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Waitapeka Wetland Reserve is a 44ha wetland near Finegand. There are two hunting locations on ponds within the Fish & Game-owned reserve.

Directions:

  • Heading from Balclutha, turn off SH1 onto the Southern Scenic Route.
  • Travel 4.2km.
  • Waitapeka Wildlife Management Reserve is on your right-hand side.
  • Access is across private farmland by negotiation with the landowner.
  • Alternative access to the back of the reserve is via Freezing Works Rd along a farm track on the left-hand-side 300 metres from the highway intersection.

A permit is issued to novice or junior hunters by ballot for each pond for the first nine days of the season.

Other hunters may obtain permits to access the wetland during the rest of the season. Mark-up of hunting stands at Waitapeka Wetland is not permitted.

Hunting Location 1. Click the Google Maps link.

Hunting Location 2. Click the Google Maps link.

There is reasonable access to hunting locations on Ponds 1 and 2. 

Access across private property is by permission from the landowner. Details are provided with the permit.

To apply for a ballot, [click here].

To apply for a permit after the second weekend, [click here].