Private

Otupua Hut

East Taupo Lands Trust Block

  • Easy contour block, well tracked to the north and east. Otupua stream has large clearings with great vantage points for glassing early morning and evening animals, Roughly 750ha of nice beech forest behind hut for day time hunting and great stalking in the roar.
  • Good A frame hut with 4 bunks.
  • Hut has everything in it, just bring lighting.
  • Pots, pans, cutlery, crockery provided.
  • LPG 2 burner gas cooker
  • Fireplace
  • Area of Otupua block is 1030ha
  • This block is not eligible for the 10% frequent flyer, NZDA, Sika Foundation discount

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.

 

Oamaru Private Hut

East Taupo Lands Trust Block

  • Oamaru Private block boundary has changed. Please make sure you know the new boundaries and stay within it at all times.
  • Large, new refurbished hut.
  • Kent firebox with wetback & shower.
  • Tussock flats.
  • Manuka faces.
  • Native beech surroundings.
  • Flat contour.
  • Great winter block.
  • Hut has pots, pans, cutlery, crockery, cooker and gas provided.
  • Area of Oamaru private is 1450ha
  • Mangapapa Bivvy drop off is available (southern end of block) – $1200 for Hughes 500 and $1550 for AS350
  • This block is not eligible for the 10% frequent flyer, NZDA, Sika Foundation discount

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 Mohaka River on the Poronui Boundary and up the Oamaru river.

Rangitikei Hut (Korohi Bivvy)

East Taupo Lands Trust Block

  • Steep beech and Manuka sides great roar hunting, can be semi tight hunting but has good open areas also.
  • Some open tops for the fit.
  • Sika and red deer
  • Old 4 bunk bivvy/hut.
  • Flooring is Astro Turf
  • Gas & gas cooker
  • Pots & pans
  • Cultery & crockery.
  • 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. If you wish to fish yourself please get in contact to ensure fishing is available.

Ignimbrite Hut

East Taupo Lands Trust Block

  • Headwaters of Rangitikei River
  • Some open country & tops
  • Beech forest valley’s.
  • Sika & Red deer.
  • Small 2/3 bunk hut with everything in it.
  • Hut has pots, pans, cutlery, crockery, cooker and gas provided.
  • LPG 2 burner gas cooker
  • 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.

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.