Pitangi Scenic Reserve
Pitangi Scenic Reserve is a 1,107 ha block in the Manawatu-Wanganui region, taken out under the Whanganui Reserves permit area. Elevations run from about 187 m up to 647 m, with a median around 421 m, so it sits as lowland to mid-altitude bush country well below the bushline.
The block leans westerly, with about a fifth of the country facing west and useful shares also picking up east and north-west. Aspects are otherwise reasonably spread. That gives workable sidles for most wind directions, with cool westerly faces holding feed.
Game on the permit includes red deer, fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig. At over 1,000 hectares it is a workable weekend-trip block.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 3,217 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 187–647 m
- Median elevation
- 421 m
- Middle 50%
- 354–483 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- west-facing
187–647 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning west-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or formal campsites inside the block, so plan to work in on foot from the surrounding road network and either day-trip or fly-camp.
Air access by helicopter is not permitted here. The area is flagged for wild animal recovery operations (WARO), so commercial helicopter parties may be working the wider Whanganui Reserves country.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Whanganui Reserves permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
Commercial wild-animal recovery (WARO) operates over this area — expect helicopter activity and pressured game.
A DOC hunting permit is required, taken out under the Whanganui Reserves permit area. The block is classed as Ordinary with hunting permitted year-round, so there is no ballot or seasonal restriction to plan 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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