64 - Crow Bag Creek
64 - Crow Bag Creek is a 3,060 ha balloted Roar block in the South Westland - Weheka permit area. Elevations run from 40 m near the valley floor to 1,573 m on the highest ground, with a median around 800 m.
The block is a mix of bush and tops, with 17% of the country above the 1,200 m bushline and very little true alpine ground. The dominant aspect is south-east, keeping the bush faces cool through the day.
It carries red deer, tahr and chamois, with the reds through the bush and the tahr and chamois on the bluffs and upper faces.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 10,141 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 40–1,573 m
- Median elevation
- 800 m
- Middle 50%
- 495–1,102 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 17%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-east-facing
40–1,573 m, a mix of bush and tops, leaning south-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 parties walk in from the road end. WARO is permitted, so commercial helicopter operations work the country outside the ballot period.
No huts or campsites are listed within the block. Plan to fly camp or tent up on the river flats and work the 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. This is a Balloted Roar block in the South Westland ballot — apply through the South Westland - Weheka ballot for the roar; outside that window the block runs as Permitted on a standard permit.
1080 & pesticide status
No current, planned or proposed pesticide operations intersect this block in our data. Always confirm with DOC before taking a dog in.
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