Lindis - Firearms prohibited on access tracks
Lindis is a 4,060 ha public hunting block in the Canterbury permit area. Elevations run from 759 m at the bottom up to 1,656 m on the tops, with a median of 1,156 m.
This is a mix of bush and tops country — 43% of the ground sits above the bushline, with only a small fraction (4%) pushing into true alpine country above 1,500 m. The block is open tussock and shrubland on the tops grading into rougher hill country below. Slopes lean south-east-facing, so the dominant aspect carries the cooler shaded faces typical of inland Otago-edge country.
The species list is unusually wide for a block this size: red deer, fallow deer, tahr, chamois, wild pig and wallaby. The combination of fallow alongside reds, plus wallaby in the low country and tahr or chamois on the higher faces, makes Lindis a strong mixed-species option.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 26,722 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 759–1,656 m
- Median elevation
- 1,156 m
- Middle 50%
- 1,015–1,314 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 43%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 4%
- Dominant aspect
- south-east-facing
759–1,656 m, mostly above the bushline, leaning south-east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Both fixed-wing and helicopter air access are permitted on Lindis, and WARO is permitted — commercial helicopter operators may be working the block.
There are no huts or campsites inside the block. Parties hunting here will be doing day trips or carrying a tent.
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.
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 to hunt Lindis. It's an Ordinary block with a Permitted status, so permits are issued through the standard Canterbury permit system rather than a ballot — they are free but must be carried while hunting. Note the block-specific rule built into the name: firearms are prohibited on the access tracks. Firearms must be unloaded and cased while travelling on the tracks, and only carried ready for use once you are off them and into the hunting area.
1080 & pesticide status
- Pesticide (1080 or similar) has been laid in or near this block — check current dog and carcass restrictions before you hunt.
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