NATIONAL ANTLER, HORN AND TUSK COMPETITION RESULTS 2025
Proudly sponsored by MTN Gear Advanced Hunting and Shooting Products made right here in New Zealand.
A.20 ORBELL TROPHY – Best Head of All Deer Species
| 1st Place | V Mijatovic | Bay of Plenty | Sambar | Eastern BOP | 225 ½ | 343.14 |
| 2nd Place | L Moss | Hastings | Sika | Puketitri | 206 3/8 | 361.15 |
| 3rd Place | P Fairbairn | South Canterbury | Red Deer | Hunter Hills | 331 | 331 |
A.01 McGOWAN SHIELD – Fallow deer - Total entries:
| 1st Place | B Norris | Upper Clutha | Central Otago | 263 5/8 | |
| 2nd Place | G Mcfarlane | Otago | Central Otago | 247 | |
| 3rd Place | Tony Burt | BOP | Raetahi | 244 3/8 |
A.02 MEL LARRITT TROPHY – Red deer - Total entries:
| 1st Place | P Fairburn | South Canterbury | Hunter Hills | 331 | |
| 2nd Place | C Sheppard | Otago | Fairlie | 327 | |
| 3rd Place | M Rogers | Hastings | Otago | 324 ¼ |
A.03 SEDDON SHIELD – Rusa deer - Total entries:
| 1st Place | R Smith | Rotorua | Galatea | 159 | |
| 2nd Place | V Mijatovic | BOP | Eastern BOP | 148 1/8 | |
| 3rd Place | C Sheridan | Auckland | Te Urewera | 121 |
A.04 HENDERSON TROPHY – Sambar deer
| 1st Place | V Mijatovic | BOP | Eastern BOP | 225 ½ | |
| 2nd Place | R Byrne | Eastern BOP | Matahina | 191 ¾ | |
| 3rd Place |
A.05 CLIFF MARSHALL MEMORIAL TROPHY – Sika deer - Total entries:
| 1st Place | L Moss | Hastings | Puketitiri | 206 3/8 | |
| 2nd Place | P Maddox | Taupo | Taruarau | 194 ¼ | |
| 3rd Place | V Mijatovik | BOP | Rocky Point | 194 ¾ |
A.06 MANAWATU BRANCH TROPHY – Whitetail deer - Total entries:
| 1st Place | C Mackie | Otago | Stewart Island | 118 ¼ | |
| 2nd Place | G Dougherty | Upper Clutha | Stewart Island | 99 | |
| 3rd Place |
A.07 KEITH SEVERINSON TROPHY – Wapiti/Fiordland deer - NO ENTRIES
| 1st Place | No Entries |
| 2nd Place | |
| 3rd Place |
A.26 D.BRUCE BANWELL TROPHY - Best Red Deer Antlered Species - Judges Choice
| 1st Place | M Rogers | Hastings | Red Stag | Otago | 324 1/4 |
A.21 EGMONT TROPHY – Best Head of all Horned Species
| 1st Equal | F Plummer | Hutt Valley | Tahr | McKerrow Range | 46 ¼ | 351.89 |
| 1st Equal | K O’Rourke | South Canterbury | Tahr | Hopkins Valley | 46 ¼ | 351.89 |
| 3rd Place | J Young | South Canterbury | Chamois | Westland | 27 ¼ | 328.85 |
A.08 McCONACHIE SHIELD – Chamois - Total entries:
| 1st Place | J Young | South Canterbury | Westland | 27 ½ | |
| 2nd Place | U Johansson | South Canterbury | Hamner Springs | 25 ¾ | |
| 3rd Place | V Mijatovic | Bay of Plenty | Browning Pass | 25 |
A.09 MOUNT COOK TROPHY – Tahr - Total entries:
| 1st Equal | F Plummer | Hut Valley | McKerrow Range | 46 ¼ | |
| 1st Equal | K O’Rourke | South Canterbury | Hopkins Valley | 46 ¼ | |
| 3rd Place | J Young | South Canterbury | South Canterbury | 45 ¾ |
A.10 COLIN PORTER TROPHY – Goat - Total entries:
| 1st Place | G Harkess | South Canterbury | Hunter Hills | 104 ½ | |
| 2nd Place | V Orr | Whangarei | Pipwai Forest | 92 ½ | |
| 3rd Place | B Dexter | Waikato | Wairoa | 80 ¾ |
A.11 DILLON SHIELD – Drawn Pig Tusks - Total entries:
| 1st Place | B Riggs | Wairarapa | Wairarapa | 29 ¾ | |
| 2nd Place | M Welsh | South Canterbury | Berwick Forest | 26 ¾ | |
| 3rd Place | J Fairbairn | Bay of Plenty | Kaimai | 22 ½ |
A.12 PUTARURU BRANCH TROPHY – Undrawn Pig Tusks - Total entries:
| 1st Place | K Puklowski | Nelson | Nelson | 20 1/8 | |
| 2nd Place | S Gibson | Hutt Valley | Canterbury | 19 5/8 | |
| 3rd Place | B Riggs | Wairarapa | Wairarapa | 19 3/8 |
A.13 TREVOR CHAPPELL TROPHY – Wild Sheep - Total entries:
| 1st Place | B Ramsay | Taupo | Waikato | 86 ¼ | |
| 2nd Place | A Large | Marlborough | Clarence River | 85 ¼ | |
| 3rd Place | N Macklin | Ashburton | Wainakura | 71 ¼ |
A.14 POVERTY BAY BRANCH TROPHY – Best Game Animal Shot by a Junior Under 19 Total entries:
| 1st Place | H Brookes | Southern Lakes | Queenstown | 225 7/8 | |
| 2nd Place | B Hogan | Southern Lakes | Mavora | 44 ¾ | |
| 3rd Equal | M Munro | South Canterbury | Rangitata | 41 ¼ |
A.15 LEITHEN AWARD – Best Non-Typical - Total entries:
A.16 Z VERONESE CUP – Best Antlered Species Taken by a Junior - Total entries:
| 1st Place | H Brookes | Southern Lakes | Fallow | Queenstown | 225 7/8 | 343.7 |
| 2nd Place | ||||||
| 3rd Place |
A.17 E VERONESE CUP – Best Horned Species Taken by a Junior - Total entries:
| 1st Place | B Hogan | Southern Lakes | Tahr | Mavora | 44 ¾ | 340.48 |
| 2nd Place | M Munro | South Canterbury | Tahr | Rangitata | 41 ¼ | 313.85 |
| 3rd Equal | A Large | Marlborough | Wild Sheep | Clarence River | 85 ¼ | 298.38 |
A.18 KAIMANAWA BRANCH TROPHY – Best Game Trophy Taken by a Lady - Total entries:
| 1st Place | H Brookes | Southern Lakes | Fallow | Queenstown | 225 7/8 | 343.7 |
| 2nd Place | K Dugan | Southern Lakes | Fallow | Central Otago | 224 5/8 | 341.81 |
| 3rd Place | A Sanders | Upper Clutha | Fallow | Central Otago | 222 7/8 | 339.14 |
A.19 NORMAN DOUGLAS TROPHY – Best Branch Entry – Consisting of one set of Antlers, Horns and Tusks - Total entries:
| 1st Place | South Canterbury Branch | Drawn Tusks | 26 ¾ | 275.36 |
| Tahr | 46 ¼ | 351.89 | ||
| Red Deer | 331 | 331 | ||
| 958.25 |
A.22 BOW HUNTING JUNIOR - NO ENTRIES
A.23 BOW HUNTING LADIES - NO ENTRIES
A.24 BOW HUNTING SENIOR - Total entries:
| 1st Place | U Johansson | South Canterbury | Goat | Hunter Hills | 75 3/8 |
| 2nd Place | |||||
| 3rd Place |
A.25 WAIKATO BRANCH TROPHY - Best entry by a person 65 and over - Total entries:
| 1st Place | G McFarlane | Otago | Fallow | Central Otago | 375.85 |
| 2nd Place | T Burt | Bay of Plenty | Fallow | Raetihi | 371.86 |
| 3rd Place | K O’Rourke | South Canterbury | Tahr | Hopkins Valley | 351.89 |
A.27 CHAZ FORSYTH TROPHY - NO ENTRIES
MEDALS
| Bradley Riggs | Wairarapa | Drawn Tusks | 29 3/4 | Bronze |
| Gary McFarlane | Otago | Fallow | 247 | Silver |
| Alec McIver | Rotorua | Fallow | 236 3/8 | Bronze |
| Tony Burt | Bay of Plenty | Fallow | 244 3/8 | Silver |
| Ben Norris | Upper Clutha | Fallow | 263 5/8 | Gold |
| Dave Carr | Otago | Fallow | 236 3/8 | Bronze |
| Peter Fairbairn | South Canterbury | Red | 331 | Bronze |
| Morgan Rogers | Hastings | Red | 324 ¼ | Bronze |
| Christopher Sheppard | Otago | Red | 327 | Bronze |
| Vuk Mijatovic | Bay of Plenty | Sambar | 225 ½ | Silver |
| Luke Moss | Hastings | Sika | 206 3/8 | Silver |
| Vuk Mijatovic | Bay of Plenty | Sika | 194 ¾ | Bronze |
| Phil Maddox | Taupo | Sika | 194 ¼ | Bronze |
| Felix Pummer | Hutt Valley | Tahr | 46 ¼ | Gold |
| Benjamin Hogan | Southern Lakes | Tahr | 44 ¾ | Bronze |
| Kerry O’Rourke | South Canterbury | Tahr | 46 ¼ | Gold |
| Jonathan Young | South Canterbury | Tahr | 45 ¾ | Gold |
| Archie Large | Marlborough | Wild Sheep | 85 ¼ | Bronze |
| Brad Ramsay | Taupo | Wild Sheep | 86 ¼ | Bronze |