Poker Gully
Poker Gully is a small 503 ha balloted Roar block in the Franz Josef - Waiau permit area. Elevations sit entirely above the bushline, from 1,170 m at the lowest edge to 2,323 m on the tops, with a median around 1,678 m.
This is mostly above the bushline country — 100% of the block sits above 1,200 m and 76% pushes into ground above 1,500 m. The dominant aspect is north-west, so the main faces catch the afternoon sun.
The block carries red deer, tahr and chamois. With no bush ground at all, this is a pure alpine block worked for tahr and chamois on the open faces and basins.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 1,649 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 1,170–2,323 m
- Median elevation
- 1,678 m
- Middle 50%
- 1,509–1,869 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 100%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 76%
- Dominant aspect
- north-west-facing
1,170–2,323 m, predominantly alpine, leaning north-west-facing.
What you can hunt here
This is a balloted roar block — the red deer roar peaks from late March into April, and competition for the block is highest then.
Access & getting there
Air access is not permitted on this block, so parties have to climb to it from neighbouring bush country. WARO is permitted on the block.
No huts or campsites are listed within the block. Plan to tent up high in a basin and work the surrounding faces on foot.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Balloted Roar block block in the Franz Josef - Waiau 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. As a Balloted Roar block, prime roar dates require entry through the Franz Josef - Waiau ballot. Outside the roar the block runs as Permitted on a standard permit.
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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