Arapawa and Pitt Island sheep are the wild rams hunted in New Zealand. These sheep are descended from Spanish Merinos or Bengal (which became known as the Whalers' sheep after they became feral).

Both these breeds were introduced to New Zealand as a food source and wool was eventually clipped from them. Pitt Island is in the Chatman Islands, south east of the main islands of New Zealand. They are thought to have been introduced to the Chatham Islands in 1841. Arapawa Island, in the Marlborough Sounds, is another significant source of wild sheep. On Arapawa Island the different breeds of sheep interbred creating more of a hybrid whereas the Pitt Island breeds tended to remain separate. They have a self shedding fleece and are resistant to flystrike, making them quite different from New Zealand farmed sheep.

At Ranginui, we have rams of both black Bengali and Spanish Merino origins.

The large curled horns make the wild ram a worthy trophy for all hunters.

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