Pukeatua Conservation Area
Pukeatua Conservation Area is a small 282 ha block in the Manawatu-Wanganui region, taken out under the Taumarunui Reserves permit area. Elevations run from about 145 m up to 440 m, with a median around 262 m, so this is lowland to foothill bush country well below the bushline.
The block has a strong south-and-east lean, with about 23% of the country facing south, 21% east and useful shares also dropping south-west and south-east. Northerly aspects barely feature. That gives a clear set of shaded southerly sidles and warm easterly faces depending on wind direction.
Game on the permit includes red deer, fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig. At this size it is a focused short-stalk block.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 815 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 145–440 m
- Median elevation
- 262 m
- Middle 50%
- 213–316 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-facing
145–440 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning south-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or formal campsites inside the block, so plan to day-trip or fly-camp from a vehicle base.
Air access by helicopter is not permitted here, and the block is not flagged for wild animal recovery operations (WARO). It is a quieter Taumarunui block to hunt.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Taumarunui Reserves permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
A DOC hunting permit is required, taken out under the Taumarunui 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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