Oteake Conservation Park hunting

Located in Oteake Conservation Park and Areas hunting in the Otago region

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Introduction

View a description of the Oteake Conservation Park and Areas hunting area.

Species

  • Deer - Red

Permit requirements

A permit is required to hunt on public conservation land.

This hunting area is covered by an 'open area permit' – get it online or from a DOC office.

Seasonal restrictions

Before lighting a fire on public conservation land, check it's alright to light. Extinguish all fires before leaving huts and campsites. How to minimise the risk of fire.

Dog access

Dogs allowed. Keep dog under control at all times.

About this hunting block

Animals present are pigs and red deer.

General information

The Oteake hunting area consists of over 70 000 ha of mountainous high country. It's covered in tussock plateaus, scree slopes, shrubland and wetland. It includes all of Oteake Conservation Park and some neighbouring areas, covering much of the St Bathans, Ewe, Hawkdun, Ida and St Marys ranges, and parts of the upper Manuherikia.

Access

There are several access points suitable for all vehicles:

  • Home Hills Run Road, off State Highway 85, 16 km northwest of Wedderburn
  • Hawkdun Runs Road, off St Bathans Loop Rd, 21 km northwest of Wedderburn
  • Mt Buster Road, off Little Kyeburn Rd, 8 km northeast of Naseby
  • Danseys Pass, 30 km north of Kyeburn on Danseys Pass Road
  • Broken Hut Road, off State Highway 8, 1 km west of Omarama

A number of 4WD and foot only access tracks lead beyond these points – see things to do in Oteake Conservaton Park. Some of these cross private land on registered easements:

  • You must ask permission from the landholder to take dogs or firearms over tracks that cross private land – in particular the Berwen and Shepherds Hut Creek Tracks accessing the Hawkdun Range.
  • Keep to the formed tracks and leave gates as you find them.
  • Oteake Conservation Park 4WD tracks: Mt Kyeburn Track, Johnstones Creek and East Manuherikia tracks are open from Labour weekend until 30 April annually. The West Manuherikia Track is open all year round from Hawkdun Runs Road to Top Hut.
  • Vehicle access on Mt Kyeburn Track is restricted to protect historic gold workings from damage, the gate may be locked and a padlock combination can be obtained from the DOC Kā Moana Haehae/Alexandra Office +64 3 440 2040.

Maps

NZTopo50 series: CA14, CA15, CB14, CB15, CB16, CB17

Oteake hunting block map (PDF, 1227K)

Huts

Huts in Oteake Conservation Park

Know before you go

Dogs

Dogs are allowed in this block with a hunting permit. If accessing the block over private land, you must have landholder permission to take your dog.

Help control wallabies in this area by reporting sightings

Wallabies can displace other species, affect pastures and native species' habitats.
They also potentially impact production and native ecosystems.

Report your sighting online – it only takes a few minutes.

You can also report wallaby sightings by calling 0800 80 99 66.

More about why wallabies are a problem.

Contacts

Kā Moana Haehae / Alexandra Office
Phone:   0800 275 362
Email:   alexandra@doc.govt.nz
Address:   43 Dunstan Road
Alexandra 9320
Postal Address:   PO Box 176
Alexandra 9340
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