The shoot is set in magnificent countryside in the South Canterbury foothills. The birds are shown from a mixture of specially planted game cover and existing hard and soft woods over steep contours which produce good, high, curling pheasants.

We released 7000 pheasants for the 2025 winter shoot programme.

The shoot is managed by Oli Worth who worked on Craigmore as an Underkeeper in 2012 and returned in 2022 as a Game Keeper.  Oli originally comes from the UK.

Experienced beaters and dog handlers come from all over the South Island to help run the shoot.

The shoot begins at 9:00 am with morning tea at the Craigmore Stables.

There are three drives in the morning. The guns sit down to a hearty lunch in the historic Craigmore dining room whilst the beaters have lunch provided for them in the stables.

Drives

Night Cow
The pheasants are driven from four acres of mixed macracapa, larch and pine over an incline toward the wood above the Homestead. Shooting is evenly spread throughout the line.

Eagle Cave
Birds are driven out of game crop and established towering macracapa wind break. Guns are positioned far below amidst towering limestone outcrops.

Kowhai
Set above the homestead amongst old Douglas firs and natives, the birds are driven across and down the hill towards the river.

Peter’s Wood
The pheasants are driven off a high bank out of game crop back to an Arboretum containing the Release pen. These birds will be particularly challenging even for the most experienced shots.

Te Rangi Stone
This is situated above the Craigmore Farm House and is a game crop consisting of sunflower/maize/kale. This is a hopper fed drive.

Fiona’s
This is located on the Cleveland block.  These birds are hand fed to a pine tree block. The guns stand in the river bed below where the birds are flushed over back to Cleveland.

The Bridge
Situated below the Craigmore Homestead.   Usually this is a drive done at the end of the day.  The birds flushed from the homestead and garden towards the river.

Peonies
This is a drive on the boundary of the Station where the birds tend to migrate there through the winter.   We advance on this by pushing them home over the guns.

Mini Driven Shooting
We can also offer informal pheasant shooting for groups of 5 – 8 guns around the fringes of the main drives.

Accommodation is available at Craigmore

There are various options available for accommodation from the Craigmore Homestead which can be fully catered if required, or the luxurious nearby Holme Station or nearby in Timaru.

Contact:
Gamekeeper: Oli Worth
Mobile: (027) 236 1608
email: oli285@hotmail.co.uk