Private

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.

Mangatainoka 1 Hut

East Taupo Lands Trust Block

  • Mainly beech with some big clearing to the east of hut steep in parts good network of spurs and ridges to get around.
  • Good hunting all year round.
  • 4 bunk hut.
  • Gas & gas cooker.
  • Pots & pans.
  • Cultery & crockery.
  • Area of Mangatainoka 830ha

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.

Ernie’s Creek Hut

East Taupo Lands Trust Block

  • Tussocks flats
  • Scrub sidlings for glassing, semi long range hunting in places.
  • Pockets of native
  • Great hunting all year round
  • Old Bivvie/Hut with Astro Turf Flooring
  • Pots & pans
  • Cultery & crockery
  • Gas & gas cooker.
  • New fireplace
  • Large new Meat safe
  • Area of Ernies 950ha
  • 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 Ripia River.

Mt Cameron

Owhaoko C Trust Block

  • Steep scruby country great for glassing and long range hunting
  • Pockets of native beech with tussock tops
  • No longer a hut or shelter, just a camping drop.
  • May need to bring in own water.
  • Good roar block.
  • Area of Mt Cameron is 2100ha

Mangamaire Junction Campsite

Owhaoko BD Trust Land

  • Campsite only.
  • Excellent fishing
  • Rivers flats.
  • Large amount of area to hunt in surrounding public land, broken beech forest, semi scrubby underneath beech in places.
  • Great access to the Southern REZ wilderness area.
  • Hunting on DOC land only, permit required.
  • Block is closed for Hunting 20 Dec – 1 March & 1June – 30 Sept yearly.

 

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.