Table Hill
Table Hill is a 300 ha Balloted Roar block in the Catlins permit area, on the southern Otago coast. Elevations run from 22 m to 403 m, with a median of 219 m — lowland coastal country with no bushline.
This is classic Catlins coastal forest and farmland edges, leaning south-east on small ridges and gully systems. Country is short and well-watered, with mature podocarp-broadleaf bush and dense understorey. Stalks are close-range and quiet.
Game on the permit is red deer, wild goat and wild pig. The Catlins reds are known for solid heads in mature forest, and a balloted roar block of this size means a single party has the country largely to themselves for the rut window.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 1,019 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 22–403 m
- Median elevation
- 219 m
- Middle 50%
- 153–258 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-east-facing
22–403 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning south-east-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
Helicopter access is permitted on Table Hill, and Wild Animal Recovery Operations (WARO) are also permitted, so commercial operators may be working the block.
There are no DOC huts or campsites recorded inside the block — plan for a day trip or short fly-camp.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Balloted Roar block block in the Catlins 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, and Table Hill is a Balloted Roar block in the Catlins permit area. The block is balloted for the roar — apply through DOC's standard roar ballot before the annual cutoff.
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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