Hut

Te Wake Tops Hut

Owhaoko BD Trust Block

  • Open tops great for glassing and long range hunting.
  • A few native bush pockets.
  • Great roar hunting over the back of Te Wake tops down along Waingakia stream
  • 3 bunk small hut.
  • Great summer block.
  • Gas & gas cooker.
  • Pots & pans
  • Cultery & crockery
  • Area of Te Wake tops is 2300ha
  • Closed: 20 Dec – 1 March, 1 June – 30 Sept yearly. 

Owhaoko BD Trust has changed the permit conditions with regard to deer numbers shot. The new permit conditions are as follows:

• No limit on the number of Red shot.
• No shooting stags in velvet.
• No shooting of spikers at any time of the year.
• No more than 3 Sika hinds maybe taken per person at any time of the year.
• Only one 8 point Sika stag may be taken per person between 1 March- 31 May.

Tin Kettle Hut

Owhaoko BD Trust Block

  • Easy tussock valley.
  • Scruby faces.
  • Native bush pockets.
  • Great summer country.
  • Pots & pans.
  • Cultery & crockery.
  • Firebox inside lean too/ cooking area
  • Solar power including lights, 12V charging ports.
  • Separate sleeping hut.
  • 4 bunk hut.
  • Gas & gas cooker.
  • Area of Tin kettle 1800ha
  • Closed 20 Dec – 1 March & 1 June  – 30 Sept yearly.

Owhaoko BD Trust has changed the permit conditions with regard to deer numbers shot. The new permit conditions are as follows:

• No limit on the number of Red shot.
• No shooting stags in velvet.
• No shooting of spikers at any time of the year.
• No more than 3 Sika hinds maybe taken per person at any time of the year.
• Only one 8 point Sika stag may be taken per person between 1 March- 31 May.

Otutu Island Hut

Owhaoko BD Trust Block

  • Open tussock tops.
  • Native bush gullies.
  • 4 bunk hut. Recently insulated and Lined.
  • Pots & pans.
  • Cultery & crockery.
  • Gas & gas cooker.
  • Diesel Heater and 12V power points
  • LED lighting in hut.
  • Easy going contour.
  • Closed 20 Dec – 1 March & 1 June – 30 Sept yearly.

Owhaoko BD Trust has changed the permit conditions with regard to deer numbers shot. The new permit conditions are as follows:

• No limit on the number of Red shot.
• No shooting stags in velvet.
• No shooting of spikers at any time of the year.
• No more than 3 Sika hinds maybe taken per person at any time of the year.
• Only one 8 point Sika stag may be taken per person between 1 March- 31 May.

Tussock Hut

D.O.C Kaweka Hut

  • Bush ridges.
  • Tussock valley
  • Scrub faces
  • Good all year round block.
  • Wood stove
  • 6 bunk hut.

Mangataramea Hut

Owhaoko A Trust Block

  • Open tussock tops and flats.
  • Bush sidlings & gullies
  • 4 bunk hut.
  • Gas & gas cooker.
  • Cultery & crockery
  • Area of Mangataramea 2200ha
  • Closed: 20 Dec – 1st March & 1 June – 30 Sept yearly.

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.

Lower Ripia Hut

Te Matai Lands Trust Block

  • Mainly bush hunting some places steep, good network of tracks on ridges and spurs to get around.
  • Sika but may come across the odd red deer.
  • Bush is mix pardocarp and beech forest.
  • 4 bunk hut.
  • Gas & gas cooker.
  • Cultery & crockery.
  • Wood firebox.
  • Smaller block.
  • Area of Lower Ripia is 320ha

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. During the Summer months (Dec-Mar) there may be day fishermen fishing the Ripia river. If you wish to fish while in the block please contact us and we can book it for you.

Upper Ripia Hut

Te Matai Lands Trust Block

  • Reasonable area of open scrub(old burn area) great for long range glassing and hunting.
  • Over summer has great numbers of deer feeding on the recovering burnt area.
  • Steep in places.
  • Mostly sika with odd red.
  • 4 bunk hut.
  • Gas & gas cooker.
  • Cultery & crockery.
  • Smaller Block.
  • Area of Upper Ripia is 370ha

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. During the Summer months (Dec-Mar) there may be day fishermen fishing the Ripia river. If you wish to fish while in the block please contact us and we can book it for you.

Te Matai Hut

Te Matai Lands Trust Block

  • Bush valleys.
  • Some scrub faces.
  • Steep country but good access with ridges.
  • Mainly sika with the odd red.
  • 4 bunk hut.
  • Gas & gas cooker.
  • Cultery & crockery.
  • Amazing views.
  • Area of Te matai is 350ha

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.

Upper Mohaka Hut

Te Matai Lands Trust Block

  • Bush hunting.
  • Great fishing for rainbows and browns.
  • Sika with odd Red.
  • 4 bunk hut.
  • Gas & gas cooker.
  • Pots & pans.
  • Cutlery & crockery.
  • Good family summer block
  • Area of Upper Mohaka is 870ha

NOTE: Bring drinking water, no tank on hut water can be collected from Mohaka river.

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. During the Summer months (Dec-Mar) there may be day fishermen fishing the Mohaka river. If you wish to fish while in the block please contact us and we can book it for you.

Jacks Camp Hut

Owhaoko C Trust Block

  • New 4 bunk hut with everything in it.
  • Solar lights
  • Tall kanuka
  • Native pockets
  • Great fishing
  • Tracked to native pockets.
  • Good Family Hut
  • Pots, pans, cutlery, crockery, cooker and gas supplied.
  • Area of Jacks camp is 620ha

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. During the summer months (Dec – Feb) there may be fishermen fishing the Ngaruroro river, please contact us if you wish to book the fishing.