Rubicon Rock Biv
Rubicon Rock Biv is a 2,281 ha balloted Roar block in the South Westland - Weheka permit area. Elevations sit high, from 1,096 m on the lower edge to 2,709 m on the tops, with a median around 1,688 m.
This is essentially alpine country — 96% of the block sits above the 1,200 m bushline and 68% pushes well into ground above 1,500 m. The dominant aspect is south-west, so the main faces sit shaded and into the prevailing weather.
The block carries red deer, tahr and chamois. With almost no bush ground, the focus is tahr and chamois on the open faces, leads and basins.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 7,503 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 1,096–2,709 m
- Median elevation
- 1,688 m
- Middle 50%
- 1,428–1,996 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 96%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 68%
- Dominant aspect
- south-west-facing
1,096–2,709 m, predominantly alpine, leaning south-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 permitted, which is essentially the only realistic way into a block that sits at this elevation. WARO is also permitted on the block.
No huts or campsites are listed within the block — the name references a rock bivvy used by hunters but it isn't recorded as a DOC facility. Plan to fly in and tent up in a basin to 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 South Westland - Weheka permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
Commercial wild-animal recovery (WARO) operates over this area — expect helicopter activity and pressured game.
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. As a Balloted Roar block, prime roar dates require entry through the South Westland - Weheka ballot. Outside the roar the block is Permitted on a standard permit.
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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