Toby Hope Hunting Competition

Thursday 27th March 2025

Another successful year for the Toby Hope hunting competition!


This year, we had 113 students participating, ranging from Year 7 to Year 13. 

Teams traveled from North Otago to the Deep South to find animals on the hunting list. A huge thank you goes out to all our sponsors, to the parents who took the kids out, to the butchers and animal skinners who processed all the meat, and especially to the scorers, Preston and Tori Hope, who provided amazing support for this event. 

The largest stag this year weighed an impressive 224 kg and was shot by Billy Aitken, followed closely by a 214 kg stag shot by Lachie Sutherland. 

Overall, it was a tremendous success, and the boys are already looking forward to next year, which we hope will be even bigger!