More than 220 shooters from Invercargill to Auckland, including a big team from Wellington, took part in the event, the 18th organised by the South Canterbury Recreational Sportmen's Club.
Most shooters hunted in teams, starting on Friday, and weighed in their kill from 2pm yesterday at the St Andrews Domain.
Many teams hunted during the day and at night with spotlights.
Club president Keith Welsh said more than 1000 wallabies were weighed in but he estimated about 2000 were probably shot when those not retrieved were counted.
Hunters were given permission to shoot the animal from property owners within the wallaby-infested area, from the Mackenzie Basin to the Waitaki River and north along the Hunter Hills.
Farmers welcomed the hunt as one way to reduce wallaby numbers, Mr Welsh said.
Shooters compete in open, senior, women's and children's sections for the heaviest wallaby and the greatest number by an individual shooter.
There were also spot prizes for the weekend.
The Bennett's or red neck wallaby was introduced to the Waimate area in the 1870s as prey for hunters, but without any natural predators their numbers grew until they became a problem.
Wallabies, which rank with rabbits and hares as pests, are used to promote Waimate.
