Ore-Leven
Ore-Leven is a 2,976 ha Roar block in Mount Aspiring National Park east of the divide. Elevations climb from 319 m on the valley floor to 1,934 m on the tops, with a median of 1,083 m. Thirty-six per cent of the country sits above the 1,200 m bushline and 12% in true alpine ground.
This is a mix of bush and tops, with beech in the lower drainages and scrub and tussock running up to rock on the higher faces. The block leans north-east, so the morning sun lights it well for early-light glassing of the warm sidles.
Game on the permit is red deer, tahr and chamois — the classic eastern Aspiring trio. The bush-to-tops range makes it productive for hunters happy to walk the vertical and pick their elevation through the day.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 9,868 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 319–1,934 m
- Median elevation
- 1,083 m
- Middle 50%
- 883–1,309 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 36%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 12%
- Dominant aspect
- north-east-facing
319–1,934 m, a mix of bush and tops, leaning north-east-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 Ore-Leven, and Wild Animal Recovery Operations (WARO) are also permitted, so commercial operators may be working the block.
There are no DOC huts or campsites recorded inside the block — 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 Mount Aspiring National Park east of divide 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 Mount Aspiring National Park east of divide. Ore-Leven is a Roar block with a Permitted hunt status, so it is managed for the late-March to April rut with access controls during the rut — check the current ballot or roar allocation before planning a trip.
1080 & pesticide status
- Pesticide (1080 or similar) has been laid in or near this block — check current dog and carcass restrictions before you hunt.
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