East Taupo Lands Trust

Island Range Drop Off

East Lands Trust Block

  • DOC Access point only for upper Ecology Stream.
  • Campsite only.
  • Some open tops.
  • Beech valley.
  • Steepish country with easy going valley floors once past midway into Ecology.
  • Sika & Red deer.
  • Require DOC Hunting Permit.

Ngapuketurua Hut

East Taupo Lands Trust Block

  • Open tops.
  • Tussock valley.
  • Lower beech forest.
  • Great access to the headwaters to Waimarino river(Great roar hunting)
  • Small 2 bunk hut with everything in it(bring fly or tarp to make Lean too from hut)
  • Reds & Sika
  • Good summer hunting
  • Hut has pots, pans, cutlery, crockery, cooker and gas provided.Hunting Conditions:
    1. Maximum of one deer per person plus one per party. (Example: 3 hunters – maximum 4 deer)
    2. DOC hunting permits are required if hunting on adjoining DOC land.
    3. No shooting stags in velvet.
    4. No night shooting or spot lighting or use of night vision equipment, infra-red and or heat detecting devices.
    5. This block is open year round.

Mangamaire Saddle Hut

East Taupo Lands Trust Block

  • Beautiful tussock valley.
  • Big open tops.
  • Beech forest valleys to north.
  • Some scruby gullies.
  • Some pockets of native.
  • Easy country.
  • Gas & gas cooker.
  • Pots & pans.
  • Cultery & crockery.
  • Kent fire place.
  • Good summer country.
  • Tidy 4 bunk hut.Hunting Conditions:
    1. Maximum of one deer per person plus one per party. (Example: 3 hunters – maximum 4 deer)
    2. DOC hunting permits are required if hunting on adjoining DOC land.
    3. No shooting stags in velvet.
    4. No night shooting or spot lighting or use of night vision equipment, infra-red and or heat detecting devices.
    5. This block is open year round.

Kakapo Hut

East Taupo Lands Trust Block

  • Moderate-steep beech forest.
  • Some clearings, slips & river flats.
  • Mainly Sika but also a few Reds.
  • Gas & gas cooker
  • Pots & pans
  • Cultery & crochery
  • Old A frame hut with fire.
  • Good beech forest roar hunting.Hunting Conditions:
    1. Maximum of one deer per person plus one per party. (Example: 3 hunters – maximum 4 deer)
    2. DOC hunting permits are required if hunting on adjoining DOC land.
    3. No shooting stags in velvet.
    4. No night shooting or spot lighting or use of night vision equipment, infra-red and or heat detecting devices.
    5. This block is open year round.

 

Mangamingi Hut

East Taupo Lands Trust Block

  • Tussock river flats.
  • Beech faces from the river flats up to open country above.
  • Open tops country from hut to the north/north west great for summer hunting
  • 4 bunk A frame hut.
  • Gas & gas cooker.
  • Pots & pans
  • Cultery & crockery
  • Wood fire box.Hunting Conditions:
    1. Maximum of one deer per person plus one per party. (Example: 3 hunters – maximum 4 deer)
    2. DOC hunting permits are required if hunting on adjoining DOC land.
    3. No shooting stags in velvet.
    4. No night shooting or spot lighting or use of night vision equipment, infra-red and or heat detecting devices.
    5. This block is open year round.

Kens Hut

East Taupo Lands Trust Block

  • Some steep areas, moderate mature beech forest.
  • Small clearings.
  • Creek and slip hunting
  • Gas & gas cooker.
  • Pots & pans.
  • Crockery & cultery.
  • Great 4 bunk Hut.

Hunting Conditions:

    1. Maximum of one deer per person plus one per party. (Example: 3 hunters – maximum 4 deer)
    2. DOC hunting permits are required if hunting on adjoining DOC land.
    3. No shooting stags in velvet.
    4. No night shooting or spot lighting or use of night vision equipment, infra-red and or heat detecting devices.
    5. This block is open year round.

Tauranga-Taupo Hut

East Taupo Lands Trust Block

  • River flats.
  • Easy beech country.
  • Good 4 bunk hut.
  • Gas & gas cooker.
  • Pots & pans.
  • Cultery & crockery.
  • Kent fire box.
  • Great family summer block with big hut.

Hunting Rules:

  1. Maximum of one deer per person plus one per party. (Example: 3 hunters – maximum 4 deer)
  2. DOC hunting permits are required if hunting on adjoining DOC land.
  3. No shooting stags in velvet.
  4. No night shooting or spot lighting or use of night vision equipment, infra-red and or heat detecting devices.
  5. This blocks is open year round

Pikiawatea Hut

East Taupo Lands Trust Block

  • Private block with DOC access.
  • Mainly beech forest block, good spur and ridge networks down to Tauranga taupo river
  • Some open tops
  • 4 bunk hut with everything in it.
  • Meat safe.
  • Hut has pots, pans, cutlery, crockery, cooker and gas provided.

Hunting Conditions:

    1. Maximum of one deer per person plus one per party. (Example: 3 hunters – maximum 4 deer)
    2. DOC hunting permits are required if hunting on adjoining DOC land.
    3. No shooting stags in velvet.
    4. No night shooting or spot lighting or use of night vision equipment, infra-red and or heat detecting devices.
    5. This block is open year round.

Mangatanguru

East Taupo Lands Trust Block

  • Kanuka faces & flats
  • Great mature beech forest for stalking.
  • 4 bunk bivvy hut, Astro turf flooring.
  • New firebox
  • Pots & pans
  • Cultery & crokery.
  • Gas & gas cooker.
  • Area of Mangatanguru is 740ha

Hunting Conditions:

    1. Maximum of one deer per person plus one per party. (Example: 3 hunters – maximum 4 deer)
    2. DOC hunting permits are required if hunting on adjoining DOC land.
    3. No shooting stags in velvet.
    4. No night shooting or spot lighting or use of night vision equipment, infra-red and or heat detecting devices.
    5. This block is open year round.

Mangatainoka 2 Hut

East Taupo Lands Trust Block

  • Beech forest.
  • Few clearings & slips.
  • River hunting.
  • 4  bunk hut.
  • Pots & pans
  • Cultery & crockery.
  • Gas & gas cooker
  • Kent fire place.
  • Biv upstream of fork on true right of mangatainoka stream good station for exploring the southern part of the block.

Hunting Conditions:

    1. Maximum of one deer per person plus one per party. (Example: 3 hunters – maximum 4 deer)
    2. DOC hunting permits are required if hunting on adjoining DOC land.
    3. No shooting stags in velvet.
    4. No night shooting or spot lighting or use of night vision equipment, infra-red and or heat detecting devices.
    5. This block is open year round.
    6. During the summer months (Dec – Feb) Fishermen may be day fishing the Rangitikei River down stream of the hut. If you wish to fish yourself please get in contact to ensure it’s available.