Te Awaroa | New Zealand's South Island

[vale silo]

Te Awaroa is a reserve that is favored by many players in the game, it captures the nature of the area almost perfectly, but with the existing species on the map, it really needs animals such as:
• Sambar
• Pheasants
• Wapiti (Rocky Mountain Elk)
[✔] Himalayan Tahr - 03.25.2025
• Paradise Shelduck (New)
• Wallabies (New)
added on the map along side the Southern Lights also known as the Aurora Australis added to the southern border of the map that will be visible at night time to make Te Awaroa the Ultimate New Zealand hunting experience.

Expansive Worlds, please consider this.
Thank you! 🇳🇿

I also need to mention that I am aware that there are topics on this, which I support, I just wanted to make my take on it 👍

[gloomy osprey]

Great idea, I'm glad someone finally mentioned the Aurora Australis.

[candid yew]

i just want the wallabies

[mystic bramble]

I 100% support this idea 🙏🏻 #wewantwapiti!

[south marlin]

I mentioned it too! It would be such a great addition.

[jade fulcrum]

Peacocks would be nice 🦚

[unkempt comet]

I like this idea just not any stupid species like peacock

There can be a different map but not NZ already had a few conversations with people about the NZ map coming to woth

[jade fulcrum]

Why would peacocks be stupid they are a commonly hunted pest species in nz

[unkempt comet]

Cause I don't like the idea of a completely exotic bird being able to be hunted on a map that could have better species

[candid yew]

They're all over Texas too, Tennessee has a few, and Florida too

[jade fulcrum]

Go back to the woth discord where you came from

[unkempt comet]

Wtf is your problem

[jade fulcrum]

Couse your the only one who doesn't want peacocks and they are peak game bird hunting I'm nZ

[mystic bramble]

As a New zealander I'm sorry to say but they are not. If you wanted something more exotic, pukeko are a land fowl that is aloud to be shot in duck shooting season 👍🏻

This is a pukeko

[astral hornet]

Ah yeah, that would be cool

Then the peafowl can be brought in with a Himalayan Reserve (like #1194806575567745084)

[scenic atlas]

Well What If I Want Peafowl On Te Awaroa, Especially Considering That They’re Hunted In New Zealand? They’d Fit The Map FAR Better Than Merriam’s Turkeys.

[scenic atlas]

Still, Peafowl Are A Pest Species In New Zealand That Can Be Shot, And Having Another Exotic Species On The Map Would Be Awesome.

[astral hornet]

I mean I am also open to Peafowl, we can have both peafowl and pukeko

[scenic atlas]

Agreed, I’d Like To See Pūkeko Swamphen On The Map.

[jade fulcrum]

I know both and would love pukeko the only thing I would question if they're is enough suitable habitat for them

[unkempt comet]

No they wouldn't turkeys are definitely more common than peafowls

[unkempt comet]

Absolute BS

[knotty prism]

I would absolutely love to have Indian peafowl to hunt on Te Awaroa, to the point that I would even be happy if they completely replaced the turkeys to accommodate them. Of course, if peafowl were to be added to a South Asian reserve in the future, that would be even more brilliant.

[jade fulcrum]

It depends on area, they are also a pest, you could add California quail as well Couse they are very very common down they're tho they hide quit good.

[scenic atlas]

Turkeys Just Don’t Fit The Feel Of Te Awaroa. They Feel Way Out Of Place.

[mystic bramble]

I agree with tou there, Turkeys should be swapped for pheasants imo. I've lost countless fallow to pheasant squawking where I hunt 😅

[vale silo]

I think they don't really need to remove turkeys to add pheasants, we can have both on the map, maybe different homeranges

[gloomy osprey]

I mean, true? but we have Turkeys on so many other maps already (I mean we have them on SRP, Te Awaroa, Rancho, Mississippi, New England and now Layton, that's a lot!) so tbh I wouldn't mind seeing something like pheasants or peacocks replace them on Te.

But that's probably not very likely to happen. If I had to guess, Turkeys would probably remain on the map and we might get one other bird species added to the areas that don't have them.

[south marlin]

Yeah,I don’t think anyone goes on Te to hunt turkeys.

[gloomy osprey]

Yeah, why would you when the Merriam's Turkeys are on Layton and SRP? I mean I don't mind running into the occasional turkey on Te and taking a shot at it, they're fun to hunt. I just think that the choice to include them on Te, when we then ended up getting them on almost every new map since then and also got them backfilled on Layton, just seems a bit unnecessary.

I mean, the only NA map that doesn't have turkeys is Yukon Valley. Isn't that kind of crazy? I get that they're a common and widespread game animal in the U.S. so it makes sense, but it's also just sort of weird.

[gloomy osprey]

but anyway, that's my rant over. Just had to give my two cents on that.

[south marlin]

The only state out of 50 that doesn’t have turkeys,crazy to think.

[gloomy osprey]

oh my goodness you're right. They're even in Hawaii. That's amazing.

[vale silo]

The only thing is, those other maps are different kind of turkeys, we have merriam turkeys only on 3 maps, and if they ever gonna make a GO for them, it's gonna be the merriam cause they're the ones on Layton

[mystic bramble]

That's true the only maps I go turkey hunting on are rancho and NEM

[jade fulcrum]

I hunt turkeys mostly on Mississippi and srp

[gloomy osprey]

That's true but also, a turkey is a turkey.

[jade fulcrum]

Yep all 5 turkey sub species in the us are actually the same species

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[gloomy osprey]

I think the only turkey that's a separate species is the Occelated Turkey that lives in southern Mexico

[jade fulcrum]

Yep they live down in the Yucatan

[astral hornet]

Some examples of reserve concepts that focus on Ocellated Turkey
#1096276973329846362
#1157310168166572082

[vale silo]

Bump

[frigid snow]

Aparawa Sheep

[jade fulcrum]

👆
I completely forgot about them

[vale silo]

New Zealand bump

[jade fulcrum]

I have something similar, feral sheep on my https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1209221137905487902 map idea

[jade fulcrum]

@vale silo this is the map I want waterfowl most, some of these have limited legal hunting some are none game but unprotected and shootable.

The bay I marked on the picture would host all the species besides paradise shelleuck and Cape barren goose even if not mentioned in the home range
Species marked with a ? Might not be legal or only limited legality

? New Zealand scaup (both coasts)

? Brown teal (the lakes on the eastern part of the map)

Paradise shelleuck ( low elevation grasslands of the map)

Grey teal and black duck (map wide besides coast)

Australian shoveler (on all lakes and the bay in the nort west)

Black swan (map wide in low numbers)

Cape barren goose (mountains)

I hope I made a good mix

[thorn rose]

You can also hunt peacock In new Zealand

[jade fulcrum]

Yeah they would be very cool you also can hunt guinea fowl but technically it isn't hunting but shooting on both species because they are not game in NZ and unprotected

[dense otter]

I would love to see paradise Shelduck

[austere plover]

As a New Zealander, tahr is the main one needing to be added. Wapiti, wallabies and paradise ducks also have a strong case. Pheasants are rare, sambar are in low numbers and peacocks are irrelevant like turkeys. California quail would've been a more logical add instead of turkeys. Also we don't see the aurora down here

[dull island]

For a new New Zealand map that actually showcases the species of the south there could be these creatures:

Returning species
Euro rabbit (1)
Ring necked Pheasant (1)
Feral goat (3)
Chamois (3)
Fallow deer (4)
Whitetail deer (4)
Tahr (4)
Feral pigs (5)
Red deer (7) (reclassed)
Sambar (7)
RM elk (7)

New species:
Californian quail (1)
Grey duck (1)
Paradise shelduck (1)
Black swan (1)
Brushtail possum (1)
Red necked wallaby (2)

[jade fulcrum]

I would like peacocks too

[south marlin]

I’ve never understood the red deer 7 argument.

If it’s about the .300… the .300 WM shouldn’t even be rated for 7-9; it’s stupid

5-8 at most

[candid yew]

.300 should be 4-8 but that's an overused class range anyway.

Regardless

There are guinea fowl in matariki park and while I'm not 100%sure they are supposed to be there, I wouldn't mind having them in game here

[austere plover]

This is the difference between living in a country and doing internet research. I don't know any hunters here that shoot peacocks, in fact I've never seen a wild one myself, only domestic ones on farms. I may have seen one wild turkey ever? Chukar are pretty rare and I've only seen a handful but more than turkeys or peacocks. California quail are rather abundant and shootable, pheasants are quite rare but sighted occasionally in this area. If you want upland birds then quail and pheasants would make sense. Turkeys were always a strange addition to TA

[austere plover]

Even more nonsensical than turkeys tbh

[jade fulcrum]

With that logic they're would be no black grouse here

Because I have lived here in 6 years and never seen one it's still a large part of hunting. But honestly just at peafowl to Sundarpartan

[austere plover]

Turkeys and peacocks are not a large part of hunting in NZ at all. And I've been here significantly longer than 6 years and hunt in rl

[jade fulcrum]

I do wildlife watching and photography on a weekly basis here but I agree with you.

I've seen people hunt them online so I thought it's a thinh

[scenic atlas]

I think that Quail would make a great addition to Te, and Chukar wouldn’t be a bad one either.

[austere plover]

It is a thing just pretty rare. Most bird hunters target ducks and geese. Quail are common but are barely shot. Never hear a quip about turkeys or peacock, even pheasants

[austere plover]

Should've added quail on release instead of turkeys. But I suppose copy paste is less work

[jade fulcrum]

Some more ducks would be fun

[austere plover]

Turkeys on TA annoy me lol. Peacocks would be the same. The quail are nice looking birds, chukar as well. An orchard I worked at had about 20 quail living there.

Paradise ducks, canada geese probably. Pukeko possibly

[jade fulcrum]

Pacific black instead of mallard

[austere plover]

Either one works

[austere plover]

@jade fulcrum Chukar and quail on Roy's Peak

[jade fulcrum]

Super cool,

[candid yew]

Bump

[frigid snow]

Backfilling: Each species in some subregion. The Rocky Mountain Elk shares its habitat with the Red Stag, the Sambar with the Sika Deer, and the Tahr with the Chamois. Aparawa Sheep with Fallow Deer. It would look much better this way.

[jade fulcrum]

I totally agree

[frigid snow]

I like this map; the environmental design is excellent. When I play on this map, I really miss four species.

[jade fulcrum]

I have this with Sundar patan, I really miss Indian gaur, tahr on the mountains and birds

[frigid snow]

Himalayan Thar is coming to Te Awaroa soon. Please, Rocky Mountain Elk and Sambar Deer too.

[jade fulcrum]

They are very fun now they are here

[frigid snow]

Yes

[frigid snow]

I know there won’t be a chance to add the Arapawa Sheep in TA, but at least I want a taxidermy mount of a tahr, a chamois, and a feral goat.

[dull island]

I want that in my own trophy room in the future

[turbid quiver]

Any feral merino sheep would be such a great addition, I'd definitely love to see them but agree that we probably won't. Also who on Earth is calling them Catalina goats?

[jade fulcrum]

That would be such a cool #1241417134832222319

[hard galleon]

That’s sick

[frigid snow]

I think they are called that because they are feral goats that were introduced from the small island of Santa Catalina (California). On that same island, they may be descendants of goats brought from Spain during the Age of Sail, when some islands were stocked to provide food for future use. The name dates back to that era, when California was governed by the Viceroyalty of New Spain.

[hard galleon]

feral goats live up the road from me

[frigid snow]

In some areas, selective hunting is used to maintain the pure, evolved, and island-adapted breed, such as the Mallorquina Feral Goat (Mallorca Island) and the Pacific Island Feral Goat (New Zealand).

[jaunty dune]

Bump

[candid yew]

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