Wildlife Hut Access?? North Pureora off Owawenga Rd

Hoping someone maybe able to let me know what the access is to this hut.
Is there a gate across Owawenga road where it's shown to end on the topo maps and enters the DOC land
The Sat photos show what looks like a good road for the 3km into the doc land to the hut.

So, a; can we drive to the hut,
b; if not I'm going to assume the road end is OK for parking a ute for 2-3 night.

Just looking at simple few days away with a couple of mates, Hunting is the excess but we will put in a good bush hunt each during the day.
Head in Friday morning, Out Sunday / Monday. end of July/August
Cheer's
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Last time I was there gate wasn't locked. Can't comment on condition of track. If you go through gate there are places to pull off n park if not going to hut. The track is relatively flat but lots of holes n ruts.



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Havnt been in a few years but yes you could drive to the hut. Most of the road is pretty good all the way untill you turn off to the hut. That last bit you have marked in blue you need 4wd and suggest muds this time of year. There is few gates through the farm and a last one at the doc boundary but not locked.

Nice little hut, take some firewood.

https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....enga-rd-95227/

From memory I trapped all that area(and cyanide) must be about 50 yrs ago now. Had some dogs with me and saw some boar sign, told the worker and his keen pig hunting brother on the station to come on the line as I was confidant the dogs would pull the pig up, nah they said we want to watch the all blacks. They hooled him down into the gorge and as I had no rifle left them to it and went home(stayed on the station in a cottage). It's a decent track in there, can drive around a fair bit. From memory a stag was shot over the back which made the nz record book for a bit.

Thanks trapperjohn, i missed that thread. I did a forum search on the hut name not on the road.
Thanks guy's,
4wd Ute but I'm conservative with where i go as I don't have recovery gear or winch.
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Youll be able to drive to the hut turn off but from there youll want muds and possibly a winch

Thanks Matto, sounds like we drive so far and then go for a walk and see how wet it's been.
Don't like deep mud, happy with sand, rut's, water crossings even clay because at least I can see what I'm working with.