It could be said that the HVCC was born of necessity.

A few years ago Dr. Jim Hatter, former director of the Province’s Fish and Game Branch, observed that “by the early 1960s pheasant hunting…on Vancouver Island was all but finished; changed agricultural practices in which forage crops for cattle (grass) replaced the grain fields.  Winter cover along ditches and fences was removed to provide more area for forage and to discourage insect and rodent survival.  Not only were pheasants seriously impacted but also many wildlife species suffered habitat reduction in areas which were once a Mecca for pheasant hunters”.

Throughout the 1960s and early 1970s the situation for pheasant hunters on Vancouver Island only got worse.  On top of the problems caused by changed agricultural practices, the pace of urban development on the east coast of Vancouver Island meant that not only was the habitat changed for the worse, it was being lost altogether.  The number of places where the hunter could take to the field with his gun and his dog became fewer and fewer.

It became apparent if pheasant hunting was to survive at all on Vancouver Island some type of estate or preserve hunting in the English or European tradition had to be established, and it was.  The HVCC came into being in 1975 through the efforts of some dedicated bird hunters and conservationists.  It has been in continuous operation ever since.

The HVCC is a non-profit society incorporated under the Society Act of British Columbia.  Our farms hold the required government permits authorizing them to carry on operations for the purpose of hunting Ring Neck Pheasant and Chukar Partridge.