Mid Matukituki
Mid Matukituki is a 5,587-hectare public hunting block in Otago, within the Mount Aspiring National Park east-of-divide permit area. Elevations run from about 359 m up to 2602 m with a median around 1118 m, putting most of the ground in mostly above-the-bushline tops country.
About 27% of the block lies above 1,500 m, giving genuine alpine ground in the upper basins on top of bush and shrubland lower down. Slopes lean south-east-facing, which shapes where sun, snow and feeding animals concentrate through the day.
Recorded game on the block includes red deer, tahr, chamois and wild goat. That gives hunters three quarry species — bush-edge and lower faces for reds, the higher tops and rocky basins for tahr and chamois. It sits on the east-of-divide side of the park, classic alpine head-water country with steep bush bottoms and high glacier-cut basins.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 18,714 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 359–2,602 m
- Median elevation
- 1,118 m
- Middle 50%
- 772–1,537 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 45%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 27%
- Dominant aspect
- south-east-facing
359–2,602 m, mostly above the bushline, leaning south-east-facing.
What you can hunt here
This is a roar — the red deer roar peaks from late March into April, and competition for the block is highest then.
Access & getting there
Helicopter access is permitted on this block, which gives charter operators a way to put hunters into upper basins and faces that would otherwise mean a long valley walk. Wild Animal Recovery Operations (WARO) is also permitted, meaning commercial helicopters may be working the same country at times — worth factoring into trip timing.
There are no DOC huts or campsites recorded inside the block, so hunters need to base themselves outside the boundary or carry a fly or tent.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Roar block in the Mount Aspiring National Park east of divide 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.
Mid Matukituki is classified as a Roar block under the Mount Aspiring National Park east of divide permit area, with a Permitted hunt status. A DOC hunting permit is required but no ballot applies — apply through the standard online system. Expect more pressure through the roar window in late March and April.
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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