Black Hill Range/ Mount Hutt
Black Hill Range/Mount Hutt is an 18,166 ha public hunting block in the Canterbury foothills, taking in the Hakatere Conservation Park country behind the Mount Hutt skifield. Elevations run from 514 m to 2,171 m with a median of 1,244 m, putting most of the ground at or above the bushline.
With 55% of the block above the 1,200 m bushline and 25% above 1,500 m, this is mostly above the bushline — broad tussock tops and shingle faces broken by tight gut systems. Slopes lean predominantly east, so morning sun warms the main faces while afternoon shadow drops onto them earlier in winter.
The species mix is wide for the Canterbury foothills: red deer, fallow deer, tahr, chamois, wild goat and wild pig. The combination of high tops country and the bush belt below makes it possible to chase several species inside one trip.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 59,117 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 514–2,171 m
- Median elevation
- 1,244 m
- Middle 50%
- 998–1,496 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 55%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 25%
- Dominant aspect
- east-facing
514–2,171 m, mostly above the bushline, leaning east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
The block is open to both fixed-wing and helicopter air access, which suits the higher tops where ground access from the foothills is slow. WARO is also permitted, so commercial recovery operations may be active on deer and chamois on the open faces.
Two huts serve the block, both inside Hakatere Conservation Park: Cookies Hut (heating, mattresses, non-flush toilet, stream water) and Tribulation Hut (mattresses, non-flush toilet, stream water). Neither is bookable, so they run first-come first-served. Hunters using either should carry a fly or tent as backup.
Huts & campsites
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Canterbury permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
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 Black Hill Range/Mount Hutt. The block is an Ordinary block with a Permitted status, so it is part of the standard Canterbury permit system rather than a ballot block. Permits are free and must be carried while hunting.
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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