Mt Thomas Forest
Mt Thomas Forest is a large Canterbury block of roughly 10,590 hectares. Elevations run from about 212 m up to 1,100 m, with a median of 677 m, so this is lowland and foothill country well below the bushline.
None of the block sits above the 1,200 m bushline, so the entire area is forest, scrub and bush sidles rather than open tops. Slopes lean predominantly south, with strong shares of south-east, east and north shares, giving a spread of shaded sidles, gully systems and sunlit faces to work through.
Game on the permit includes red deer, fallow deer, chamois, wild goat and wild pig. The size and variety of country suit hunters who want to spend time learning the block.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 34,100 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 212–1,100 m
- Median elevation
- 677 m
- Middle 50%
- 545–806 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-facing
212–1,100 m, foothill country with low tops, leaning south-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are two huts inside the block. Pinchgut Hut offers heating, mattresses, non-flush toilets and water from a stream. Bob's Camp Bivvy offers mattresses, non-flush toilets and water from a stream. Neither is bookable, so beds are first-in.
The block is open to air access. The area is not listed as a WARO zone, so there is no commercial wild animal recovery operating in the block.
Huts & campsites
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, 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 for Mt Thomas Forest. 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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