Bullen
Bullen is a 3,822-hectare ordinary block on the Molesworth Station and Clarence grazing lease, in the inland Marlborough high country. Elevations run from 588 m to 1,926 m with a median of just 880 m, so the bulk of the block is lower-altitude country with the higher faces climbing toward the tops on the upper margins.
Twenty-one per cent of the block sits above the 1,200 m bushline and 9% is alpine, putting it in the mix of bush and tops bracket. The country leans south-east, with strong south-east, south and east aspects — shaded sidles that carry feed and hold animals through the day.
The block carries red deer, chamois, wild goat and wild pig. The mix of scrub, bush edge and broken upper faces gives hunters options across all four species in one drainage.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 11,896 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 588–1,926 m
- Median elevation
- 880 m
- Middle 50%
- 753–1,113 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 21%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 9%
- Dominant aspect
- south-east-facing
588–1,926 m, a mix of bush and tops, leaning south-east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Air access is not permitted on Bullen, and WARO is not permitted either, so the country is left to foot-based hunting. Hunters work in from the legal access points on the Molesworth system.
No DOC huts sit within the block, so plan to fly camp or work from a base outside. Carry a fly or tent and check current Molesworth access conditions before leaving — the station road system runs to seasonal rules.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Molesworth Station and Clarence grazing lease permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
Bullen is an Ordinary block with Permitted hunt status under the Molesworth Station and Clarence grazing lease permit area. A DOC permit covers year-round hunting with no ballot or roar restriction, though general Molesworth access rules and any seasonal closures still apply.
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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