Conservation Area - Cupola, Mid Dome
Conservation Area - Cupola, Mid Dome is a 3,510-hectare block in Southland, falling under the Murihiku Hunting Restricted Areas permit area.
Elevations run from about 256 m up to 1,474 m, with a median of 824 m. Almost none of the block sits above the bushline, so this is largely bush country with a few higher faces. The dominant aspect is south-facing.
Game on the permit includes red deer, fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 12,280 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 256–1,474 m
- Median elevation
- 824 m
- Middle 50%
- 649–1,014 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 8%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-facing
256–1,474 m, foothill country with low tops, leaning south-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.
The block is also flagged for wild animal recovery operations (WARO), so other parties may be working the country from helicopters — check current activity before heading in.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Murihiku Hunting Restricted Areas 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. 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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