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Marlborough

Introduction

Find DOC places to go hunting in Marlborough.
D'Urville Island hunting

D'Urville Island hunting

Red deer and feral pigs are common and can be found throughout D'Urville Island at any time of the year.

Northbank hunting

Northbank hunting

Northbank, in Mt Richmond Forest Park, is a popular area for hunting pigs, goats and red deer.

Tapuae-o-Uenuku – Addition (Mt Gladstone) hunting

Tapuae-o-Uenuku – Addition (Mt Gladstone) hunting

Hunt several species in the area commonly referred to as 'Mt Gladstone block'.

Titirangi and Puponga Farm Parks

Titirangi and Puponga Farm Parks

A 1906 hectare hunting area in Marlborough Sounds and Nelson-Tasman.

Mt Stokes hunting

Mt Stokes hunting

Hunt red deer, goats and feral pigs in Marlborough Sounds' Mt Stokes hunting block.

Leatham Conservation Area (including Wye River) hunting

Leatham Conservation Area (including Wye River) hunting

The Leatham Conservation Area covers the catchments of the Branch and Leatham Rivers, it is a popular hunting area with red deer, goats, pigs and chamois (in low numbers).

Current Basin, southern end of D'Urville Island

Current Basin, southern end of D'Urville Island

A 76 hectare restricted hunting area on D'Urville Island in Marlborough.

Cat Creek hunting

Cat Creek hunting

A 5,077 hectare restricted hunting area in the Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Tennyson Inlet/Nydia Bay hunting

Tennyson Inlet/Nydia Bay hunting

Occasional red deer can be found throughout this area at any time of the year. Feral pigs are common throughout. Goats are in low numbers around Tennyson Inlet.

Ferny Gair Conservation Area/Black Birch Reserve hunting

Ferny Gair Conservation Area/Black Birch Reserve hunting

The Ferny Gair Conservation Area and Black Birch Reserve contain goats, pigs, red deer and chamois (in low numbers).

St James

St James

A 42,566 hectare hunting area in the Blenheim area.

Turks hunting

Turks hunting

A 2,897 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Mid Alma hunting

Mid Alma hunting

A 1,990 restricted hectare hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve on the Boddington Range.

Meretoto/Ship Cove hunting

Meretoto/Ship Cove hunting

Occasional red deer can be found throughout this area at any time of the year. Goats and feral pigs are common throughout.

Upper Waihōpai Valley hunting

Upper Waihōpai Valley hunting

There are goats, pigs, red deer and chamois (in low numbers) to be found in the Upper Waihōpai Valley.

Long Gully hunting

Long Gully hunting

A 3,844 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve north of the Hanmer Range in Marlborough.

Elliott hunting

Elliott hunting

A 5,763 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Bunkers hunting

Bunkers hunting

A 1,886 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Sounds Reserves hunting

Sounds Reserves hunting

Occasional red deer can be found throughout the area at any time of the year. Goats and feral pigs are common throughout.

Isolated Hill Scenic Reserve hunting

Isolated Hill Scenic Reserve hunting

Red deer and low numbers of goats, pigs and chamois are found in the Isolated Hill Scenic Reserve.

Travellers hunting

Travellers hunting

A 4,116 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Pelorus Valley hunting

Pelorus Valley hunting

Hunt red deer, fallow deer, goats and feral pigs in Pelorus Valley hunting block, Mt Richmond Forest Park.

Kaikoura North Coast hunting (Okiwi Bay, Half Moon Bay, Patutu)

Kaikoura North Coast hunting (Okiwi Bay, Half Moon Bay, Patutu)

The Kaikoura North Coast hunting area is a group of coastal reserves approximately 20 km north of Kaikoura. Red deer, pigs, goats and chamois (in low numbers) are found here.

Dog Stream hunting

Dog Stream hunting

A 4,031 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Wakamarina Valley hunting

Wakamarina Valley hunting

Hunt red deer, goats and feral pigs in the Wakamarina Valley, Mt Richmond Forest Park.

Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia Conservation Park hunting

Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia Conservation Park hunting

This hunting block includes Clarence Reserve. Red deer, pigs, chamois and low numbers of goats are present.

Rai/Whangamoa Valley hunting

Rai/Whangamoa Valley hunting

Hunt red and fallow deer, goats and feral pigs in the Rai and Whangamoa Valleys, Mt Richmond Forest Park.

Molesworth Recreation Reserve hunting

Molesworth Recreation Reserve hunting

Hunting is restricted in Molesworth as it is both a recreation reserve and a working farm, and there is a need to balance the requirements of both. Red deer, chamois, goats, pigs, and Canada geese are found here.

Middle Hill Conservation Area hunting

Middle Hill Conservation Area hunting

The Middle Hill Conservation Area contains goats, pigs, red deer and chamois (in low numbers). Recently returned to the Crown through Tenure Review the area links the Kaikoura North Coast Hunting block and Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia Conservation Park and overlooks the lower Clarence.

Mt Cullen/Mt Duncan hunting

Mt Cullen/Mt Duncan hunting

Occasional red deer, along with goats and feral pigs, are found throughout the Mt Cullen/Mt Duncan area of Mt Richmond Forest Park.

Ohau Bluff Kaikoura Scenic Reserve hunting

Ohau Bluff Kaikoura Scenic Reserve hunting

A 76 hectare hunting area in the Kaikōura area.

Paparoa Point Scenic Reserve

Paparoa Point Scenic Reserve

A 45 hectare hunting area in the Kaikōura region.

Black Miller Stream Mangamaunu Scenic Reserve

Black Miller Stream Mangamaunu Scenic Reserve

A 142 hectare hunting area in the Kaikōura region.

Crimea hunting

Crimea hunting

A 4,209 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Upper Wairau hunting

Upper Wairau hunting

A 5,034 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Tweed hunting

Tweed hunting

A 4,000 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve along Waiau Toa/Clarence River in Southern Marlborough.

Lake McRae hunting

Lake McRae hunting

A 4,847 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Lizard hunting

Lizard hunting

Hunt deer, goats and pigs over a 3,029 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Chimney hunting

Chimney hunting

A 2,160 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve northeast of the Boddington Range in Southern Marlborough.

McGuires hunting

McGuires hunting

A 1,429 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Pig Trough hunting

Pig Trough hunting

A 1,702 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Bottom Acheron hunting

Bottom Acheron hunting

A 2,957 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Alma hunting

Alma hunting

A 3,041 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve north of the Boddington Range in Southern Marlborough.

Yarra hunting

Yarra hunting

A 4,942 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve east of the Boddington Range in the Southern Marlborough region.

Upper Alma hunting

Upper Alma hunting

A 4,499 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Makuratawhai hunting

Makuratawhai hunting

A 3,763 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve north of Hanmer Springs in Southern Marlborough.

Super Shed hunting

Super Shed hunting

A 1,965 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Timms hunting

Timms hunting

A 3,904 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Five Mile hunting

Five Mile hunting

A 4,287 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Boundary hunting

Boundary hunting

A 4,096 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

South Marlborough Conservation Land/Reserves

South Marlborough Conservation Land/Reserves

A 236,543 hectare hunting area in southern Marlborough.

Upper Severn hunting

Upper Severn hunting

A 5,110 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Upper Saxton hunting

Upper Saxton hunting

A 5,135 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Mount Severn hunting

Mount Severn hunting

A 3,881 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Bullock Gully hunting

Bullock Gully hunting

A 2,147 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Sawnee hunting

Sawnee hunting

A 2,438 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Half Moon hunting

Half Moon hunting

A 6,617 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Upper Acheron hunting

Upper Acheron hunting

A 2,992 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Bullen hunting

Bullen hunting

A 3,822 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Dillon hunting

Dillon hunting

A 5,271 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Clarence Faces hunting

Clarence Faces hunting

A 3,965 hectare restricted hunting area in Molesworth Recreation Reserve.

Clarence grazing lease hunting

Clarence grazing lease hunting

A 1759 hectare hunting area near Clarence.