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: The West Manuherikia Track is open all year round from Hawkdun Runs Road to Top Hut, from 1 May to Labour weekend there is no through way beyond 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 0800 ASK DOC (0800 275 362)

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.