Burwood Bush (Red Tussock) Scientific Reserve
Burwood Bush (Red Tussock) Scientific Reserve is a 3,000-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 420 m up to 693 m, with a median of 547 m. The whole block sits below the bushline. Slopes lean predominantly east-facing. Expect bush, scrub and gully hunting rather than open tops work.
Game on the permit includes red deer, wild goat and wild pig.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 10,334 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 420–693 m
- Median elevation
- 547 m
- Middle 50%
- 514–575 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- east-facing
420–693 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning east-facing.
What you can hunt here
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.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Te Anau Hunting Restricted Areas permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
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. The block is classed as an ordinary block with hunting permitted, so there is no ballot or seasonal restriction to work around.
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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