Beggs
Beggs is a Canterbury block of roughly 4,965 hectares set within the Molesworth Station and Clarence grazing lease permit area. Elevations run from about 949 m up to 2,014 m, with a median of 1,351 m, putting most of the block well above the 1,200 m bushline.
With 72% of sampled ground above the bushline and 31% in true alpine country above 1,500 m, this is a mix of bush and tops leaning toward open high country. Slopes lean predominantly west, with significant north-west and south-west faces, giving long sunlit sidles and tussock basins to glass.
Game on the permit includes red deer, chamois and wild pig. The block is a designated Roar block, which shapes how access is managed through the rut.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 15,523 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 949–2,014 m
- Median elevation
- 1,351 m
- Middle 50%
- 1,182–1,552 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 72%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 31%
- Dominant aspect
- west-facing
949–2,014 m, mostly above the bushline, leaning west-facing.
What you can hunt here
This is a roar — the red deer roar peaks from late March into April, and competition for the block is highest then.
Access & getting there
There are no huts or formal campsites recorded inside the block, so trips here are typically fly-camp or day stalks from a base outside the boundary. The block is open to air access, useful for getting in onto high country without the slog up from the valley floor.
Beggs is also flagged as a wild animal recovery operations (WARO) zone, so commercial helicopter activity may overlap with hunters on the ground. It pays to check current WARO and Roar block status before heading in.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Roar block in the Molesworth Station and Clarence grazing lease permit area, with a hunting status of Restricted.
Commercial wild-animal recovery (WARO) operates over this area — expect helicopter activity and pressured game.
This block sits within a DOC air-access zone — fly-in hunting and helicopter drop-offs may be permitted.
A DOC hunting permit is required for Beggs, and the block is classed as Restricted under the Molesworth and Clarence grazing lease permit area. As a Roar block, access during the rut is managed and conditions may apply, so check current ballot or booking arrangements with DOC before planning a trip.
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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