Four Peaks Range Conservation Area Tops
Four Peaks Range Conservation Area Tops is a small 372 ha public hunting block in the Canterbury foothills, taking in the high ground of the Four Peaks Range. Elevations run from 828 m to 1,521 m with a median of 1,163 m, so almost all of the ground sits in the upper bush belt and the open faces just above it.
At 42% above the 1,200 m bushline and only 1% above 1,500 m, the block is best described as a mix of bush and tops with very little true alpine. Slopes lean predominantly east, so morning glassing into the main faces works in the hunter's favour during the first hours of light.
The block holds red deer, tahr, chamois and wild pig. Its size is modest, which makes it more of a focused day or short overnight option than a multi-day base — but it gives hunters in mid-Canterbury a near-home tops block with a varied species list.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 1,194 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 828–1,521 m
- Median elevation
- 1,163 m
- Middle 50%
- 1,049–1,266 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 42%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 1%
- Dominant aspect
- east-facing
828–1,521 m, mostly above the bushline, leaning east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Helicopter and fixed-wing air access are permitted on the block, although given its size and elevation most hunters will work in on foot from the surrounding range. WARO is not permitted here, which means commercial recovery helicopters will not be working the same country during a hunt.
There are no DOC huts or campsites on the block. Hunters need to be set up to camp out, or to base off the adjoining country and day-hunt the tops. Self-sufficiency on food, water and shelter is essential.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Canterbury 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 Four Peaks Range Conservation Area Tops. The block is an Ordinary block with a Permitted status, so it is part of the standard Canterbury permit system rather than a ballot block. Permits are free and must be carried 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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