Mount Dalgety Conservation Area
Mount Dalgety Conservation Area is a small Canterbury block of around 232 hectares, made up of more than one polygon. Elevations run from about 842 m up to 1,582 m, with a median of 1,191 m, so this country sits right at the bushline.
With 49% of sampled ground above the 1,200 m bushline and 4% in true alpine country above 1,500 m, the block is mostly above the bushline, with tussock and scrub faces giving way to open tops on the higher ground. Slopes lean predominantly north-east, with a strong share of east and north faces, so the block catches sun and warmth across much of its area.
Game on the permit includes fallow deer, chamois and wallaby. The mix reflects this country's place on the eastern Canterbury foothills.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 755 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 842–1,582 m
- Median elevation
- 1,191 m
- Middle 50%
- 1,064–1,343 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 49%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 4%
- Dominant aspect
- north-east-facing
842–1,582 m, mostly above the bushline, leaning north-east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or formal campsites recorded inside the block, so trips here are typically day stalks or fly-camp setups. The block is open to air access, which gives an option for hunters wanting to drop onto a face rather than work in on foot.
The area is not listed as a WARO zone, so there is no commercial wild animal recovery operating in the block.
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 for the Mount Dalgety Conservation Area. The block sits under the Canterbury permit area and is classed as an Ordinary block with hunting permitted year-round, so there is no ballot or seasonal restriction to work around.
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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