The JOURNEY
The Species.
Fifteen quarries across the South Pacific.
The JOURNEY
The Species.
Fifteen quarries across the South Pacific.
01
The Game
The 15 species that define the Malek journey.
The Malek Award is built around 15 recognized South Pacific big game species.* Each one can count toward a medal, a regional trophy, or the full South Pacific Grand Slam. Use this page to see what counts, where each species fits, and what you may already have toward your next Malek achievement.
*The journey includes 15 qualifying species. Hunters may substitute Whitetail Deer by completing both the Arapawa Ram and Fjordland Stag, which is why 17 animals are shown.
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NZ
Arapawa Ram
A feral ram roaming the rugged country of Pitt Island.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
Buffalo
Water buffalo roaming the wetlands of tropical Australia.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
AU
NZ
Fallow Deer
Widespread deer across Australia and New Zealand.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
NZ
Fjordland Stag
A red deer stag roaming New Zealand’s remote Fiordland.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
NZ
Sambar Deer
A large forest deer of Australia and New Zealand.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
NZ
Wapiti
Large elk roaming New Zealand’s remote Fiordland wilderness.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
Banteng
Rare wild cattle confined to Australia’s Cobourg Peninsula.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
NZ
Chamois
An alpine goat-antelope of New Zealand’s South Island.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
NZ
Goat
Free-ranging feral goats across Australia and New Zealand.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
NZ
Red Deer
The classic roaring deer of Australia and New Zealand.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
NZ
Sika Deer
A wary forest deer of New Zealand’s central North Island.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
NZ
Whitetail Deer
Whitetail deer of Stewart Island and Lake Wakatipu.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
NZ
Boar
Feral wild pigs ranging across Australia and New Zealand.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
Chital Deer
Spotted deer roaming Australia’s woodland and grassland.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
AU
Hog deer
A compact deer of Victoria’s coastal Gippsland grasslands.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
AU
NZ
Rusa Deer
A vocal tropical deer across Australia and New Zealand.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
NZ
Tahr
A Himalayan mountain ungulate of New Zealand’s high Alps.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
NZ
Arapawa Ram
A feral ram roaming the rugged country of Pitt Island.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
NZ
Boar
Feral wild pigs ranging across Australia and New Zealand.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
NZ
Chamois
An alpine goat-antelope of New Zealand’s South Island.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
NZ
Fallow Deer
Widespread deer across Australia and New Zealand.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
Hog deer
A compact deer of Victoria’s coastal Gippsland grasslands.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
AU
NZ
Red Deer
The classic roaring deer of Australia and New Zealand.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
NZ
Sambar Deer
A large forest deer of Australia and New Zealand.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
NZ
Tahr
A Himalayan mountain ungulate of New Zealand’s high Alps.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
NZ
Whitetail Deer
Whitetail deer of Stewart Island and Lake Wakatipu.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
Banteng
Rare wild cattle confined to Australia’s Cobourg Peninsula.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
AU
Buffalo
Water buffalo roaming the wetlands of tropical Australia.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
AU
Chital Deer
Spotted deer roaming Australia’s woodland and grassland.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
AU
NZ
Goat
Free-ranging feral goats across Australia and New Zealand.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
NZ
Fjordland Stag
A red deer stag roaming New Zealand’s remote Fiordland.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
NZ
Rusa Deer
A vocal tropical deer across Australia and New Zealand.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
NZ
Sika Deer
A wary forest deer of New Zealand’s central North Island.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
NZ
Wapiti
Large elk roaming New Zealand’s remote Fiordland wilderness.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
NZ
Arapawa Ram
A feral ram roaming the rugged country of Pitt Island.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
Banteng
Rare wild cattle confined to Australia’s Cobourg Peninsula.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
AU
NZ
Boar
Feral wild pigs ranging across Australia and New Zealand.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
Buffalo
Water buffalo roaming the wetlands of tropical Australia.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
NZ
Chamois
An alpine goat-antelope of New Zealand’s South Island.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
Chital Deer
Spotted deer roaming Australia’s woodland and grassland.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
AU
NZ
Fallow Deer
Widespread deer across Australia and New Zealand.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
NZ
Goat
Free-ranging feral goats across Australia and New Zealand.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
Hog deer
A compact deer of Victoria’s coastal Gippsland grasslands.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
NZ
Fjordland Stag
A red deer stag roaming New Zealand’s remote Fiordland.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
NZ
Red Deer
The classic roaring deer of Australia and New Zealand.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
NZ
Rusa Deer
A vocal tropical deer across Australia and New Zealand.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
AU
NZ
Sambar Deer
A large forest deer of Australia and New Zealand.
Counts toward
Medal
Australia Trophy
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
NZ
Sika Deer
A wary forest deer of New Zealand’s central North Island.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
NZ
Tahr
A Himalayan mountain ungulate of New Zealand’s high Alps.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
NZ
Wapiti
Large elk roaming New Zealand’s remote Fiordland wilderness.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
NZ
Whitetail Deer
Whitetail deer of Stewart Island and Lake Wakatipu.
Counts toward
Medal
Grand Slam
New Zealand Trophy
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Honoring Fair Chase Since 1984
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