Mount Barrosa/ Mount Somers
Mount Barrosa/Mount Somers is an 11,071 ha public hunting block in Hakatere Conservation Park, in the Canterbury permit area. Elevations run from 419 m on the valley floors up to 1,689 m on the tops, with a median of 921 m.
This is mostly a mix of bush and tops country — around 13% of the ground sits above the bushline, with a small fraction (2%) pushing into true alpine country above 1,500 m. The block covers the bush faces, tussock tops and broken bluff country around Mount Somers, with shrubland and beech on the lower faces. Slopes lean south, so the dominant aspect carries the cooler shaded faces.
The species mix is red deer, tahr, chamois, wild goat and wild pig. The mix of bush, tops and warmer lower country gives a genuine multi-species option close to mid-Canterbury road heads.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 36,086 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 419–1,689 m
- Median elevation
- 921 m
- Middle 50%
- 755–1,087 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 13%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 2%
- Dominant aspect
- south-facing
419–1,689 m, a mix of bush and tops, leaning south-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Both fixed-wing and helicopter air access are permitted on the block. WARO is not permitted, which keeps the block free of commercial helicopter hunting pressure.
Two bookable huts sit inside the block, both in Hakatere Conservation Park. Pinnacles Hut and Woolshed Creek Hut both have heating, mattresses, non-flush toilets and a tap water supply. Both are bookable, so plan ahead — these huts also see strong tramping traffic.
Huts & campsites
- Pinnacles HutBookable
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
- Woolshed Creek HutBookable
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
- Pinnacles HutBookable
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, 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.
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 Mount Barrosa/Mount Somers. 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 carried 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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