Coromandel Forest Park - South of Kopu Hikuwai
Coromandel Forest Park - South of Kopu Hikuwai is a very large 17,715-hectare public hunting block in the Coromandel ranges. The block is lowland and foothill country, topping out at 742 m.
Elevations run from 21 m at the lower edges to 742 m at the high point, with a median of 294 m. All of the block sits below the bushline. Slopes lean east-facing on the whole.
Listed game is wild goat and wild pig — both species favour close-range work in the bush and scrub country found here.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 47,839 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 21–742 m
- Median elevation
- 294 m
- Middle 50%
- 208–395 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- east-facing
21–742 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Helicopter access is permitted on the block, so a fly-in or fly-camp is an option for parties willing to organise an operator. WARO is not permitted on this block, which tends to keep it quieter than country open to commercial heli operations.
There are no DOC huts inside the block, but one campsite is recorded.
Huts & campsites
Campsites: Wentworth Valley Campground.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Coromandel reserves 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 for the Coromandel reserves permit area. This is an Ordinary block with Permitted hunt status, issued on a free, non-ballot basis. Carry your permit while hunting.
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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