Silverhorn
Silverhorn is a 6,859 ha block in the Cardrona/Glenorchy/Shotover permit area. Elevations run from 463 m on the lower faces to 1,757 m on the tops, with a median of 912 m. Sixteen per cent of the country sits above the 1,200 m bushline, with just 4% in true alpine ground.
This is mid-elevation country weighted to the lower bush and scrub faces, with a band of tussock and rock on the higher ridges. The block leans south, so the slopes hold shade longer through the morning and the warmer aspects are largely off the block.
Game on the permit is fallow deer, chamois and wild goat. The species mix without reds is unusual for the wider district and makes Silverhorn a useful destination for hunters wanting fallow on accessible mid-elevation country.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 4,791 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 463–1,757 m
- Median elevation
- 912 m
- Middle 50%
- 764–1,090 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 16%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 4%
- Dominant aspect
- south-facing
463–1,757 m, a mix of bush and tops, leaning south-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Helicopter access is permitted on Silverhorn, and Wild Animal Recovery Operations (WARO) are also permitted, so commercial operators may be working the block at times.
There are no DOC huts or campsites recorded inside the block — parties will be fly-camping or working off a base outside the boundary.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Cardrona/Glenorchy/Shotover permit area, with a hunting status of Restricted.
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, and Silverhorn sits within the Cardrona/Glenorchy/Shotover permit area. The block is Ordinary with a Restricted hunt status — confirm the current access conditions and any party-size limits with DOC before 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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