Pigs in moderate numbers, very low numbers of goats.
General information
The Hakarimata Scenic Reserve is made up of a north and south block bisected by a strip of private land. The mountain range is covered with podocarp/hardwood forest. The terrain is rolling to the west and steep to the east. The total area of the Hakarimata Scenic Reserve is 1800 ha.
Access
There are three access points to the Reserve: off Waingaro Road next to Perry's Quarry, from Brownlee Avenue off the Hakarimata Road, and from Parker Road in the north. The Hakarimata Range is a popular walking area close to Hamilton with the Hakarimata Walkway traversing the crest of the range.
Landholders
When hunting in Hakarimata Scenic Reserve, hunters must have a thorough understanding of the public conservation land boundary to avoid trespassing on the contiguous (unfenced) privately owned bush.
Topo maps
NZ Topo BD33; NZTM E1787363 N5829826 and E1789665 N5834344
Dogs
A standard hunting permit for the North Waikato hunting reserves allows a hunter to take up to two dogs, or party of hunters a maximum of three dogs, into this reserve.
No dogs are allowed across farmland from 1 July to 30 September each year to lower the risk of stock disturbance during the calving/lambing season.
Dogs must be kept on a lead while using public walking and farm access ways.
Dogs must be kept under control and not used for hunting until well within the DOC hunting area. Dogs should be kept on a lead at all times in riverbed areas and wetlands from August to the end of February while birds are nesting.
