The Stack Conservation Area
The Stack Conservation Area is a 4,094 ha Roar block in the Cardrona/Glenorchy/Shotover permit area. Elevations climb from 340 m on the lower faces to 1,733 m on the tops, with a median of 1,138 m. Forty-one per cent of the country sits above the 1,200 m bushline, with 6% in true alpine ground.
This is a mix of bush and tops, with beech and scrub in the lower drainages running up to open tussock on the higher faces. The block leans south-east, so the morning sun catches the country well and the warmer faces fire up early — useful for first-light glassing.
Game on the permit is red deer, chamois and wild goat. The mid-elevation character and three-species mix make it a workable single-trip block for parties working bush and tussock edges.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 13,807 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 340–1,733 m
- Median elevation
- 1,138 m
- Middle 50%
- 949–1,318 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 41%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 6%
- Dominant aspect
- south-east-facing
340–1,733 m, mostly above the bushline, leaning south-east-facing.
What you can hunt here
This is a roar — 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 The Stack, and Wild Animal Recovery Operations (WARO) are also permitted — commercial operators may be working the block.
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 Roar block in the Cardrona/Glenorchy/Shotover 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 for the Cardrona/Glenorchy/Shotover permit area. The Stack is a Roar block with a Permitted hunt status, so it is managed for the late-March to April rut — check the current ballot or roar allocation with DOC before planning 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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