Lochinvar
Lochinvar is a 13,108 ha public hunting block in Lochinvar Forest Conservation Area, Canterbury. The block is broken into several pieces. Elevations run from around 539 m on the valley floors up to 2,005 m on the tops, with a median of about 1,192 m.
The block works as a mix of bush and tops — roughly 49% of the ground sits above the 1,200 m bushline, and about 16% pushes into true alpine country above 1,500 m. Slopes lean west, which puts the dominant faces in afternoon sun and gives morning glassing on the opposite aspects.
The species list is red deer, chamois and wild pig. Lochinvar country holds reds through the beech and river flats, chamois on the upper faces and bluffs, and pigs through the scrub margins lower down.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 41,817 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 539–2,005 m
- Median elevation
- 1,192 m
- Middle 50%
- 1,014–1,404 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 49%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 16%
- Dominant aspect
- west-facing
539–2,005 m, mostly above the bushline, leaning west-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Both fixed-wing and helicopter air access are permitted on Lochinvar, which makes the upper basins and the scattered separate parcels much more practical to hunt. WARO is also permitted on the block.
Four huts and bivvies serve hunters inside Lochinvar Forest Conservation Area. Lochinvar Hut has heating, mattresses, a non-flush toilet and stream water. Ant Stream Hut has heating, a non-flush toilet and stream water. Ant Stream Bivvy is a heating-only shelter. Turnbull Bivvy has heating, a non-flush toilet and stream water. None of the four are bookable.
Huts & campsites
Heating, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Heating
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Heating, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Heating, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
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 Lochinvar. It's an Ordinary block with a Permitted status, so permits are issued through the standard Canterbury permit system rather than a ballot. Permits are free but must be on you 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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