Tenehaun
Tenehaun is a small 1,104 ha public hunting block in Canterbury. Elevations run from around 510 m up to 1,368 m, with a median of about 880 m.
This is lowland-to-foothill country with no real tops — only about 3% of the block sits above the 1,200 m bushline, and there's no alpine ground. Hunters are essentially working bush and shrubland faces rather than glassing open tussock. Slopes lean predominantly south, which keeps the country cool and the bush damp. It's the kind of block suited to stalking and calling rather than long-range glassing.
The species are red deer and chamois. For a compact bush-dominated block, that's a workable two-species combination.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 3,640 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 509–1,368 m
- Median elevation
- 883 m
- Middle 50%
- 782–992 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 3%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-facing
509–1,368 m, foothill country with low tops, leaning south-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Air access is permitted on Tenehaun, though on a block this size and altitude the practical access question is usually overland rather than from the air. WARO is not permitted on this block, which means recreational hunters here don't have to factor in commercial helicopter recovery operations.
There are no huts or campsites listed in the block. Any overnight stay will need a fly camp.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Canterbury permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
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 Tenehaun. It's an Ordinary block with a Permitted status — permits are issued through the standard Canterbury process rather than a ballot. Permits are free but must be carried in the field.
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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