Pigeon Bush
Pigeon Bush is a small 203 ha block in the Coastal Otago north of the Catlins permit area. Elevations run from 94 m to 373 m, with a median of 230 m — lowland / foothill country with no bushline.
This is coastal Otago hill country, leaning south-east — a mix of bush remnants and scrub edges on small ridges, with country small enough to cover on foot in a short trip. The block character is short stalks and bush-edge glassing rather than long open-tops country.
Game on the permit is red deer, fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig. The four-species permit on a small block is unusual and makes Pigeon Bush a useful short trip for parties wanting variety close to settled country.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 654 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 94–373 m
- Median elevation
- 230 m
- Middle 50%
- 180–273 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-east-facing
94–373 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning south-east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Helicopter access is permitted on Pigeon Bush. Wild Animal Recovery Operations (WARO) are not permitted, so recreational hunters won't be sharing the ground with commercial helicopter shooting.
There are no DOC huts or campsites on the block — plan a day trip or short fly-camp.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a RHA block in the Coastal Otago north of the Catlins 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, and Pigeon Bush sits within the Coastal Otago north of the Catlins permit area. The block is an RHA with a Permitted hunt status — RHA conditions apply, so confirm current access rules and party limits with DOC before 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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