Sika Country Taxidermy Ltd.

10/08/2025

The wait is over – Our Epic Ute Raffle is here!

You could be driving away in a brand new 2025 Isuzu D-Max 4x4 with an Xplora canopy and 20" wheel & tyre combo, a massive prize package valued at $78,500.

Tickets are just $50 each, and limited to 5000. The lucky winner will be drawn at the Sika Show in November. Secure your ticket(s) now, before they’re all gone. Click on the link to enter, or visit our website: sikafoundation.co.nz for more info and the Ts & Cs.

https://sikafoundation.flicket.co.nz/events/3f1a7599-a4bb-4d66-b690-f5bc0eda5231/reservation

10/08/2025

👀 Heads up team: our epic truck raffle goes live TONIGHT! 💥

09/07/2025

We can’t wait to see you all tomorrow night at Hunting & Fishing Taupo (Fly & Gun) for the first of the Sika Series, our fundraising and information events for 2025.

We’ll have movie screenings:

• Kaimanawa, the Blood Origins short film that everyone is talking about.
• An awesome video by Stoney Creek NZ on our spiker tracking collar study
• A short video by Waikato Regional Council about our predator control work.

Corina Jordan, the new chief executive of the Game Animal Council will join us as well, and there will be a Q&A with the Sika Foundation team where you can ask all your burning questions.

There’s deals, raffles and door prizes!

You’ll go in the draw to win one of our two fantastic main prizes for the Sika Series:

• A Nocpix thermal imaging monocular from Infiray Optics (RRP: $4,199).
• Top-quality hunting apparel from our partner Stoney Creek worth $1000.

The winners of these two prizes will be drawn at the Sika Show in November, but there will be other raffle prizes and giveaways on the night.

Thanks to the team at Hunting and Fishing Taupō, there will be an auction where you can snap up some huge bargains, including a Death Grip Tripod Camo, Beretta and Swarovski packs, and so much more!

We’d like to say an extra big thanks to them, as they just told us that they’ll also donate 10% of the sale value of any products sold on the night (after 6:30pm) to The Sika Foundation. That's fantastic!

So, don’t miss it! Tell your friends! See you at the Sika Series Taupō

July 10 (that’s tomorrow) | doors open at 6.30pm | $25 entry | Kids entry is FREE!

25/12/2024

It’s a wrap for 2024 🎄🥂
We would like to wish you all a merry Christmas and thank you for your support and business. May 2025 bring you good health and lots of amazing adventures 🏔️🏕️and new memories made!
All the very best!

13/10/2024

Hey everyone, here’s an opportunity to support a great cause. Get in behind these amazing people as the Sika Foundation does some amazing work for both wildlife and people 👌

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/pXay2TYRsUu8vUTp/?mibextid=ox5AEW

𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧!

We're excited to announce a special raffle in support of our Whio Recovery Project.

The prize is an incredible Stag head mount, crafted by the award-winning Sika Country Taxidermy, generously donated by Vern & Louise Pearson.

Each ticket is just $20 and they are limited! Grab yours before they're gone!

Visit The Sika Foundation booth at the Sika Show on November 2 & 3 to buy a ticket in person or grab yours in the pre-sale now.

To buy your ticket(s), make payment to 06-0429-0299973-25, use your name as the reference and "RAFFLE" as the code. Next, email [email protected] with your name and phone number.

If you have a specific number you'd like, let us know and we’ll check its availability.

Once your payment is received, we’ll confirm your ticket number(s), and you'll be in the draw!

Don’t miss this chance to support a great cause and win an amazing prize. The raffle closes on November 3 at 2:00pm. The prize will be drawn during the Sika Show’s prizegiving.

Good luck!

12/10/2024

"A lot of people who are already in the camp of, 'oh that's wrong or nasty or cruel', I would say pause your judgement a little bit and you might understand."

02/10/2024

Here's another rarity:
This is a European Brown Hare from New Zealand, but in the blue phase. Not something you see everyday!

This little gem was entered in the annual New Zealand Taxidermy Association's competition by Louise, where it was awarded best Small Mammal in the Masters Division and Best Habitat, as well.

02/10/2024

Here is a great personal trophy!

Vern shot this 17 year old bull on the West Coast a couple of years ago. A real battler which we guess lost a horn early on as the skin had fully healed over on top of the skull and he'd managed to live for a long life despite also being blind in one eye!

Vern entered his bull in the 2024 New Zealand Taxidermy Association's annual competition and received a blue ribbon in the Masters Division.

03/09/2024

Isn't that something?! ;-)

Last year our dedicated members have spent nearly 9,600 hours maintaining trails and huts, ensuring they are safe and welcoming for all adventurers.

This week we are celebrating National Conservation Week. Stay tuned and follow for more stories on how hunters are conservationists.

27/08/2024

Uhh a bit exciting!🤩
Who’s hunting on the West Coast?

Recently we received an ‘encouraging’ report from deep within the Omoeroa Range on the West Coast. The report describes two distinct b**g like call notes, totally stunning never heard before wonderful musical calls. Heard within the tops of a Rimū glade during daylight hours. This follows earlier reports, albeit some time ago, of possible encounters or signs of the SI kōkako in the same area back in 1996, 2001 and 2003.
Described as being a truly dense forest and hard going terrain. We encourage all those capable and willing of following up this reports to head into this area. Remembering to always be prepared and never do anything you are not comfortable with. Best of luck hunting out there and stay safe. 🤞

14/08/2024

We’re stoked to share that Vern won a first place in his category in the small- medium Gamehead section in the Masters division at the World Taxidermy championship in Iowa, USA last week.

14/08/2024

Our entries at the 2024 World Taxidermy championship in Iowa, USA.

It was the biggest taxidermy competition ever held with more than 700 entries spread across several divisions. We competed in the Masters Division, and Vern’s perseverance and many hours spent creating a beautiful chamois mount paid off and he placed first in the game head category. That is a fantastic result as the stakes are high and the judging intense.