Woodhill Forest is primarily an Operational Production Forest. Please be aware that contact with forest operations is possible at any time, and that those operations take precedence over all other activities.

Conditions

  1. As a primary applicant having accepted a permit you agree to abide by the conditions that apply to the permit. You are responsible for your companions' actions and that all members of the party are aware of these rules.
  2. Park your car at the access point indicated with the permit left visible on the dash.
  3. Hunting is from daylight to dusk only. Access/egress to and from blocks is permitted during dark hours. All firearms must be unloaded during this time. Access to block is by foot. NO BICYCLES.
  4. A valid Firearms license to be carried at all times.
  5. No Rim fire rifles, shotguns, dogs or spotlights are permitted under any circumstances.
  6. No suppressors on rifles allowed.
  7. Bow hunters are NOT permitted to take firearms onto hunting blocks.
  8. Your permit entitles each member of your hunting party to shoot one fallow buck only. 'Buck' is defined as an animal with 3 or more points. WEANER BUCKS and PRICKETS (SPIKERS) MUST NOT BE SHOT.
  9. Does must NOT be shot - (unless a special permit is accordingly issued). The taking or shooting of does, weaner bucks and prickets (spikers) unless permitted to do so carries an exclusion up to 5 years from any future ballots for the whole party, or donations to the fencing fund at the discretion of the WFMC.
  10. All pigs should be shot where this can be done safely (within permittee's block).
  11. No shooting of any other living thing is permitted.
  12. No indiscriminate firing of rifles permitted, i.e. no sighting in. This is an enclosed, managed deer hunting area. Target practice of any sort is banned.
  13. Consideration for hunters in adjoining blocks is to be shown at all times.
  14. The head of all animals shot (including pigs) are to be taken to entry point and put in bins, your hunting tag should also be put with the head.
  15. If you have a Buck's head you wish to keep you must liase with the duty person who will be periodically checking carparks.
  16. Members of the WFMC or deputies on gate duty reserve the right to routinely check carry bags and vehicles.
  17. You as the permit holder must undertake on behalf of your party to, on the form provided, return a record of kills and all deer sightings. ALL PRIMARY PERMIT HOLDERS MUST FILE A RETURN BY 1st OCTOBER (i.e. one per party).
  18. No previewing of your hunting block is allowed.

These conditions are laid down in the interests of the fallow deer herd and your safety. Failure to follow these conditions of your permit will result in a disqualification for you and/or your party from future ballots for a minimum period of one year.

Contacts

09 420 7058     Dave Chisholm
09 817 6855     Brian Wilton

Woodhill Fallow Management Committee and Carter Holt Harvey Forest Resources

To comply with our lease obligations these rules also apply:

ARMS CODE - BASIC RULES

  1. Treat every firearm as loaded.
  2. Always point firearms in a safe direction.
  3. Load a firearm only when ready to fire.
  4. Identify your target.
  5. Check your firing zone.
  6. Store firearms and ammunition safely.
  7. Avoid alcohol or drugs when handling firearms

Doe Permits

  1. Allow age/condition classification of the herd.
  2. Allow management of deer numbers.

The rules for the doe permits are as follows:

REMEMBER:

Blaze orange vest is compulsory for all members of party. No vest, no hunt!

Hunters - THINK SAFETY.

IDENTIFY your TARGET. USE of binoculars is recommended.

Consider your FIRING ZONE - if in DOUBT, DO NOT FIRE.