This hunting area is covered by an 'open area permit' – get it online.
About this hunting block
Check for current pesticide operations that may be in progress where you intend to hunt using the pesticide summary map West Coast pesticide map.
The use of shotguns, shotgun-rifle combos, .22 calibre and rim-fire firearms are prohibited on public conservation land unless stated otherwise.
Animals present are red deer and chamois in low numbers.
General information
This block gives access to the McKerrow Range, taking in the Boundary Creek catchment as well as some of the upper slopes overlooking the head of Lake Wānaka.
The vegetation is mainly tussockland and scrub, with some mānuka/kānuka forest lower down the valley, and silver beech/tahina further up above the flats.
This block is balloted for the roar period during the months of March and April.
Access
Opposite the Boundary Creek campsite on the Haast Highway (SH6), 7 km southeast of Makarora, a sign marks the start of a 4WD track. This winds it way up the spur on the true right of Boundary Creek.
Access is by foot or horse only. This track crosses pastoral lease land and you need landholder permission for hunting access. Once you have permission, firearms must be carried unloaded.
At about the 840 m contour there is a junction marked by a sign; turn right onto a track which sidles into the valley. A few hundred metres beyond the junction there is a strip of beech/tawhai forest; the hunting block begins on the other side.
Landholders
Doug Andrews, Makarora River Ranch, makaroraranch@gmail.com
Maps
NZTopo50 series: CA12, BZ12, BZ13
Dogs
Dogs are allowed in this block, no permit required but you must have landholder permission.
Wānaka Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park
Visitor Centre
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