62 - Upper McFarlane
62 - Upper McFarlane is a 5,839 ha balloted Roar block in the South Westland - Weheka permit area. Elevations run from 469 m on the lower edges to 2,040 m on the tops, with a median around 1,240 m.
The block is mostly above the bushline — 54% of the country sits above 1,200 m and 27% pushes into alpine ground above 1,500 m. Dominant aspect is west, so the main faces catch the prevailing weather and the afternoon sun.
It carries red deer, tahr and chamois. With more than half the block above the bushline, this is country that rewards hunters working the basins, leads and tops rather than the lower bush.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 19,342 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 469–2,040 m
- Median elevation
- 1,240 m
- Middle 50%
- 974–1,527 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 54%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 27%
- Dominant aspect
- west-facing
469–2,040 m, mostly above the bushline, leaning west-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 getting in means a climb out of the McFarlane valley. WARO is permitted, meaning the tops see commercial helicopter activity outside the ballot period.
No huts or campsites are listed within the block. Most parties fly camp high or carry a tent through to a basin and work the surrounding faces from there.
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. As a Balloted Roar block in the South Westland ballot, the prime roar dates need a ballot entry through the South Westland - Weheka system. Outside the roar the block is Permitted on a standard permit.
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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