Maps are posted to this web page following tahr control operations. These maps show where operations have taken place and how many tahr have been controlled.

As DOC does not target identifiable male tahr outside of the national parks (Management Unit 4), observations of identifiable males across parts of 425,000 ha of public conservation land have been recorded and are shared here to help hunters plan their next hunt.

DOC aerial control within the feral range, which includes all Management Units, is now complete under the 2024/25 Tahr Control Operational Plan, which runs through to 30 June 2025. Hunters can hunt in this area confident of not encountering an aerial control operation. 

2024/25 control updates

Mapping from operations up to the end of October 2024 in Management Units 2 (Whataroa/Whitcombe) and 6 (Landsborough) is now available below. Mapping from November operations (primarily MU4a (Westland Tai Poutini National Park) will be available in early December.

Aerial control in the feral range concluded on 15 November 2024. Ground-based control operations are planned for MU2 and MU6 during summer/autumn of 2025.

Aerial control of tahr will continue outside the feral range throughout the year.

2024/25 operational maps

These maps are updated throughout the season.

Previous maps

View tahr sighting and control maps from previous operation plans.