Mahoe Growth & Preservation of Timber Reser
The Mahoe Growth & Preservation of Timber Reserve is a 315 ha block of Taranaki bush under the Taranaki Forests permit area. Elevations run from about 266 m up to 502 m, with the median ground around 398 m, so the whole block sits in mid-altitude foothill country well below the bushline.
The block leans south, with strong shares on south, south-west and west faces. Shaded sidles dominate, which holds feed and cover. Country is broken bush typical of inland Taranaki — short faces, gully systems and stream heads.
Game on the permit includes fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig. The compact size suits a focused day trip targeting one of those species in the bush.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 889 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 266–502 m
- Median elevation
- 398 m
- Middle 50%
- 355–433 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-facing
266–502 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning south-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or formal campsites recorded inside the reserve, so this is day-trip country. The block is not flagged for air access.
The reserve sits inside a WARO zone, so commercial helicopters may be working the same country. Check current activity before heading in.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Taranaki Forests permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
Commercial wild-animal recovery (WARO) operates over this area — expect helicopter activity and pressured game.
A DOC hunting permit is required for the Mahoe Growth & Preservation of Timber Reserve. The block sits under the Taranaki Forests permit area and is classed as an Ordinary block with hunting permitted year-round. As a reserve, dogs and some hunting methods may carry tighter conditions than on general conservation land — read the permit conditions before heading in.
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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