High Peak Estate Trophy Experience
High Peak is New Zealand’s leading premier Game Estate and the first to be accredited under the Game Estates accreditation process. The property boasts also being one of the largest estates and offers four and a half thousand acres of prime hunting land, within a 10,000 acre completely private property offering solitude, seclusion and prime stalking terrain. With superb trophies ranging from representative to record class, the property is ideally suited to hunting with its attractive yet challenging terrain. Situated in the Canterbury High Country just one hour from Christchurch international airport, stalking game at High Peak Estate can be achieved very quickly after first stepping foot in New Zealand.
Species on the property include, Red Stag, Fallow Bucks, Chamois, Wild Goat, Feral Sheep, and Wild Boar. Through successful management of game species the estate has been able to consistently produce record book trophies. Backcountry New Zealand believes that your experience at High Peak will provide a mix of quality species, superb terrain, friendly personalities and excellent facilities... This style of hunt is suited to hunters who have limited time or who want a guaranteed trophy animal, it is an exceptional experience.
High Peak Game Estate has a varied game habitat comprised of tussock-clad hill country interspersed with native beech forest and the inimitable matagouri shrub. Encompassing four-and-a-half thousand acres of prime hunting country, the native grasslands, forest-filled valleys and clear mountain streams provide the ideal habitat for populations of New Zealand’s wild animals.
Rising to over three thousand feet in altitude with a fifteen-hundred foot vertical rise, High Peak is well serviced with four-wheel drive tracks. While this provides good mobility for hunting, most hunting is accomplished on foot and thus a reasonable standard of fitness is required. High Peak also provides an exclusive hunting cabin set deep in the heart of the estate, perfect for an overnight escape from reality or a quick cup of tea during your day.
Set against the native bush backdrop of the Big Ben and Torlesse ranges, the majority of the game estate’s boundary is conservation land, providing a genuine sense of isolation and seclusion as well as a spectacular setting for your occasion.
High Peak's commitment to quality Game Estates:
Since the properties entry into the New Zealand hunting industry in the late 1980s, the Guild family have been committed to upholding best practice in all aspects of the industry. As a founding member of the New Zealand Association of Game Estates (NZAGE), High Peak principal James Guild became the founding president in 1997 and has held this position since.
The NZAGE was set up in 1997 by the owners of New Zealand’s private hunting properties to represent their interests to government, other associated organizations and in the absence of government regulation, to set and maintain standards for the managed hunting industry. The Association has established Industry Agreed Standards (IAS) and each member property is audited to these standards by an independent authority. The standards cover matters such as environmental impact, animal welfare, containment (fencing) standards, animal health, disease surveillance, client safety and hunting conduct. The IAS is constantly updated and member properties are re-audited regularly.
High Peak Game Estate was a foundation member of the NZAGE, the first property audited against the IAS, and the first to achieve NZ Animal Health Board and NZ Food Safety Authority registration.
The NZAGE is New Zealand estate hunting’s industry standard and forms a vital part of Backcountry New Zealand's and High Peak Estate's assurance to their clients.
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New Zealand Hunting Guides Info Brochure - Hunting in New Zealand - Hunting information on guided trophy and alpine hunt trips 2011
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