Wire Creek
Wire Creek is a 1,887 ha block in the Mount Creighton permit area, in the hill country west of Lake Wakatipu. Elevations climb from 675 m on the lower faces to 2,262 m on the tops, with a median of 1,337 m. Sixty-two per cent of the country sits above the 1,200 m bushline and 36% in true alpine ground.
This is mostly above the bushline tops country — open faces, hanging basins and rocky upper slopes with a fringe of beech and scrub on the lower drainages. 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, fallow deer, chamois and wild goat. The four-species mix on alpine ground is unusual for the wider district and the block size suits a single party working the country.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 6,405 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 675–2,262 m
- Median elevation
- 1,337 m
- Middle 50%
- 1,072–1,636 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 62%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 36%
- Dominant aspect
- south-facing
675–2,262 m, mostly above the bushline, leaning south-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Helicopter access is permitted on Wire Creek, and Wild Animal Recovery Operations (WARO) are also permitted, so commercial operators may be working the open faces.
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 Ordinary block in the Mount Creighton permit area, with a hunting status of Restricted.
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 Wire Creek sits within the Mount Creighton permit area. The block is Ordinary with a Restricted hunt status — confirm the current access conditions and any party-size limits 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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