Bendigo Scenic Reserve
Bendigo Scenic Reserve is a 628-hectare public hunting block in Otago, within the Central Otago and Remarkables permit area. Elevations run from about 342 m up to 781 m with a median around 545 m, putting most of the ground in lowland and foothill country.
The block stays below the bushline throughout, so hunting is in bush, regenerating scrub or open faces rather than alpine tops. Slopes lean north-facing, which influences where animals feed and bed through the day.
Recorded game on the block includes red deer, fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig. It is mixed bush and edge country with deer, goats and pigs available rather than alpine game. It is inland Central Otago tussock and schist country rather than the bigger glaciated drainages further west.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 2,163 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 342–781 m
- Median elevation
- 545 m
- Middle 50%
- 475–617 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- north-facing
342–781 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning north-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Helicopter and fixed-wing access is permitted on the block, though for low country like this most hunters drive in and walk from a vehicle. WARO is not permitted on the block, so commercial helicopter shooting is not a factor.
There are no DOC huts or campsites recorded inside the block, so hunters need to base themselves outside the boundary or carry a fly or tent.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a RHA block in the Central Otago and The Remarkables permit area, with a hunting status of Restricted.
This block sits within a DOC air-access zone — fly-in hunting and helicopter drop-offs may be permitted.
Bendigo Scenic Reserve is a Recreational Hunting Area carrying a Restricted hunt status. A DOC hunting permit is required and access conditions can include party-size limits, dog rules or seasonal closures — read the permit conditions carefully before each trip.
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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