Testimonials

Every guest of High Peak has their own Story. Don’t just take our word for it – read below to see what our guests say about their time with us. We invite you to contact them to hear about their experiences first-hand.

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Steve Keinath hunted at High Peak in April 2011 with four good friends, taking 17 trophies between them.

“To Simon, Hamish, Guides Lindsay and Stuart and to the Staff at High Peak Station, I would like to thank you all for the most exciting, wonderful and most professional hunting experience of a my life.

Nine days of excitement and beautiful views. Not one minute of down time, from being picked up, sighting in the rifles, day hunting Red Stag, Fallow Deer, South Pacific Goat, wild boar and night hunting hares on the station, flying up into the rugged white snow capped peaks that surround the station, by helicopter, for Himalayan Bull Tahr and even a small plane ride down south for a majestic New Zealand Wapiti and finally being returned to the airport in Christchurch.

These guys showed us what professional really means.

Thank you again, High Peak.”

Steve Keinath
Colorado, USA
keinog@hotmail.com

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Al & Peggy Huguet hunted at High Peak in April 2011, taking a Red Stag, Fallow Buck and Arapawa Ram.
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“To the whole Guild family. We already miss our new friends. Thanks for the incredible hospitality.
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Hunting red stag in New Zealand has been a personal goal for several years. I had two main criteria in selecting an outfitter: 1. my wife, who was not a hunter, had to accompany me and have an enjoyable experience. 2. I wanted to have a very strong probability of harvesting a nice red stag.  We decided that High Peak Station could meet these goals.
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WOW! My expectations were high, but we were amazed at every aspect of our adventure from the second we landed at the airport in Christchurch and were greeted by James and Anna Guild. Accommodations were great, hunting game was everywhere on the mountains, and our hosts exhibited incredible hospitality. We felt like we found a new family away from home.
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Of course, a great hunt was most important and that part was amazing. Thanks Hamish!
Food, drink, extraordinary sightseeing and accommodations were more than we could have imagined. In Louisiana we use the term “lagniappe” which means getting an extra gift that we didn’t anticipate or purchase. I didn’t know New Zealanders were so good at this. They call it Kiwi hospitality. Thanks Simon!
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I have been blessed to hunt and vacation in several areas of the country. Nothing in my lifetime comes close to this experience in New Zealand at High Peak Station.”
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Al & Peggy Huguet
Louisiana, USA
ahuguet@aol.com

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Andy & Kay Vail hunted at High Peak in June 2010, taking a Red Stag, Fallow Buck and Arapawa Ram.

Kay Vail “Never in a hundred years would I have imagined myself dressed in cammo clothes crawling on my hands and knees up a hill through animal sign to watch my husband shoot a magnificent red stag.  My time at High Peak was one of the top memories of my life.  Nothing matches taking a bath in a wood heated tub beside a rushing creek on the first day of winter in New Zealand.

The Guild family made us feel comfortable, welcome, and well fed.  The accommodations from the rustic hut to the comfort of  Terrace Downs Resort were top notch.  We thoroughly enjoyed Simon and Anna’s use of indigenous ingredients in their delicious cooking.  Hamish’s guiding skills and knowledge of the animals enabled my husband to take three top notch trophies.  James’s wisdom and knowledge of New Zealand livened the evening conversations.  Kate is a delight that compliments the family.  They provide the touch of true hosts that make us feel like life long friends.”

Andy Vail “First of all, thank you so much for making this trip happen, truly a trip Kay and I will cherish for years to come! I am still reliving the hunt every day!

I have attached a sampling of the pictures we took during our trip. Obviously we took a ton of pictures of the beautiful scenery, who wouldn’t, it was just incredible but I am sure you have plenty of those. Just the good stuff like the excellent animals I was lucky enough to get.

I did not plan on shooting a fallow buck but after learning more from Hamish about what a tough and aggressive little critter they are, I was having second thoughts. Then, when we were heading back to the “hut” we spotted the monster I ended up shooting the next day. What a beauty of a buck, and a great trophy! Same with the Arapawa ram, what a curl on that dude! But, of course the main trophy I came to New Zealand to take was the mighty red stag and I was not disappointed. Much more than I had hoped for as far as a good stag, GREAT stag! The sun came out and we were able to get lots of great pictures, just like it was meant to be!

In all, the trip was excellent. The Guild family are truly wonderful, warm friendly people that we both felt very comfortable with. Food and wine was top notch. It’s one thing to have great food but the presentation and balance of ingredients were impressive, even out at the hut! I was so impressed I took pictures of almost all our meals to share with people about the experience. Hunting certainly does not need to be canned stew…

Even the weather cooperated. We did not get rained on once during out stay until the last day as we were leaving for the airport.

Perfect trip, we loved it!

Thank you once again.

Andy & Kay Vail
Washington, USA
vailkay@aol.com

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Brett & Amanda Nelson hunted at High Peak in June 2009, taking a Red Stag, Fallow Buck and Alpine Goat.

Brett Nelson “High Peak”… Living up to the very name, my time at High Peak was beyond any expectation I could have ever imagined. From the welcoming faces and open home of the owners, the services provided during my stay, to the INCREDIBLE beauty of the land, all topped off with the hunting experience of a lifetime.

The Guilds are truly the salt of the earth when it comes to providing their clients with an experience you will not soon forget. All of their accommodations were first class; from their house to their secluded cabin tucked away right in the middle of some of the most incredible hunting land I have seen. The scenic beauty of High Peak is something you cannot put into words… you have to see it yourself.

But ultimately, my main reason for visiting High Peak was for the hunting experience. The number of animals one will see in a day is unbelievable… from Red Deer, Fallow Deer, South Pacific Goats, to Pigs and even Opossum… the Guild family have the best trophy quality animals I have heard of in New Zealand. So, their name of “High Peak” is fitting… The “culmination” or “pinnacle” of the New Zealand hunting experience.

Brett & Amanda Nelson
Colorado, USA
dfahunter@hotmail.com

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