Mount Jones
Mount Jones is a 3,046 ha Roar block in the Hāwea Conservation Park / Lake Wanaka / Lower Matukituki Valley permit area. Elevations climb from 348 m on the lower faces to 1,921 m on the tops, with a median of 1,195 m. Half the block sits above the 1,200 m bushline, with 23% in true alpine ground.
This is a mix of bush and tops with a significant alpine fringe — beech and scrub down low, tussock and rock on the higher faces. The dominant aspect is west, so the upper country catches strong afternoon sun and the lower bush stays in shade longer through the morning.
Game on the permit is red deer, tahr and chamois — three quarry species in one drainage. The vertical range from valley floor to almost 2,000 m gives plenty of options for a single trip.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 10,184 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 348–1,921 m
- Median elevation
- 1,195 m
- Middle 50%
- 876–1,482 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 50%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 23%
- Dominant aspect
- west-facing
348–1,921 m, mostly above the bushline, leaning west-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 Mount Jones, and Wild Animal Recovery Operations (WARO) are also permitted — commercial operators may be working the block from time to time.
There are no DOC huts or campsites recorded inside the block, so parties will be fly-camping or working off a base outside the boundary.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Roar block in the Hawea Conservation Park/Lake Wanaka/Lower Matukituki Valley 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.
A DOC hunting permit is required for the Hāwea Conservation Park / Lake Wanaka / Lower Matukituki Valley permit area. Mount Jones is a Roar block with a Permitted hunt status, so it's managed for the late-March to April rut with access controls on hunter numbers during that window — check the current ballot or roar allocation before planning a trip.
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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