Tiel
Tiel is a 3,468 ha Roar block in Mount Aspiring National Park east of the divide. Elevations run from 306 m on the valley floor to 2,128 m on the tops, with a median of 1,123 m. Forty-three per cent of the country sits above the 1,200 m bushline and 20% in true alpine ground.
This is a mix of bush and tops with significant alpine ground — beech in the lower drainages running up to open tussock and rock above the bushline. 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 red deer, tahr and chamois — the classic eastern Aspiring trio. The bush-to-tops range gives plenty of options for parties prepared to climb.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 11,579 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 306–2,128 m
- Median elevation
- 1,123 m
- Middle 50%
- 831–1,421 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 43%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 20%
- Dominant aspect
- south-facing
306–2,128 m, mostly above the bushline, leaning south-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 Tiel, 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 — 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 Mount Aspiring National Park east of divide 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 Mount Aspiring National Park east of divide. Tiel 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
- Pesticide (1080 or similar) has been laid in or near this block — check current dog and carcass restrictions before you hunt.
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