Rangi Scenic Reserve
Rangi Scenic Reserve is a 338 ha block in the Manawatu-Wanganui region, taken out under the Taumarunui Reserves permit area, and is classed as a restricted hunting area (RHA). Elevations run from about 244 m up to 543 m, with a median around 427 m, so it sits as mid-altitude bush country well below the bushline.
The block has a slight lean to north-west and south, with the eight aspects otherwise reasonably balanced. That gives a workable spread of sidles for most wind directions, with the broken spur-and-gully country typical of the Taumarunui reserves.
Game on the permit includes red deer, wild goat and wild pig. At this size it is a focused short-stalk block by the allocated party.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 944 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 244–543 m
- Median elevation
- 427 m
- Middle 50%
- 377–467 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-facing
244–543 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 RHA block in the Taumarunui Reserves permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
Rangi is an RHA block under the Taumarunui Reserves permit area. Despite the RHA classification it is listed as hunting permitted, but access is generally by allocation — confirm the current process with DOC, including any seasonal or party-size limits, before planning 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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