Mount Nimrod Reserve
Mount Nimrod Reserve is a small 149 hectare South Canterbury block of lowland and foothill country. Elevations run from 333 m up to 649 m, with a median elevation of 466 m — a lowland / foothill block well below the bushline.
Slopes lean south-east, with strong east and south aspects, so most of the block sits on shaded faces holding cover and feed. With its modest size it works as a short, focused stalk rather than a multi-day trip.
The permit covers a wide species mix for such a small reserve: red deer, fallow deer, tahr, wild goat, wild pig and wallaby. The wallaby presence reflects the South Canterbury wallaby zone, where the species has spread through this kind of foothill country.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 474 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 333–649 m
- Median elevation
- 466 m
- Middle 50%
- 406–527 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-east-facing
333–649 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning south-east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Mt Nimrod Campsite provides a vehicle-accessible base on the edge of the reserve and is a natural starting point for working into the block on foot. There are no huts inside the reserve, so this is a day-hunt or fly-camp area.
The block is open to air access but is not flagged for WARO. Given its small footprint and lowland character, foot access from the campsite will be the practical approach for most hunters.
Huts & campsites
Campsites: Mt Nimrod Campsite.
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 Restricted.
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 Mount Nimrod Reserve. The block sits under the Canterbury permit area as an Ordinary block, with hunting access classed as restricted — check the current conditions on your permit before heading in, as access arrangements can change in small reserve blocks like this.
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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