Mapara Wildlife Management Reserve
Mapara Wildlife Management Reserve is a compact 1,207 ha wildlife management reserve inside Pureora Forest Park country, thick podocarp forest with sika in adjacent blocks. The country is lowland to foothill country, dominated by mature podocarp-hardwood forest typical of the Pureora area. Elevations run from about 250 m up to 574 m, with a median sample around 397 m.
The block sits below the bushline, so this is hunting through bush, gully heads and sidles rather than open tops.
Game on the permit includes red deer, fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig. Sika are the prized animal across the wider Pureora and central plateau country, and adjacent blocks carry strong populations.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 3,379 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 250–574 m
- Median elevation
- 397 m
- Middle 50%
- 350–440 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-facing
250–574 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning south-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
No huts or formal campsites are recorded inside the block, so this is set up as a day trip or fly-camp area.
The block is open to air access, which gives a practical option for parties wanting to drop in onto a ridge or face rather than work in on foot.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Pureora Forest Park and surrounds 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 Mapara Wildlife Management Reserve. The block is classed as Ordinary with hunting Permitted under the Pureora Forest Park and surrounds permit area, so there is no ballot or seasonal restriction beyond the standard permit conditions. As a wildlife management or refuge area, additional protections for native species apply — check that hunting is still open for the season 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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