Billy Burn
Billy Burn is a 9,560-hectare block in the wider Fiordland country, falling under the Te Anau Hunting Restricted Areas permit area. This is classic Fiordland — wet bush, steep faces and bluffy heads.
Elevations run from about 201 m up to 1,592 m, with a median of 829 m. Around 14% of the country sits above the 1,200 m bushline, leaving the rest as bush and lower faces. The dominant aspect is east-facing, giving a mix of bush gullies and open faces once you push above the scrub line.
Game on the permit includes red deer, wapiti and chamois. The Fiordland herd is the only wild wapiti in New Zealand and is the trophy species hunters come here for.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 32,579 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 201–1,592 m
- Median elevation
- 829 m
- Middle 50%
- 557–1,074 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 14%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- east-facing
201–1,592 m, a mix of bush and tops, leaning east-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. With air access available and no built shelter, this is fly-camp country — hunters drop in by helicopter or work in on foot and tent up at a likely face or basin.
The block is also flagged for wild animal recovery operations (WARO), so other parties may be working the country from helicopters — check current activity before heading in.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Roar block in the Te Anau Hunting Restricted Areas 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. This is a roar-period restricted block in the Te Anau Hunting Restricted Areas area. Outside the roar it is closed or capped, and during the roar access is controlled — check the current conditions on the permit before applying.
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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