Backcountry New Zealand Hunting Guides

Backcountry New Zealand (operating as backcountry.co.nz) is a Canterbury-based guiding outfit run by Myriam and Nigel out of Staveley, west of Christchurch. They guide red stag, fallow, tahr, chamois, wild boar, wild bulls, Arapawa rams, alpine goats and sika across both private and public land.

The operation is lodge-based around Red Cottages Staveley, with guides meeting hunters at Christchurch airport. Pricing is quoted in USD with a daily-rate-plus-trophy-fee structure for two hunters and one guide on a twin-share format. Rates are not published on the site; specific quotes come on application and are subject to exchange rate adjustments.

They also run a parallel fly-fishing guide service, which suits mixed hunt-and-fish itineraries. Their pitch is personalized small-party guiding rather than the larger lodge-and-helicopter packages offered by Wanaka and Mackenzie operators.