Hunting NZ

White-tailed Deer hunting blocks in NZ

44 DOC recreational hunting blocks where white-tailed deer are present, covering 203,064 ha across 2 regions.

White-tailed deer are confined to Stewart Island/Rakiura and parts of the Wakatipu. They’re small, hard to spot in podocarp forest, and most are taken on dawn-and-dusk beach sneaks on Stewart Island.

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

BlockRegionArea (ha)Elevation
Stewart Island Open Hunting AreaSouthland99,9930–972 m
Upper DartOtago16,642462–2,607 m
Rock BurnOtago12,913378–2,278 m
Lower DartOtago7,859400–2,813 m
Rees ValleyOtago5,982520–2,752 m
North PegasusSouthland4,9330–456 m
South PegasusSouthland4,8100–381 m
FreshwaterSouthland3,3500–427 m
Maori BeachSouthland3,2042–381 m
Upper Lords RiverSouthland2,93420–294 m
Mason HomesteadSouthland2,4102–308 m
RakeahuaSouthland2,2232–377 m
RouteburnOtago2,151551–2,091 m
CavalierSouthland1,8440–285 m
Freds CampSouthland1,7622–417 m
SmokeySouthland1,7490–545 m
North ArmSouthland1,6180–427 m
East RuggedySouthland1,6122–427 m
South West ArmSouthland1,5920–387 m
Abrahams BaySouthland1,5720–347 m
North TikotatahiSouthland1,5135–241 m
SugarloafOtago1,477401–2,094 m
DoughboySouthland1,4481–396 m
YankeeSouthland1,2720–494 m
MurraySouthland1,2231–395 m
Little HellfireSouthland1,2210–392 m
KellysSouthland1,1944–201 m
Martins CreekSouthland1,0130–290 m
Big HellfireSouthland9930–337 m
Mid GlorySouthland9701–288 m
WaitunaSouthland9520–490 m
West RuggedySouthland8770–486 m
LuckySouthland8350–485 m
BungareeSouthland8271–359 m
ChristmasSouthland8030–495 m
South Big GlorySouthland7960–223 m
North Big GlorySouthland7441–301 m
HapuatunaSouthland6980–325 m
RollersSouthland6962–394 m
Long HarrySouthland6523–486 m
Conservation Areas within Rakiura Maori Land Trust Hunting BlocksSouthland5370–123 m
BosomSouthland4800–87 m
Little Glory CoveSouthland4500–151 m
Diamond Lake and Lake ReidOtago240334–347 m

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