Tahunamaere Scenic Reserve hunting

Located in the Taranaki region

Goats, pigs and possums are hunted in Tahunamaere Scenic Reserve.

About this hunting block

Goats, pigs and possums are present in this reserve with a few fallow deer if you are lucky. 

General information

This small 128 ha hill reserve is covered in a mixture of tawa forest and mānuka scrub that falls steeply to the Whenuakura River. The reserve is adjacent to the larger Rawhitiroa Road Conservation Area.

Access

Access directly off Rawhitiroa Road.

Landholders

Ensure to hunt within the DOC boundary as trespassers onto private land will be prosecuted.

Maps

NZTopo50 BJ31

Huts

There are no DOC huts in this reserve.

Additional information

Attached to Rawhitiroa Road Conservation Area.

Dogs

Dogs are prohibited except where authorisation has been granted by DOC. People wishing to take a dog into this area need to get a permit from the local DOC office and have a current kiwi aversion certificate.

Avian awareness and avoidance training

To take dogs across private property, or tracks crossing farmland, you must get permission from the landowner.