How to book a block
Find out about hunting permits for Molesworth.

Molesworth Recreation Reserve is a restricted hunting area. Permits for hunting deer, chamois, goats and pigs are issued for a specific period and for a specified block.

For the roar period and block can’t be booked through this system. See Molesworth roar system for information about the roar application process.  

How to book a block outside of the roar period

Complete your application well in advance of your planned trip. Permits can take up to 10 working days to process.

It is your responsibility to check for any safety information for the block before you book, and again before your trip. Road closures, predator control operations, hazards and known weather damage will be posted as alerts.

Key permit information

The booking system operates first in, first served.

Blocks can be booked up to 6 months in advance to the month, not the date (eg. in July you can apply for January blocks). If a hunting week crosses into the next month, you may need to apply in the following month. Check the availability calendar before you apply to avoid disappointment.

Blocks can be booked for 7 days starting on a Wednesday and ending on a Tuesday. You may choose to hunt only a portion of this period.

There can be a maximum of 8 people on each permit (6 hunters/non-Hunters with the addition of 2 non-hunters only).

You can only book a block once per month and no more than 3 times in a 6-month period (whether you are a hunter or non-hunter) but permits issued during the roar are not counted in this limit.

Different blocks are available at different times of the year, depending on farm requirements and stock locations.

Any breaches of permit conditions are treated very seriously – past breaches have resulted in offenders being trespassed from Molesworth and prosecuted.

Landcorp and the Molesworth Recreational Reserve Manager do not issue hunting permits.

Read the Molesworth permit special conditions.