22 - Thompson Creek
Block 22 - Thompson Creek is a 3,815 ha balloted roar block in the South Westland - Weheka permit area. Elevations run from 25 m on the valley floors up to 1,678 m, with a median of 573 m.
The country is largely bush and lower foothill, with around 5% of the block above the 1,200 m bushline at the highest ridges. Expect heavy West Coast forest on the lower and mid-faces, with a thin band of tops country higher up. Slopes lean east on the dominant aspect, so morning sun lights up the rising faces.
The block carries red deer, tahr and chamois. Reds are the main quarry through the timber and at the bush edge; the higher ridges give an outside chance at tahr and chamois on the tops.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 12,770 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 25–1,678 m
- Median elevation
- 573 m
- Middle 50%
- 203–808 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 5%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- east-facing
25–1,678 m, foothill country with low tops, leaning east-facing.
What you can hunt here
This is a balloted roar block — the red deer roar peaks from late March into April, and competition for the block is highest then.
Access & getting there
Air access is not permitted on this block, so hunting parties will need to walk in from the surrounding country. WARO is permitted, so commercial helicopters may still be working alongside ground-based hunters.
There are no DOC huts inside the block. Plan on fly camp or tent for any overnight trip.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Balloted Roar block block in the South Westland - Weheka permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
Commercial wild-animal recovery (WARO) operates over this area — expect helicopter activity and pressured game.
A DOC hunting permit is required. Thompson Creek is a Balloted Roar block — access during the roar is allocated through DOC's South Westland ballot, with successful applicants drawing exclusive use of the block for a defined period. Outside the balloted roar window, check current DOC rules for the permit area.
1080 & pesticide status
- Pesticide (1080 or similar) has been laid in or near this block — check current dog and carcass restrictions before you hunt.
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