

Most hunts are carried out at our own exclusive 8000 acre property in Southern NSW, just one of the destinations we have available throughout Australia.

Raptor Ridge Hunts – Hunt reports

Premium Hunting Adventures

Red Stag

Red Stag

Red Stag

Red Stag

Fallow Deer

Fallow Deer

Fallow Deer

Fallow Deer

Javan Rusa

Javan Rusa

Javan Rusa

Javan Rusa

Ram, Buffalo & Banteng

Ram, Buffalo & Banteng

Ram, Buffalo & Banteng

Ram, Buffalo & Banteng

NSW Trophy Fallow A huge thankyou to Mark, Steve and Judy for a great 3 days. Your professionalism, experience and hospitality was brilliant, you have an amazing property that is well managed ….I am over the moon with my Fallow, loved every minute of being here, I will be back.

Glenn

Trophy Red Stag, I can not express my gratitude and thanks for the most spectacular and amazing time away. The hospitality and atmosphere was truly spectacular. I was most fortunate to take my first Trophy Red Stag under the guideance of Mark. It was a pleasure to spend and learn knowledge from Steve. Every moment of this trip could not have been more perfect…. I look forward to my next trip.

Nicholas S

I really thank you for this weekend, this where we we wanted to come for a long time and it was worth the wait. I ticked off on my bucket list to do with my beautiful 14 point Red deer. we will be back to bring home one of your fallow deer next year and special thanks to your wonderful family

Ash A

Game animals history and hunting seasons

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Red Stag

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Javan Rusa

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Snowy Mtn Ram

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Wild Boar

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Banteng

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Fallow Buck

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Red Stag

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Chital Stag

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Buffalo

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Scrub Bull

Budget Hunts

launched in 2018 offering exceptional value for hunters looking at harvesting a big Stag or Buck, now booking 2024/2025. Hunts starting from $2900 For Budget Rusa Stag

The Blog

New Blogg

New Blogg

1st Jan 2022, following our most successful year at Raptor Ridge Hunts with the largest Red Stag ever taken in Australia, the number 1 Snowy Mountain Ram and a 287DS Fallow we are excited to witness one of the best seasons on record with over 52” of rainfall at Raptor...

Our New Blog

Our New Blog

22/Sept 2021 -This is our first Blog on our brand new web site raptor ridge hunts, please note that our old web site raptor ridge ranch will be removed shortly as we move into a new phase of our premier hunting and guiding outfit creating new opportunities all over...

Our 2021 season has been amazing

Our 2021 season has been amazing

Our 2021 season has been amazing, we kicked off with two record quality Fallow and thumping big Reds, hunting has been carried out in beautiful mild mountain weather, morning starts 0 to 9 degrees and mid day temps of 17 to 22 degrees average, bookings our now filling...

Download our Killing Zones pdf doc below to familiarise yourself with the target area forthe most humane kill

All tours at Raptor Ridge Hunts are fully guided, we specialise in most Australian species Wild Deer, Boar, Ram, Buffalo and Banteng. Most of our Deer, Ram and Boar hunting is carried out on our own exclusive property in NSW we also offer  Chital  hunts on other properties. Buffalo/Banteng/Scrub Bull/NT Boar hunts are carried out throughout the NT in several locations both private and Aboriginal land.

Raptor Ridge Ranch itself is 8000 acres in Southern NSW in upland tableland country dominated by open forests, wilderness creek systems and native grasslands average altitude of 1000m. We offer genuine guided hunting opportunities in rugged bushland. Exceptional harvesting of World Class European Fallow, Jarvan Rusa and Giant Pannonian Eastern European Red Stag, also Snowy Mtn Ram, 3 Colored Rams (recognised by “TROPHY GAME RECORDS OF THE WORLD” exclusive only to Raptor Ridge Hunts), Boar . Small game and fishing no charge when you book a guided big game hunt.
Call Steve or Mark to discuss a hunt on the largest Buffalo and Banteng in the world. Clean that .416 Rigby or .460 Double for the trip of a lifetime. All hunts with Raptor Ridge Hunts are fully guided with first class accommodation, meals included. Skinning , meat quartering and caring for your skins and antlers etc is all part of the service.

Season : Our hunting season for Deer  is from mid Feb to July. Buffalo/ Banteng May to October.

Climate : Deer hunts Temp Night 0 to 5 deg C, Days 8 to 27 deg C, Buffalo 25 to 33 deg

Clothing : Cotton shirts and trousers, warm jacket for early mornings and afternoons, peak cap, good walking boots. Sunscreen, sun glasses will be handy.

Firearm : RRR can provide a choice of three rifles for small to medium game, 30/06, 300Win Mag and a 300Weatherby Mag. Should you bring your own firearm we recommend an adjustable power scope 3-9 power, a synthetic sling, 40 rounds of ammunition. Minimum calibre for Trophy Fallow, Rusa,  .270Win , Min for Red Stag .308W (165grn proj). Buffalo and Banteng .375H&H using bullets suitable for killing the animals you are pursuing, no exceptions.

Firearm  Licences : If you are a resident of Australia you will need a firearms licence and a registered firearm, if you are arriving from another country we will assist with documents to use a firearm.

  • Note: Raptor Ridge is one of only a few Guide Outfitters in NSW with an Overseas Safari Outfitters Licence to guide overseas Rifle Hunters in NSW, as an overseas visitor you cannot pass Customs with your own firearm in NSW or hunt with a firearm in NSW unless you hunt with a registered Safari Outfitter
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