Takitimu Conservation Area including adjacent PCL
Takitimu Conservation Area including adjacent PCL is a 46,232-hectare hunting block in the Takitimu/Snowdon/Mavora/Eyre permit area in northern Southland. Elevations run from about 238 m to 1,637 m, with a median around 848 m.
The country here is a mix of bush and tops, with roughly 17% of the block above the 1,200 m bushline and slopes that lean east. These ranges sit east of Te Anau and carry the classic Southland mix of beech valleys feeding up into tussock tops.
The block carries red deer, fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 161,551 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 238–1,637 m
- Median elevation
- 848 m
- Middle 50%
- 658–1,098 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 17%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 1%
- Dominant aspect
- east-facing
238–1,637 m, a mix of bush and tops, leaning east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Helicopter access is permitted on Takitimu Conservation Area, useful for getting into country that would otherwise be a long valley walk from the nearest road. WARO is also permitted, so expect commercial helicopter activity at times.
Eight DOC huts serve the block, including Upper Wairaki Hut, Telford Hut and Cheviot Downs Hut. Check current conditions with DOC before you go.
Huts & campsites
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Heating, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Takitimu/Snowdon/Mavora/Eyre 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 to hunt Takitimu Conservation Area. It is an Ordinary, Permitted block under the Takitimu/Snowdon/Mavora/Eyre permit area, so permits can be drawn through DOC's standard online system before each 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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