Chamois hunting blocks in NZ

332 DOC recreational hunting blocks where chamois are present, covering 6,074,026 ha across 6 regions.

Chamois hold ground from sub-alpine scrub to high tops and shift down at the rut in May. They overlap with red deer through much of Canterbury, so most blocks listed below carry both species.

Ranked by hectares (largest first). Elevation values come from a DEM sample inside each block.

Block	Region	Area (ha)	Above bushline
Fiordland National Park including adjacent PCL (excludes Wapiti Area)	Southland	1,008,014	10%
South Westland - Weheka	West Coast	601,316	23%
Greymouth - Mawheranui	West Coast	501,382	10%
Kahurangi National Park (includes adjacent Public Conservation land)	Tasman	375,558	14%
Buller - Kawatiri	West Coast	367,152	2%
South Marlborough Conservation Land/Reserves	Marlborough	239,245	45%
Hokitika	West Coast	218,995	26%
Mt Richmond Forest Park (includes adjacent Public Conservation Land)	Marlborough	170,502	10%
Murchison/St Arnaud Conservation Land/Reserves (incl. Howard and Big Bush)	Tasman	103,858	4%
Nelson Lakes National Park	Tasman	93,938	59%
Snowdon Forest and Mavora Park Conservation Areas including adjacent PCL	Southland	86,999	21%
Oteake	Canterbury	79,339	60%
St James	Canterbury	79,273	53%
Eyre Mountains/Taka Ra Haka Conservation Park including adjacent PCL	Southland	69,291	24%
Arthur's Pass East	Canterbury	67,057	45%
Lake Sumner RHA	Canterbury	44,993	49%
Murchison - Aoraki/Mt Cook	Canterbury	39,484	67%
Big Hill/ Potts/ Clearwater/ Cameron	Canterbury	36,335	55%
Rakaia/ Mathias	Canterbury	33,059	71%
Palmer Range/ Taylor Range	Canterbury	33,047	64%
Craigieburn	Canterbury	31,313	62%
Sinclair Range	Canterbury	29,318	86%
Arawhata	West Coast	29,244	56%
Ahuriri	Canterbury	27,792	66%
Wilberforce	Canterbury	27,146	56%
Pyke Forest/Big Bay	Southland	26,426	4%
Remarkables	Otago	25,897	79%
Ben Ohau	Canterbury	25,639	60%
Godley - Macaulay	Canterbury	24,603	87%
Havelock	Canterbury	23,846	77%
Jollie Brook	Canterbury	22,056	12%
Clyde - Lawrence	Canterbury	22,035	84%
Hopkins - Huxley	Canterbury	21,782	67%
Kopuwai	Southland	21,214	87%
Arthur's Pass West	Canterbury	20,107	58%
Barrier	Southland	19,918	52%
Manuherikia hunting block	Otago	19,788	62%
Quailburn	Canterbury	18,871	58%
Black Hill Range/ Mount Hutt	Canterbury	18,166	55%
Upper Godley	Canterbury	17,595	74%
Upper Dart	Otago	16,642	69%
Gamack	Canterbury	16,128	75%
Worsely	Southland	15,652	31%
Murchison & Aoraki/Mt Cook	Canterbury	15,300	78%
Two Thumb Range	Canterbury	14,352	91%
Hanmer Forest	Canterbury	13,758	28%
Oxford Forest	Canterbury	13,261	3%
Lochinvar	Canterbury	13,108	49%
Rock Burn	Otago	12,913	51%
Charles	Southland	11,104	1%
Mount Barrosa/ Mount Somers	Canterbury	11,071	13%
13 Mile Bush	Canterbury	10,882	33%
Lochnagar	Otago	10,802	100%
Mt Thomas Forest	Canterbury	10,590	0%
Forbes	Otago	10,387	72%
Mt Tanilba	Southland	10,223	0%
Broken River	Canterbury	10,042	32%
Doon	Southland	10,015	13%
Ferguson	Otago	9,958	55%
Billy Burn	Southland	9,555	14%
Upper Caples RHA	Otago	9,414	54%
George River	Southland	9,339	0%
Ruataniwha	Canterbury	9,185	72%
Hall Range	Canterbury	9,132	86%
West Matukituki	Otago	9,132	67%
26 - McArthur Creek	West Coast	9,122	20%
Puketeraki	Canterbury	9,120	39%
Large Burn	Southland	8,699	7%
Mt Longsight	Southland	8,582	2%
Lake Sumner Forest Park	Canterbury	8,519	16%
Kaumira/ Mount Nimrod	Canterbury	8,456	35%
Molesworth Station and Clarence grazing lease	Canterbury	8,453	3%
Mid Burn	Southland	8,452	7%
Upper Young	Otago	8,350	44%
Burnett	Canterbury	8,335	70%
56 - McKerrow Creek, Landsborough	West Coast	8,122	53%
Boyle River	Canterbury	8,102	41%
Wild Natives	Southland	8,064	9%
Hurunui Mainland Island restricted	Canterbury	8,051	44%
Loch Burn	Southland	7,986	18%
Lower Dart	Otago	7,859	56%
Bull Flat	Otago	7,858	55%
Lake Wilmot East	Southland	7,817	12%
South Hurunui	Canterbury	7,655	55%
Stillwater	Southland	7,582	5%
49 - Upper Burke	West Coast	7,547	29%
Kirkliston	Canterbury	7,496	39%
59 - Middle Clarke River	West Coast	7,483	28%
Mid Wilkin	Otago	7,408	45%
Middle Pisa Conservation Area	Otago	7,018	95%
Big Bush	Canterbury	7,008	26%
06 - Falls Creek	West Coast	7,005	25%
Looking Glass	Southland	6,945	0%
Lugar Burn	Southland	6,939	23%
Siberia	Otago	6,933	51%
Sharks Tooth	Otago	6,925	92%
Dark River	Southland	6,907	15%
Wapiti River	Southland	6,895	11%
Mount Aurum	Otago	6,859	28%
Silverhorn	Otago	6,859	16%
Light River	Southland	6,772	11%
Half Moon	Marlborough	6,618	42%
Upper Timaru	Otago	6,611	72%
Catseye	Southland	6,581	0%
Cameron	Otago	6,578	62%
42 - Mueller River	West Coast	6,500	44%
Lyford	Canterbury	6,497	24%
Makarora	Otago	6,435	54%
27 - Snowden Creek	West Coast	6,418	24%
Cotters	Otago	6,416	53%
Upper Wilkin	Otago	6,416	56%
Temple - Maitland	Canterbury	6,360	54%
Lower Glaisnock	Southland	6,353	25%
Dobson	Canterbury	6,288	35%
Whitewater	Southland	6,280	0%
Mount Studholme/ Kaiwarua	Canterbury	6,222	0%
Mount Harper/ Mahaanui	Canterbury	6,089	35%
Rees Valley	Otago	5,982	67%
Blue	Otago	5,955	37%
Lower Greenstone RHA	Otago	5,876	33%
Lower Dingle	Otago	5,872	35%
62 - Upper McFarlane	West Coast	5,839	54%
Big Hopwood	Otago	5,820	58%
Jollie-Cass	Canterbury	5,799	99%
Boundary Creek	Otago	5,790	65%
Crawford Range	Canterbury	5,787	33%
Elliott	Marlborough	5,763	23%
Cotters Creek	Otago	5,704	55%
45A - Lower Okuru	West Coast	5,686	24%
65 - Lower Thomas River	West Coast	5,645	4%
West Wanaka	Otago	5,643	63%
Mid Matukituki	Otago	5,587	45%
13 - Woodhen Creek	West Coast	5,584	7%
Northern Pisa Conservation Area	Otago	5,567	87%
Lewis Pass National Reserve	Canterbury	5,560	13%
Hossack	Canterbury	5,473	33%
Glen Allen	Southland	5,385	28%
36 - Drake River Waiatoto	West Coast	5,374	59%
39 - Upper Te Naihi River	West Coast	5,343	53%
Albert Burn	Otago	5,332	28%
Southern Pisa Conservation Area	Otago	5,321	42%
Mill Creek	Otago	5,312	56%
Dillon	Marlborough	5,272	39%
Upper Saxton	Marlborough	5,136	93%
61 - Lower McFarlane	West Coast	5,120	24%
Upper Severn	Marlborough	5,111	90%
Cat Creek	Marlborough	5,077	83%
Cascade Creek	Otago	5,059	58%
Ruth Flat	Otago	5,059	48%
Upper Wairau	Marlborough	5,034	92%
43 - Upper Turnbull	West Coast	4,979	31%
Beggs	Canterbury	4,965	72%
Yarra	Marlborough	4,942	24%
Lower Caples RHA	Otago	4,941	37%
41A - Hindley Creek	West Coast	4,915	3%
12 - McKay Creek	West Coast	4,882	7%
Lake McRae	Marlborough	4,848	33%
Rumbling Burn	Otago	4,827	66%
Edith	Southland	4,796	6%
Stina Burn	Southland	4,787	0%
Upper Glaisnock	Southland	4,702	19%
50 - Lower Burke	West Coast	4,659	32%
53 - Upper Gates Gorge, Landsborough	West Coast	4,656	32%
60 - Lower Clarke River	West Coast	4,642	24%
Upper Albert Burn	Otago	4,593	71%
Whakaari	Otago	4,580	75%
66 - Mid Thomas River	West Coast	4,571	11%
47 - Ngatau River	West Coast	4,551	26%
Upper Alma	Marlborough	4,499	83%
55 - Toetoe Flat, Landsborough	West Coast	4,479	39%
Upper Dingle	Otago	4,476	69%
02 - Hackett River	West Coast	4,445	0%
48 - Okuru (Head)	West Coast	4,352	26%
Sawyer Burn	Otago	4,326	49%
Remarkables (Central Otago)	Otago	4,313	43%
Green Bush	Otago	4,298	49%
Five Mile	Marlborough	4,287	30%
Lochiel	Canterbury	4,252	13%
Whakaari East	Otago	4,230	48%
11 - Duncan River	West Coast	4,215	0%
Upper Greenstone RHA	Otago	4,215	46%
Crimea	Marlborough	4,210	79%
Carlyle	Canterbury	4,182	11%
Lower Timaru	Otago	4,166	43%
Fish	Otago	4,151	28%
46 - Upper Okuru	West Coast	4,133	28%
Travellers	Marlborough	4,117	40%
Boundary	Marlborough	4,097	86%
Mid Timaru Creek	Otago	4,095	20%
The Stack Conservation Area	Otago	4,094	41%
Lindis - Firearms prohibited on access tracks	Canterbury	4,060	43%
Dog Stream	Marlborough	4,032	63%
34 - Donald River	West Coast	4,016	37%
Tweed	Marlborough	4,000	32%
Narrows Creek	Southland	3,989	26%
Clarence Faces	Marlborough	3,966	49%
07 - Jerry River	Southland	3,960	0%
37 - Charlies Ponds Waiatoto	West Coast	3,947	20%
Minaret Burn	Otago	3,920	72%
Timms	Canterbury	3,905	63%
Mt Severn	Marlborough	3,881	62%
Long Gully	Canterbury	3,844	29%
Bullen	Marlborough	3,822	21%
22 - Thompson Creek	West Coast	3,815	5%
Makuratawhai	Canterbury	3,764	16%
63 - Roaring Billy	West Coast	3,720	22%
40A - Tuning Fork	West Coast	3,696	12%
Kitchener	Otago	3,688	53%
52 - McLennan Creek, Landsborough	West Coast	3,638	31%
40 - Casey Creek	West Coast	3,624	14%
Jacobs Upper	West Coast	3,599	50%
Lord River	West Coast	3,536	83%
Lower Wilkin	Otago	3,530	24%
Waiau Faces	Canterbury	3,528	16%
54 - Creswicke Flat, Landsborough	West Coast	3,514	46%
Lake Katherine	Southland	3,506	1%
Tiel	Otago	3,468	43%
68 - Lower Moeraki (Blue River)	West Coast	3,450	11%
High Burn	Otago	3,383	60%
Upper Otoko	West Coast	3,366	64%
32 - Haphazard Spur, Waipara	West Coast	3,352	33%
41 - Palmer Creek	West Coast	3,337	18%
01 - Durwards Creek	Southland	3,280	9%
Mount Peel/ Waikari Hills	Canterbury	3,264	20%
Fast Burn	Otago	3,200	64%
10 - Plateau Creek	West Coast	3,123	0%
25 - McIntosh Creek	West Coast	3,108	16%
64 - Crow Bag Creek	West Coast	3,060	17%
Mount Jones	Otago	3,046	50%
Alma	Marlborough	3,042	52%
44 - Lower Turnbull	West Coast	3,033	16%
Lizard	Marlborough	3,030	20%
Upper Acheron	Marlborough	2,992	36%
Ore-Leven	Otago	2,976	36%
Bottom Acheron	Marlborough	2,957	18%
67 - Upper Thomas River	West Coast	2,956	15%
38 - Lower Te Naihi River	West Coast	2,955	22%
08 - Ryans Creek	West Coast	2,898	0%
Turks	Marlborough	2,898	79%
Terrace Creek	Otago	2,798	44%
Seaward	Canterbury	2,765	39%
Blinkers	Marlborough	2,761	28%
Blue Mountain Conservation Area	Canterbury	2,747	43%
23 - Nightfall Stream	West Coast	2,726	18%
24 - Lower Waipara	West Coast	2,688	6%
Edison River	West Coast	2,657	62%
40B - Drew Spur, Arawhata	West Coast	2,655	12%
Shotover Saddle Faces	Otago	2,650	70%
45B - Middle Creek, Okuru	West Coast	2,555	16%
21 - Martyr	West Coast	2,541	33%
35 - Drake Flats Waiatoto	West Coast	2,541	24%
Baker Creek Lower	West Coast	2,514	68%
Ribbonwood Conservation Area	Canterbury	2,454	64%
Routeburn North Branch	Otago	2,442	63%
Sawnee	Marlborough	2,438	37%
Tekapo Ski Area	Canterbury	2,356	37%
69 - Upper Moeraki	West Coast	2,340	28%
Mount Dobson	Canterbury	2,293	53%
Rubicon Rock Biv	West Coast	2,281	96%
Barlow River	West Coast	2,240	62%
Muddy Creek	Otago	2,191	30%
Steele Creek RHA	Otago	2,161	35%
Chimney	Marlborough	2,160	27%
Mt Dick Hunting Area	Otago	2,152	33%
Routeburn	Otago	2,151	70%
Bullock Gully	Marlborough	2,147	47%
Able Lake	West Coast	2,144	76%
Ahuriri Conservation Area	Canterbury	2,118	0%
Ohau Moraines	Canterbury	2,118	0%
Mahitahi Lower	West Coast	2,091	56%
Upper Zora	West Coast	2,066	76%
Bubble Creek	West Coast	2,065	74%
Adams Flat	West Coast	2,004	65%
Mid Alma	Marlborough	1,991	51%
Super Shed	Canterbury	1,965	13%
Dechen Creek	West Coast	1,948	48%
Dead Horse Creek	Otago	1,899	24%
Wire Creek	Otago	1,887	62%
Bunkers	Canterbury	1,886	17%
Craigie Burn	Otago	1,856	42%
North Opuha	Canterbury	1,805	34%
Breast Creek Block	Otago	1,779	39%
Poplars Range	Canterbury	1,772	45%
Willberg	West Coast	1,768	67%
Poerua	West Coast	1,739	56%
Pig Trough	Marlborough	1,702	37%
Lower Young	Otago	1,701	18%
Shelter Hollow	West Coast	1,698	75%
Eblis Tops	West Coast	1,669	79%
Speculation Creek	West Coast	1,640	72%
North Barlow	West Coast	1,637	56%
Elizabeth Stream	West Coast	1,633	37%
Waitangiroto Nature Reserve	West Coast	1,525	0%
Sugarloaf	Otago	1,477	34%
Glenbrook - Firearms prohibited on access tracks	Canterbury	1,464	76%
Perverse Creek	West Coast	1,436	45%
McGuires	Marlborough	1,429	33%
Kinloch Kowhai Bush	Otago	1,341	3%
Moke Creek West Branch	Otago	1,298	47%
Mt Grey/Maukatere	Canterbury	1,288	0%
Conservation Area - Margin Forest	Southland	1,266	0%
Twelve Mile Creek	Otago	1,262	50%
Hinds Tarn	West Coast	1,208	51%
Kepler Mire and Home Creek	Southland	1,199	0%
Lambert River	West Coast	1,170	63%
Tenehaun	Canterbury	1,104	3%
Minor Peak	Otago	1,067	66%
Lake Wanaka Faces	Otago	1,066	16%
Teichelmann Creek	West Coast	1,037	75%
Adam Range	West Coast	942	40%
Mt Burke Creek	Otago	894	15%
Arbor Rift	West Coast	868	61%
Rata Peaks	Canterbury	854	26%
Moke Creek Right Branch	Otago	829	53%
Woodbank	Canterbury	824	0%
Peak Hill	Canterbury	628	1%
Chetwynd Conservation Area	Canterbury	610	9%
Ballarat	Otago	584	62%
Opposite Percy	West Coast	548	37%
Poker Gully	West Coast	503	100%
Peel Forest Scenic Reserve	Canterbury	438	1%
Rangitata River - Mt Sunday surrounding	Canterbury	431	0%
Four Peaks Range Conservation Area Tops	Canterbury	372	42%
Ben Dhu Conservation Area	Canterbury	264	44%
Rangitata/Potts confluence	Canterbury	258	0%
Diamond Lake and Lake Reid	Otago	240	0%
Mount Dalgety Conservation Area	Canterbury	232	49%
Scotsburn	Canterbury	169	0%
Black Miller Stream Mangamaunu Scenic Reserve	Canterbury	142	0%
Kea Spur	Canterbury	139	2%
Kelceys Bush	Canterbury	122	0%
Okiwi Bay Scenic Reserve	Canterbury	121	0%

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