Stravon Game Estate

Stravon Game Estate is Todd Stewart's private game estate and hunting destination in the Hunter Hills of South Canterbury, near Timaru. The estate operates as a luxury experience centred on trophy hunting, fly fishing and the surrounding natural environment — Stravon is also a designated Dark Sky Reserve, reflecting the Hunter Hills' remarkably clear night skies. The estate's website describes itself as an immersive experience rather than a simple hunting transaction.

The Hunter Hills country — rolling to steep high country between Timaru and the Mackenzie Basin — holds red deer, fallow deer, elk, tahr and chamois across Stravon's private land. As an estate operation, trophy quality is carefully managed and the experience is more controlled than wilderness free-range hunting, making Stravon suitable for hunters who prioritise trophy assurance and luxury surroundings over pure sporting challenge.

The combination of trophy hunting, world-class trout fishing on nearby South Canterbury rivers, and the dark sky reserve experience makes Stravon a multi-interest destination. Hunters who bring non-hunting partners will find Stravon accommodates both interests well, and the Timaru region offers some of New Zealand's most productive spring salmon and trout fishing as a complement to the land-based programme.