Yankee
Yankee is a 1,272-hectare hunting block in Stewart Island/Rakiura. Elevations run from near sea level to 494 m, with a median around 191 m.
The country here is lowland and foothill country, with slopes that lean north. Rakiura is low-altitude bush country — dense podocarp and broadleaf forest down to the coast, with no tree line and mild but wet weather year round.
Game on the block includes white-tail. This is a white-tail block — small, alert deer hunted at very close range in thick coastal bush.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 4,600 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 0–494 m
- Median elevation
- 191 m
- Middle 50%
- 111–293 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- north-facing
0–494 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning north-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Access to Yankee is typically by boat from Halfmoon Bay (Oban), or on foot via Rakiura's coastal track network. Helicopter access is not flagged on this block, so most hunters arrive by water taxi and walk in from the nearest landing or hut.
Yankee River Hut sits on the block with heating, mattresses, a non-flush toilet and tap water (boil before use). Check current conditions with DOC before you go.
Huts & campsites
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Heating, 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 Stewart Island Restricted Hunting Areas permit area, with a hunting status of Restricted.
A DOC hunting permit is required for Yankee, and the block is classed as Restricted within the Stewart Island Restricted Hunting Areas. Stewart Island blocks are allocated through DOC's online permit system in fixed hunting periods — check available dates and entry conditions before booking transport.
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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