72 - Coppermine Creek
72 - Coppermine Creek is a 3,770 ha balloted Roar block in the South Westland - Weheka permit area. Elevations run from 10 m near the coastal flats to 1,213 m on the highest ground, with a median around 139 m.
This is true lowland country — none of the block sits above the 1,200 m bushline and the bulk of the ground is well below 500 m. The dominant aspect is north-west.
The block carries red deer through bush, swamp and lower-elevation forest. It's a coastal bush hunt rather than alpine country.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 12,433 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 10–1,213 m
- Median elevation
- 139 m
- Middle 50%
- 33–449 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- north-west-facing
10–1,213 m, foothill country with low tops, leaning north-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 parties walk in. WARO is permitted on the block.
Coppermine Creek Hut sits within the block in the Haast, Paringa and Moeraki rivers area, with heating, mattresses, a non-flush toilet and tap water (untreated — boil before use). It's not bookable, so plan around the chance other parties are already in.
Huts & campsites
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
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, the roar period needs entry through the South Westland - Weheka ballot. Outside the roar the block is Permitted on a standard DOC 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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