Tutaki Estate (New Zealand Small Map)

[cloud canyon]

With the release of Salzwiesen Park this opens the door for more smaller maps, including in already visited locations but seeing another side of them. As a NZder myself, I would love to see some more of New Zealands game birds represented in the game, and while I do like Te Awaroa it is already fairly full with its current roster (but it certainly needs Tahr still!). I see the map as a mix of iconic NZ farmland, wetlands and native lowland bush, rather than the more coastal and mountainous environment of Te Awaroa... One of the meanings of the word "tutaki" is to encounter, or to meet. So lets meet some of the species I had in mind for a smaller NZ map!

Possible returning species:
Mallard
Ringneck Pheasant
Bobwhite Quail
Canada Goose
European Rabbit
European Hare
Merriam Turkey
Greylag Goose

Possible new species:
California quail
Chukar
Black Swan
Cape Barren Goose
Paradise Shelduck
Australasian Shoveler
Grey Duck
Muscovy Duck (domestic source)
Pukeko/Australasian swamphen
Indian Peafowl
Masked Lapwing/Spur-winged Plover
Helmeted Gunieafowl (domestic source)
Dama Wallaby
Feral Cat
Ferret
Brushtail Possum

If we broke the small game only thing, you could add perhaps only one of feral goats or pigs, various deer or even a new species in feral sheep which can get some pretty impressive horns.

Protected ducks that could be added: Grey and Brown Teal, New Zealand Scaup. Blue Duck/Whio would not be suitable for the map.

All thoughts and additions are welcome 🙂

[rose bolt]

Peacock

[cloud canyon]

Yes literally just remembered them now and was about to add them lol

Important addition 🙂

[dapper pagoda]

This is what Te Awaroa should have been

[cloud canyon]

some landscape thoughts

maybe a flatter area of mostly wetland where you find most of the waterfowl, then transition into gentle rolling hills of open grass with clumps of forest scattered around, perhaps with the odd lake/pond/dam as most farms have a few of those

[grand tiger]

I'm guessing this map is on the North Island? I only ask because I went ahead to look into the Dama Wallaby in New Zealand and they seem to be more common on the North Island alongside Parma Wallaby (which are a bit smaller then dama wallaby)

[cloud canyon]

the landscape would def be more north island inspired ( as te is more south island) but that doesnt limit species, we already have precedent as TA has chamois (only in the south) with sika (only in the north) already

[grand tiger]

Then I have a weird one to add to the list: Masked Lapwing, also known as Spur-winged Plovers in New Zealand. Apparently these are fair game for hunters in New Zealand and I guess at one point they were protected but can now be hunted and they introduced themselves to New Zealand from Australia

[cloud canyon]

Yes they kind of come under the same vein as Australian Magpie where I think they are mostly shot for just being a nuisance rather than going out to hunt them on purpose or because they are a major pest

i dont know if we want to inflict their alarm call sound on cotw players though LOL its very obnoxious but it would be funny if they could implement a swooping behaviour, like how capercaillie will attack the player

[grand tiger]

An overly aggressive bird that can't do too much harm when compared to tigers and Cape buffalo would be funny regardless

[onyx trench]

May I suggest new Zealand scaup and brown teal, they both have fairly big populations on both major islands

[cloud canyon]

I kept to legal species for this and those two are protected natives, but since COTW is allowing endangered/non-legal species now so I guess these would be possible too!

[scenic totem]

In Te Awaroa, I realized that mallards are everywhere, and they don’t make the map special or unique.

[cloud canyon]

Scanning the non-protected list we can also safely add Cape Barren Geese, Guineafowl and Muscovy Duck to the list.

[cloud canyon]

If we had to meet Salzweisens animal count of 15 total I think my personal list would be:

1. Paradise Shelduck (Class 1)
2. Australasian Shoveler (Class 1)
3. Grey Duck (Class 1)
4. Muscovy Duck (Class 1)
5. NZ Scaup (Class 1)
6. Black Swan (Class 1)
7. Pukeko (Class 1)
8. Indian Peafowl (Class 1)
9. California Quail (Class 1)
10. Chukar (Class 1)
11. Ringneck Pheasant (Class 1)
12. Feral Sheep (Class 3)
13. Dama Wallaby (Class 2)
14. Feral Cat (Class 2)
15. Brushtail Possum (Class 2)

If a class 3 could not be added swap the sheep out for euro hare or Guineafowl. If keeping strictly to legal species the scaup could also be replaced

[cloud canyon]

I would love suggestions for a new weapon to go with the map too, as I am not sure what niches we are missing from the shotgun or small game pool

[cloud canyon]

Totally get it and I don’t know if the devs would ever add them though personally I don’t see how it’s any worse than shooting a tiger or snow leopard. Or the suggestions for dingo or small African cats such as serval. They are a commonly hunted major pest in NZ and Australia, growing bigger than your average pet cat.

[onyx trench]

Them you just got some kitty stunning out and about ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[grand tiger]

Yeah I would rather Feral Sheep over Mallards myself

[onyx trench]

Yeah I'd prefer other ducks as priority to, if we ever get another north America map I would prefer black duck or mottled duck in the place of mallard

[cloud canyon]

Yeah it would be my preference too! For the hypothetical it just depends on if these small maps are strictly class 1 and 2 only

If we in theory do need to stick to that rule my other swap for mallard would probably be either ferret or Guineafowl

I mean if we go beyond 15 species I’d want all the possible new ones haha

If we included the illegal species give me one of the teals or scaup any day over mallard

[onyx trench]

Or NZ scaup lmao no but @candid quest if you ever make another nz map add nu scaup they are least concern and super cool!

[cloud canyon]

We have them locally and they are great looking birds, even the females aren’t too drab

[onyx trench]

Also there low flying ducks irl which are very fun in-game

[cloud canyon]

I’m going to start working through species profiles and a mock map design 😊

[rose bolt]

Dont worry i will

[indigo torrent]

i have plugged so many round at these things in real life but i don't think i ever successfully hit one. annoying barstards

[gilded lantern]

I’ve had cats my entire life up until a few years ago.

Look at the numbers.

[scenic totem]

Barry Green, the feral cat hunter in Australia

[cloud canyon]

rough idea of what i was thinking with the map... rolling farmland hills to the north with forest mixed in, grassy flat fields around the middle, swampland to the south

[cloud canyon]

Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
Class 1
Difficulty 1 - 3
**Weight: **1.4kg to 1.7kg
**Rough Scoring Ranges: **1400-1500 Bronze, 1500.1 - 1580 Silver, 1580.1 - 1650 Gold and 1650.1+ Diamond. Female diamonds rarely possible. Max score 1700.
**Plumage: **
Common (male): black and dark brown
Common (female): dark chestnut and light chestnut
Uncommon/Rare: chocolate (both sexes, based on juveniles pre moult) and eclipse (based on the "eclipse moult" males and females have different variation)
Habitat: pastoral landscapes both high and lowland, river flats, protected bays and around sources of water such as lakes
Behaviour: territorial, alert and vocal, mostly feeds on grasses on land, found mostly in mated pairs, sometimes mixed larger groups.
**Where on Map: **everywhere, most feed zones on land
**Mutlimount: ** A male/female pair. and a mount with all duck species found on the map

[cloud canyon]

Grey Duck/ Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
Class 1
Difficultly: 1-3
**Weight: **900 - 1200g
**Rough Scoring Range: **900 - 964 Bronze, 965 - 1078 Silver, 1079 - 1100 Gold, 1100 - 1200 Diamond
Plumage:
Common: light buff, dark buff
Uncommon: hybrid blue (mallard hybrid, male version), hybrid green (mallard hybrid, female version)
Rare: Leucistic
Habitat: A variety of wetland habitats including lakes and rivers with nearby scrub or forest preferred.
**Behaviour: **Sociable, mingles with other species, lives in large groups, feeds in water
**Where on map: **Wetland area, following up into river and adjoining lakes
**Multimount: **Mount with all duck species on map, and mount with Mallard

[dapper pagoda]

Imo, I don't think they'd be right on the reserve

[cloud canyon]

Australasian Shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis)
Class 1
Difficulty 1-3
**Weight: **545g - 850g
Rough Scoring Range: 545 - 650 Bronze, 651 - 722 Silver, 723- 797 Gold, 798- 850 Diamond
**Plumage: **
Common: light brown, dark brown (female), mottled, bright (male, based off non-breeding and breeding plumage)
Rare: Hybrid (based off northern shoveler hybrid) and Leucistic
Habitat: Prefers large freshwater wetlands but will also use sheltered estuaries and seasonally use lakes and ponds
**Behaviour: **Feed in water, highly mobile and can traverse great distances, flock in large numbers but pair off for breeding and become territorial
**Where on map: **Mostly wetland area, can be found on other bodies of water
Multimount: Mount with all ducks on map

[cloud canyon]

All of them? May I ask your thoughts?

[dapper pagoda]

Cape barren goose are rare in New Zealand and I think Muscovy ducks and guineafowl are domesticated with only a few feral individuals. I feel like there's other creatures that could be in place of them

[cloud canyon]

Happy to hear your thoughts on what you would have as a replacement, but as far as a dream map goes this is a hypothetical place where species from all over the country are in one spot, cultivated for hunting. Theres precedent online of people hunting all three species in NZ, so im fine with including any of them for better variety

[dapper pagoda]

There are many creatures from your potential species list that you didn't include in the top 15, but it is your idea, so you do you

[onyx trench]

My personal species

• brown teal

• pacific black duck

• grey teal

• Australian shoveler

• new Zealand scaup

• paradise shelduck

• black swan

• pukeko

• california quail

• chuckar

• indian peafowl

• feral cat

• brush tailed possum

• european hare

• dama wallaby

Only personal preference of course

[rotund crow]

I'm hyped

[dapper pagoda]

Them legs go crazy 💀

[rose bolt]

The gang

[cloud canyon]

Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata )
Class 1
Difficulty 1-5? Due to heavy weight for a duck, Or 1-3
Weight: 2.3kg - 6.3kg
**Rough Scoring Range: **2.3-3.4 Bronze, 3.5- 4.6 Silver, 4.7- 5.8 Gold, 5.8+ Diamond
Plumage:
Common: Dark, White, Piebald (several variations)
Uncommon: Silver, Chocolate, Pale Piebald (several silver and chocolate variations)
Rare: Hybrid (based on mallard hybrids), Balding (male only)
**Habitat: **All freshwater sources, and adjoining pasture
**Behaviour: **Grazing birds, feeding on land; also eat small insects. Small groups or pairs; do not form large groups. Capable fliers but reluctant. Do not spook easily.
Where on map: Found around all water sources; feed zones on land banks.
Multimount: Mount with all duck species. Mount with paradise shelduck; goose-like ducks.

[cloud canyon]

New Zealand Scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae)
Class 1
**Difficulty: **1-3
Weight: 610g -695g
Rough Scoring Range: 610-628 Bronze, 629-655 Silver, 656-679 Gold, 680+ Diamond
Plumage:
Common: Green, Purple (male, based off different head iridescence), Brown, Dark Brown (female)
Rare: Leucistic
Habitat: Prefer large deep lakes, also shallow lowland lakes, slow flowing rivers and coastal areas
Behaviour: Divers; spend a lot of time underwater foraging for food, preferring water insects and snails, move around seasonally, form large groups before breaking off for breeding season, female cares for young alone; with males remaining solitary or in small groups nearby. Fly low and quick. Will rest on land but quickly retreat to water when spooked.
Where on map: All bodies of water, largest groups in wetland area
Multimount: Mount with all duck species on map

[onyx trench]

I just love all the scaup species hope we'll get some kind of scaup soon

[cloud canyon]

Brown Teal (Anas chlorotis)
Class 1
**Difficulty: **1-3
Weight: 580g - 650g
**Rough Scoring Range: **580-600 Bronze, 601-623 Silver, 624-639 Gold, 640+ Diamond
**Plumage: **
Common: Brown (both sexes, male slightly different), Dark Green, Light Green (male only, breeding plumage)
Uncommon: Dark Brown (both sexes, male slightly different)
Rare: Hybrid (based off mallard hybrids)
Habitat: Range of habitats including wetland, slow flowing streams, lakes, dams and estuaries.
Behaviour: Small aggregated groups or pairs. Fiercely territorial.Diverse diet feeding both in the water and on land. Mostly crepuscular in activity, bordering on nocturnal.
**Where on map: **Largely in wetlands, odd pair elsewhere near water
Multimount: Mount with all ducks on map. "Teal Party"- mount with all other in game teal species

[onyx trench]

Notably the only of the 3 new Zealand brown teal species that flys

[cloud canyon]

Grey Teal (Anas gracilis)
Class 1
**Difficulty **1-3
Weight: 470g - 505g
Rough Scoring Range: 470-480 Bronze, 481-490 Silver, 491-498 Gold, 499+ Diamond
Plumage:
Common: Grey-brown, Brown, Pale
Uncommon: Capped
Rare: Leucistic
**Habitat: **Prefer shallow freshwater lakes, lagoons and swamps with marginal cover.
Behaviour: Highly mobile, can travel great distance quickly. Nocturnal feeders; also at dawn and dusk. Filter water and mud, eating plant matter and invertebrates. Form bonded pairs. Local groups are fairly consistent but individuals will come and go.
**Where on map: **Wetlands
**Multimount: **Mount with all ducks on map. “Teal Party”- mount with all other teal species

[onyx trench]

The leucistic looks cool

[cloud canyon]

the birding nz forum has been very helpful for research

ive also found out just how much mallards get around, everything has a hybrid with mallards LOL

[onyx trench]

Yeah like 2/3 the hybrids in-game are mallards, it also has to do with that mallards are always around while for rarer species they might not be able to find a mate of there own species

[cloud canyon]

There is some concern here theres actually no pure Grey Ducks left in NZ and they are all some form of mallard hybrid

[onyx trench]

They should do genetic testing, DU has a cool program but there only in America sadly, can't even get the app here

[cloud canyon]

I feel like i remember them doing some a couple of years ago and the results were not promising

[onyx trench]

Not cool, I think there waa something similar with black ducks in America

[minor lake]

Feral sheep and wallabies are enough for me honestly

[cloud canyon]

Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)
Class 1
Difficulty: 1-5
Weight: 3.8kg - 5.3kg
Rough Scoring Range: 3.8- 4.0 Bronze, 4.1- 4.5 Silver, 4.6-4.9 Gold, 5.0+ Diamond
Plumage:
Common: Grey, Light Grey, Dark Grey
Uncommon: Brown-grey
**Habitat: **Almost wholly terrestrial; preferring open pasture and wetland fringes. Rarely seen in coastal areas.
Behaviour: Live solo or in monogamous pairs, occasionally in small groups. Alert and territorial, can be aggressive. Will give noisy displays after chasing off a threat or rival. Grazers.
**Where on map: **open grassland areas including near wetland
**Multimount: **Two males fighting with female observer

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Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Class 1
**Difficulty: **1-5
Weight: 4kg-7kg
Rough Scoring Range: 4-4.7 Bronze, 4.8-5.6 Silver, 5.7-6.5 Gold, 6.6+ Diamond
Plumage:
Common: Black
Uncommon: Grey (based off youngsters)
Rare: Leucistic, Hybrid (Mute Swan x), Lavender
Habitat: Lakes and ponds, as well as estuaries
**Behaviour: **Diet of submerged water plants, though will graze lakeside pastures. Form mated pairs, which stick with each other even when birds form larger groups; dominant breeding pairs defend all or part of a water body, and even at major breeding sites the majority of birds do not participate. Families may stay together for several months.
**Where on map: **All bodies of water aside from river; pairs at lakes; groups only found in wetland area.
Multimount: Male/Female pair

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Pukeko/Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus)
Class 1
**Difficulty: **1-3
Weight: 880g - 1090g
**Rough Scoring: **880-900 Bronze, 900-955 Silver, 956-990 Gold, 991+ Diamond
Plumage:
Common: Indigo
Uncommon: Dark (Juvenile)
Rare: Leucistic (two variations, solid white, and with some colour)
Habitat: Found near sheltered water, especially with nearby open pasture
Behaviour: Complex social structure, living in groups and breeding communally among that group. Territorial with aggressive displays, often involving multiple members of each group. May devolve into physical fighting with biting and kicking. Primarily vegetarian but will eat insects and small animals opportunistically. The beak is used to dig up food which is then often held in their foot. Prefers to run and hide rather than fly when disturbed, but are quite decent fliers. Can also swim well.
**Where on map: **Mostly wetland area; some zones out on open grassland.
Multimount: Two males fighting

[dapper pagoda]

Swans can weigh up to 9kg and cape barren goose can weigh up to 7kg

[cloud canyon]

I got the weights off of the New Zealand online bird encyclopedia which is written by a variety of organisations and experts so these are probably the accurate weights for the NZ population... Having said that I'm not against increasing the weights for the sake of this very hypothetical exercise lol

[cloud canyon]

Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Class 1
Difficulty: 1-5
**Weight: **3.5kg - 4.5kg
Rough Scoring: 3.5-3.6 Bronze, 3.7-3.9 Silver, 4.0-4.2 Gold, 4.3+ Diamond
Plumage:
Common: Blue (male), Brown (female)
Uncommon: Piebald (several variations), White
Rare: Leusistic, Melanistic, Peach
Habitat: Wooded lowlands and farmland
Behaviour: Generally found in small mixed groups of up to 10. Males tend to roost alone or in male groups. Diurnal, but most active dawn and dusk. Eat both insects and plant matter such as grains, flowers and fruits. When disturbed, if possible they will run down a hill and then fly. Wild populations are very wary and difficult to approach. They will make an alarm call, alerting others in the area of a threat.
**Where on map: **Fields and rolling hills.
Multimount: Male displaying to two females

[dapper pagoda]

I guess those are weights for Aussie individuals

[cloud canyon]

California Quail (Callipepla californica)
Class 1
**Difficulty: **1-3
Weight: 145g-210g
Rough Scoring: 145-158 Bronze, 159-179 Silver, 180-199 Gold, 200+ Diamond
Plumage:
Common: Grey (male), Brown (female)
Rare: Hybrid (Bobwhite x)
Habitat: Open scrubland
**Behaviour: **Foraging mainly late afternoon and early morning; eating a variety of seeds and some fruit and leaves. Live in family groups though will come together in larger groups for part of the year. When disturbed at a distance, femaleswill crouch motionless, relying on their camouflaged colouration, while the more conspicuous male is more likely to alarm call and flee. At closer range they will run off at speed, or explode into flight en masse, flying a short distance into dense cover.
**Where on map: **Mostly on the hills, especially near forested areas
**Multimount: **“Quarrelling quail”- male bobwhite and male californian

[cloud canyon]

Chukar (Alectoris chukar)
Class 1
Difficulty: 1-3
**Weight: **500g-600g
**Rough Scoring: **500-530 Bronze, 531-555 Silver, 556-575 Gold, 576+ Diamond
**Plumage: **
Common: Grey-brown
Uncommon: Dark, Mottled
Rare: Leucistic
Habitat: Prefer high, dry open grassland but also occasionally seen at lower altitudes.
**Behaviour: **Primarily herbivores foraging for seeds and foliage but also eats insects. Young are cared for in groups of up to 10 adults, and outside of breeding even larger groups can come together. Rowdy birds. Prefer to run rather than fly when disturbed but will when necessary.
Where on map: Limited to the hilly areas.
**Multimount: **Male/female pair

[rotund crow]

Common piebalds, my my

Its a W

[cloud canyon]

Yeah they are everywhere even in the feral muscovy population! we have some multi-generation muscovy at a dam nearby and they are retaining the piebald trait well

[cloud canyon]

Helmeted Gunieafowl (Domestic type) (Numida meleagris)
Class 1
Difficulty: 1-3
**Weight: **1.1 - 1.8kg
Rough Scoring: 1100-1300 Bronze, 1300.1-1450 Silver 1450.1-1600 Gold, 1700+ Diamond
Plumage:
Common: Pearl Grey, Silver
Uncommon: Piebald (several variations), Buff
Rare: White, Royal Purple
**Habitat: **Prefer diverse habitat; mix of open grass and cover
**Behaviour: **Very noisy, alert birds. Live mostly in groups of 6-20. During breeding males with court several females before pairing up with one. While there is often chasing around, actual fighting among males in a group is rare. Stay close to cover while foraging for their varied diet, when startled tend to run rather than fly, but when needed they will fly up steeply from cover.
**Where on map: **away from the wetland; anywhere with a mix of forest and open space
**Multimount: **“Scream off”- guineafowl and spur-wing plover

Spur-wing Plover/Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)
Class 1
**Difficulty: **1-3
Weight: 350g-370g
Rough Scoring: 350-355 Bronze, 355.1-360 Silver, 360.1-365 Gold, 365.1+ Diamond
Plumage:
Common: Brown-White
Uncommon: Mottled (Juvenile)
Rare: Leucistic, Northern (“V.m.miles” subspecies)
Habitat: Wide range of open habitats; often near water both freshwater and coastal.
Behaviour: Visible and loud presence; mostly in breeding pairs, occasionally in small groups. Highly territorial and defending of their nest and young; will swoop and mob intruders with loud alarm calls. Feed on a wide variety of terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates.
**Where on map: **Across whole map, near water
**Multimount: **“Scream Off”- guineafowl and plover

Finally done with all the birds! Now the much smaller mammal list lol

[rose bolt]

Does anyone even hunt those guys?

[cloud canyon]

Dama/Tammar Wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii)
Class 2
**Difficulty: **1-5
Weight: 5kg - 9.1kg
Rough Scoring: 5-6 Bronze, 6.1-7 Silver, 7.1-8 Gold, 8.1+ Diamond
Furs:
Common: Grey, Rufous
Uncommon: Dark
Rare: Albino
**Habitat: **Prefers grassland habitat at night and forest/shrubland during the day.
**Behaviour: **Both grazes and browses foliage. Gregarious and forms small groups. Larger groups will be more relaxed and social than the more alert small groups. Very good eyesight. Alarms with warning calls and foot thumping.
Where on map: everywhere away from swampland; feed zones in open, rest zones nearby in treeline.
**Multimount: **“Bantam-weight Boxers”- two fighting males. "Marsupial mates"- with brushtail possum

[cloud canyon]

According to the few hunting forum threads I came across, people sure do! Largely just pest control.

[rose bolt]

You definitely see them around but never knew people hunt them. Thats neat

[grand tiger]

I only found out about them a while ago from a hunting video where the guy bagged one while hunting waterfowl on a field

[rose bolt]

I see them all the time

[dapper pagoda]

I'd love to see them backfilled to Vurhonga

[dapper pagoda]

May you tag the video link, please?

[grand tiger]

https://youtu.be/Xi-YbxnHTAc?si=MOCSvh5IGiJAeBxU

the spur-winged plover appears around the 13:40 mark in the video and the 14 minute mark is when they guy shows it off

Its not the only species taken but it was the species that stood out to me

[dapper pagoda]

Oh, I just saw that video lol

[dapper pagoda]

If we have plovers, surely you could add Australian magpies and Indian Mynas and feral greylag

[cloud canyon]

Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
Class 2
Difficulty: 1-5
Weight: 1.4kg-6.4kg
**Rough Scoring: **1.4-2.5 Bronze, 2.6-4.6 Silver, 4.7-5.7 Gold, 5.8+ Diamond
Furs:
Common: Grey, Rufous
Uncommon: Black, Brown
Rare: Yellow-Gold, Pale-Gold
Habitat: Mostly forested areas and scrub, but will cross open space for some distance
Behaviour: Usually nocturnal and arboreal, but will forage and rest on the ground as well. Opportunistic feeders, preferring animal matter such as insects, eggs and bird chicks, but mostly eating leaves, shoots, fruits etc. Mostly solitary, occasionally share den sites. Daughters will remain close to their mothers territory and even continue to associate with her past weaning, while males will have to travel potentially great distances to set up their own territory.
Where on map: Everywhere with cover nearby
**Multimount: **“Marsupial mates”- with dama wallaby

[cloud canyon]

Feral Cat (Felis catus)
Class 2
Difficulty: 1-9
Weight: 3.75kg - 10kg
**Rough Scoring: **3.7-5.0 Bronze, 5.1-7.5 Silver, 7.6-8.7 Gold, 8.8+ Diamond
Furs:
Common: Tabby, Dark Tabby, Grey Tabby
Uncommon: Black, Ginger Tabby, Piebald (variation for each colour with white)
Rare: Tortoiseshell ( female only, calico and no white variation), pointed, white, smoke
**Habitat: **Wide variety of habitats
Behaviour: Solitary and largely nocturnal; can travel huge distances even in one night. Hunt mostly small prey but can take animals as large as rabbits. Often hunt regardless of hunger; making up to 20 kills in a day. Excellent vision and hearing, naturally cautious.
Where on map: spread out, everywhere
Multimount: “Little Tiger”- stalking euro rabbit

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Ferret (Ferret x European Polecat Hybrid) (M. putorius × M. furo)
Class 1
**Difficulty: **1-9
Weight: 400g - 1.85kg
Rough Scoring: 400-650 Bronze, 651-850 Silver, 851-1000 Gold, 1001+ Diamond
Furs:
Common: Sable, Black Sable
Uncommon: Silver, Black
Rare: Albino, Chocolate
**Habitat: **Wide variety of habitats; largely absent in areas with high rainfall or deep forest.
Behaviour: Rabbits and hares are a favoured food, but will eat everything from lizards to birds to carrion. Territorial to the same gender and mainly nocturnal. Territory size depends on food availability. They cannot see very far ahead, but have excellent hearing and sense of smell. While decent swimmers, they seem reluctant to cross water bodies.
Where on map: Mostly open areas away from the wetland, will rest in treeline.
**Multimount: **“Big Game”- hunting a euro hare.

[tiny widget]

Don't forget to mention that they like to stand still when they're scared. They only move when they feel like they're in danger. That may be when they're injured, you shot the tree missing them, or they're not somewhere they're meant to be such as a house or hay shed.

I'd rather have no possums than possums that don't behave properly.

These videos give a good look at what hunting them is like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkxNRVvsy2w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j75H964M1Lo

[scenic totem]

If the developers do this on a standard map with all these new species, along with returning species, it would be a New Zealand-inspired Revolunti Coast. I’m sure it would be a success. There are too many species for a small map.

[cloud canyon]

Yep all of them would def be way too many for a small map, thats why further up people were talking about what they would keep on their 15 cap limit lists. I'd love another larger NZ map but I think thats far more unlikely than a small one (which is already unlikely enough) given aside from Tahr, Feral Sheep, Sambar and Whitetail at a push unused NZ game are all smol

[grand tiger]

I know with my UAE Reserve ( #1316678282464333834 ) I have 20 species listed with 5 of them being big game animals. Some species are rare (in a manner similar to tigers & snow leopards on Sundarpatan) and other species have a limited distribution (On my UAE Reserve the Arabian Tahr, Rock Hyrax and Chukar are limited to one corner of the map), and on maps like Revontouli and Sundarpatan, species are able to fit thanks to inhabiting specific areas of the map

[minor lake]

I have a love hate relationship with these birds, they are delicious but the little featherwads are EVERYWHERE on my land because my neighbor breeds them for his Wingshooting Club and has released probably 500k of the little monsters

[cloud canyon]

Feral Sheep/Arapawa Sheep (Ovis aries)
Class 3
**Difficulty: **1-5
**Weight: **40kg -90kg
Rough Scoring: 400-560 Bronze, 561-710 Silver, 711-800 Gold, 801+ Diamond
Furs:
Common: Black, Dark Brown, Brown, Pointed
Uncommon: Cocktail (piebald; several variations), Grey, Ginger
Rare: White
**Habitat: **Mostly open areas with plenty of grazing during the day, with sheltered areas for rest; able to survive well in rugged terrain
Behaviour: Carry their head and tail low unless alert; of hardy constitution. Has great eyesight and very wary. Live in groups; outside of the breeding season males may form bachelor mobs. Unlike domestic sheep which tend to run in the open when startled, feral sheep will often run for cover.
**Where on map: **Open pastures and hills, often rest in tree-line
Multimount: "Feral Friends"- Feral Goat and Feral Sheep, "Fine wool" - Ram with two ewes

forgot to add the one "Hey if we can have a species outside of class 1-2 please give us this" animal lol .... that or just add them to TA

[wide vine]

Hello @cloud canyon !

Thank you for sharing your suggestion about a new reserve. We will take your ideas into consideration.

If you have any other thoughts you'd like to share with us, feel free to do so here: https://support.thehunter.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

[cloud canyon]

small bump

[grand tiger]

bump

[vale panther]

More ibex

[grand tiger]

Ibex don’t live in New Zealand at all

[vale panther]

I'm aware

I meant big mountain goats(goats that looks very in mountains)

[clever kettle]

I like the idea of this map but I do think Germany is the one country EW will return to twice but apart from that the species list is amazing and it sound like a fun place to hunt but would there be a new g1 with the update?

[grand tiger]

Feral Goats, those are the only "Mountain Goat" in New Zealand, not including Tahr (Which should have been on Te Awaroa to begin with) and Chamois

[vale panther]

Y u gotta argue with everything I say calm down it's not that deep I'm just throwing out ideas let a man have a good time damn

Rare new Zealand moose could be cool to

[dapper pagoda]

They only 'live' in the south island i think this idea is based of the north

[vale panther]

Gotcha I know that sometimes way back they sent some there for a experiment but most got hunted out

[vale panther]

Bump?

[cloud canyon]

Nope. Ones extinct and the rest are endangered (apart from weka in some places) and also not even close to a game species

[vale panther]

Bruh

We have tigers and European bison why not walk around and blast little birds 😂 the rares could look sick to

No smaller then cinnamon teal.just a idea

[dapper pagoda]

Bisons can be hunted in Europe and Nepal was thinking of reopening tiger hunting

[vale panther]

They were both endangered at some point tho same with these birds down the road other than the 1

[cloud canyon]

you are talking about extremely culturally significant, non-game type animals, two of which have populations of roughly 500 and 200 respectively... putting kiwi, takahe or kakapo in the game makes zero sense even compared to tigers or even compared to the currently protected ducks listed in this thread, and would probably get the game boycotted in nz

[gilded lantern]

Tigers were trophy hunted in years past.

Most of those birds were not. There’s a massive difference.

[tight chasm]

I can understand having some protected duck species, but Kiwis are too far. It’s be like having Bald Eagles on a US map.

[vale panther]

Womp womp lil birbs

[cloud canyon]

Ok you aren't even trying to engage in good faith here you are just being obnoxious, got it. I will be blocking you now because I really cannot be bothered.

[vale panther]

Ok by by lol so angy lol

[dapper pagoda]

If you have nothing to contribute, don't contribute

[vale panther]

I'm putting in ideas and then I get corrected by these absolute nerds of society just because they don't like stuff lol

[dapper pagoda]

You're putting ideas that don't make sense. Much rather have actual game species

[vale panther]

I am sorry that I upset all the birbs activist

[fossil kraken]

I love this idea having more smaller bird species on a New Zealand map would be fun and nice to have especially because of my bird bias

Also urboi they gave you valid arguments but you decided to act childish and get mad they weren't saying anything to offend you they were just giving you simple facts

[vale panther]

I know I just don't like wen ppl act like I'm sped

[pastel pier]

then just don't act that way

[vale panther]

Na really

[onyx trench]

You could have pūkeko instead of takahē

[onyx trench]

I agree, like a brown teal or a new Zealand scaup makes sense but like a kiwi no way

[muted carbon]

yes please i love this idea i need more maps with this amazing country

[onyx trench]

You could have birds that are actually shot like European blackbird or starling so I agree

[grand tiger]

Time to revive this idea, if we do get a second New Zealand Map I could see it being more focused on birds and small game animals like Paradise Shelduck, Pukeko, California Quail, Brush-tailed Possum and Wallaby with some potential big game like the Arapawa Sheep

[scenic totem]

Te Awaroa is calling 19 species!

[west birch]

We already have a map set in the Southern Alps of the South Island, so I think a map like this suggestion set in the North Island would be pretty cool.

I personally think a setting based on the Bay of Plenty would be the best fit, they have great duck hunting and some of the best upland bird hunting in NZ. Much of kiwihounds original list would fit on this map, though there are maybe one or two species I’d personally drop.

It is also the only location where rusa are found, and one of the two locations for sambar, so both would make sense on this map if big game were to be included. If not the Bay of Plenty is where dama wallabies can be hunted which would be a great addition and is pretty famous for its peafowl hunting.

[west birch]

As sika are already present on Te Awaroa I think you could argue another mixed North and South Island reserve would be fair.

But if EW were to create a more focused reserve in the same vein as Salzwiesen, which is set very specifically in Schleswig-Holstein, I think a Bay of Plenty reserve would be a perfect fit.

There would be a lot of overlap, but you could include the Rotorua lakes region in the West for waterfowl, mixed farmland for pūkeko, turkeys, and peafowl in the North, the Kaingaroa forest (exotic pine plantations) in the south for pheasant as well as brown and California quail, and Te Urewera in the East that would be fitting for large game if they were added.

[tight chasm]

I wouldn’t mind if we got a North Island equivalent to Te Awaroa, where most of the species are accurate with one big outlier (and that’s mainly just because I want Arapawa Sheep)