About this hunting block

Access

Access to the area is off SH6 down the Waikūkūpa River or directly off the Fox Glacier to Gillespies Beach road. Forest travel is reasonable although areas of supplejack can be testing. Nearer the coast you can encounter dense kiekie, and the many wetland areas make foot travel difficult.

There are no tracks into the interior except the popular visitors track around Lake Matheson and an old route up to Lake Gault. There are no authorised helicopter landing sites.

Landholders

There is no need to cross any leased or privately owned land to access this area.

Maps

NZTopo50 BW15, BX15, BX14. 

Dogs

Dogs are not permitted in national parks.

Huts

There are no public huts in this area.

Hunting

Red deer can be found throughout the area at any time of the year. Chamois can be found throughout the area in low numbers especially along open stream beds and slips.

Additional information

Hunters are advised to check for current pesticide operations that may be in progress where they intend to hunt. Summaries are published every four months on this site. There are no DOC possum control operations in this area.

The use of shotguns, shotgun-rifle combos, .22 calibre and rim-fire firearms is prohibited on public conservation land unless stated otherwise.