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Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty

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Find DOC places to go hunting in the Bay of Plenty.

Find DOC places to go hunting in the Bay of Plenty.

Omanawa Road Scenic Reserve hunting

A 260 hectare hunting area in the Bay of Plenty.

Mamaku Forest hunting

A 2,725 hectare hunting area west of Ngongotaha in the Rotorua district.

Arahiwi Scenic Reserve hunting

A 925 hectare hunting area west of Mamaku in the Rotorua district.

Rotomahana Conservation Area hunting

A 769 hectare hunting area near Lake Tarawera in the Bay of Plenty.

Pongakawa Ecological Area hunting

A 750 hectare hunting area in the Rotorua Lakes district.

Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park

Possum, deer and pig are hunted in this 37,000 hectare park.

Rotorua Lakes and surrounds hunting

Possum, deer, pig and wallaby are hunted in the greater Rotorua Lakes area.

Otawa Forest hunting

Deer and pig hunting is popular here. Both red deer and fallow deer are present. This lowland forest is dominated by tawa and rewarewa.

Mokaihaha Ecological Area hunting

Deer and pig hunting is popular here. Both red deer and fallow deer are present. This lowland forest is dominated by tawa and rewarewa.

Otanewainuku Forest hunting

Fallow deer are found in reasonable numbers in the forest, which is also a kiwi zone subject to a large scale community conservation project.

Te Kopia Scenic Reserve hunting

Pigs and red deer are present in Te Kopia Scenic Reserve.

Dansey Road Scenic Reserve

A 468 hectare hunting area west of Ngongotaha in the Rotorua district.

Waimangu Scenic Reserve hunting

A 594 hectare hunting area in the Rotorua lakes district.

Horohoro Forest hunting

A 5,417 hectare hunting area in the Rotorua lakes district.

Te Papa Conservation Area hunting

A 290 hectare hunting area west of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty.

Lake Tarawera Scenic Reserve hunting

A 2,989 hectare hunting area in the Rotorua lakes district.

Rotoehu Forest hunting

A 1987 hectare hunting area in the Rotorua lakes district.

Otawa Scenic Reserve

A 476 hectare hunting area near Te Puke in the Bay of Plenty.

Lake Rotoma Scenic Reserve hunting

A 687 hectare hunting area in the Rotorua lakes district.

Kaharoa Forest

A 766 hectare hunting area in the Rotorua lakes district.

Demeter Rd Conservation Area hunting

A 21 hectare hunting area in the Tauranga area.

Lake Okataina Scenic Reserve hunting

A 3,279 hectare hunting area in the Rotorua lakes district.

No 3 Road Conservation Area hunting

A 167 hectare hunting area in the Bay of Plenty.

Hawai Scenic Reserve

A 339 hectare hunting area in the Bay of Plenty.

Tautau Scenic Reserve hunting

A 37 hectare hunting area near Pyes Pā in the Bay of Plenty.

Pakihi Conservation Area

A 99 hectare hunting area in the Bay of Plenty.

Mount Ngongotaha Scenic Reserve hunting

A 527 hectare hunting area in the Rotorua district.

Patetere Scenic Reserve hunting

A 281 hectare hunting area west of Ngongotaha in the Rotorua district.

Dansey Road Conservation Area hunting

A 35 hectare hunting area west of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty.

Rainbow Mountain Scenic Reserve - Maunga Kakaramea hunting

A 433 hectare hunting area near Waiotapu Village in the Bay of Plenty.

Maungaongaonga Scenic Reserve hunting

A 190 hectare hunting area near Waiotapu Village in the Bay of Plenty.

Mangaone Scenic Reserve

A 578 hectare hunting area in the Bay of Plenty.

Roydon Downs Scenic Reserve hunting

A 129 hectare hunting area north of the Rotorua lakes.

Mangorewa Conservation Area hunting

An 866 hectare hunting area northwest of Lake Rotorua.

Conservation Area - Waitioka Stream

A 106 hectare hunting area west of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty.

Conservation Area - Woodland Road

A 14 hectare hunting area north of Katikati in the Bay of Plenty.

Wairakau Scenic Reserve

A 131 hectare hunting area in the Kaimai ranges east of Waihou.

Waihou Forest

A 29 hectare hunting area in the Kaimai ranges in the Bay of Plenty.

Conservation Area - Apata

A 3.89 hectare hunting area west of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty.

Conservation Area - Mangaone Stream

A 123 hectare hunting area east of the Kaimai ranges in the Bay of Plenty.

Omanawa Scenic Reserve

A 36 hectare hunting area west of Te Puke in the Bay of Plenty.

Conservation Area - Kiwi Stream

A 4.29 hectare hunting area north of Lake Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty.

Gammons Block Conservation Area

A 3481 hectare hunting area northwest of Lake Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty.

Maurihoro Scenic Reserve

A 1607 hectare hunting area west of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty.

Gordon Park Scenic Reserve

An 1859 hectare hunting area in the Kaimai ranges in the Bay of Plenty.

Conservation Area - Pahangahanga Stream

A 374 hectare hunting area in the Kaimai ranges in the Bay of Plenty.

Conservation Area - Matatu Stream

A 246 hectare hunting area in the Kaimai ranges in the Bay of Plenty.

Waihou Forest (Tauranga)

An 87 hectare hunting area in the Bay of Plenty.

Conservation Area - Ngamuwahine Road

A 35.24 hectare hunting area in the Bay of Plenty.

Hidden Gorge Scenic Reserve

A 463 hectare hunting area in the Bay of Plenty.

Conservation Area - No 4 Road

A 147 hectare hunting area in the Bay of Plenty.

Waipapa River Scenic Reserve

A 29 hectare hunting area in the Bay of Plenty.

Wairere Falls Scenic Reserve

A 90 hectare hunting area in the Kaimai ranges in the Bay of Plenty.

Conservation Area - Upland Road

A small (2.67 hectare) hunting area in the Kaimai ranges west of Tauranga.

Conservation Area - McNichol Stream

A 44 hectare hunting area in the Kaimai ranges in the Bay of Plenty.

Conservation Area - Thompsons Track

A 49 hectare hunting area in the Bay of Plenty.

Selwyn Scenic Reserve

A 274 hectare hunting area in the Bay of Plenty.

Conservation Area - Omanawa River

A 192 hectare hunting area in the Bay of Plenty.

Mangapapa Conservation Area

A 269 hectare hunting area in the Bay of Plenty.

Oropi Forest

A 391 hectare hunting area near Te Puke in the Bay of Plenty.

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