Houto Forest
Houto Forest is a 941 ha block in central Northland. Elevations run from 54 m up to 473 m, with a median of 218 m, so this is lowland and foothill country sitting well below the bushline.
Aspect leans south, with the largest shares facing south, north-east and south-east — a mix of cool and warm faces threading through gully systems. The block carries the regenerating subtropical bush typical of inland Northland.
Game on the permit is wild goat and wild pig, making it a useful mid-sized mixed-species block.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 2,401 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 54–473 m
- Median elevation
- 218 m
- Middle 50%
- 154–287 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-facing
54–473 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning south-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Air access is permitted on the block. There are no DOC huts or campsites listed inside Houto Forest, so trips are day-only or fly-camp.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Northland 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 through the Northland reserves permit area. The block is Ordinary with Permitted hunt status. Northland kauri-zone hygiene obligations may apply — confirm current requirements with DOC.
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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