Hunting Canterbury with dogs

Hey everyone, after some advice from those of you who take your best mates with you while hunting around Canterbury- before you suggest I do so, I have contacted DOC and the advice was to just follow the websites but I want to double check with you all (planning to retain email correspondence with DOC for future reference though)
On the special conditions of the hunting permits issued by DOC, it says that hunting with dogs in Canterbury requires a separate dog permit- I have asked the email provided how to go about this and was told that no dog permits are issued for Canterbury, and that if the website says the block allows dogs, you’re good to go.

Question is, is that your experience as well? Just open hunting permit for yourself needed and four-legged mate can tag along?

Many blocks in Canterbury don’t allow dogs so obviously you can’t go to those ones and I guess what they are trying to say is that they wont issue you a permit to allow you to take a dog there.

However if there are some blocks that state you are allowed dogs then no need to bother with a special dog permit, just take the dog.

It would vary for each block so look up the doc info for the specific block you are looking at going to.

Pretty much from the wilberforce to molesworth is no dogs excluding the foothills. Theres a huge amount of no dog country in Canterbury. I just look specifically for each block and have a list of spots I go if I have the dog. Its a hassle amd wish I could do a kiwi aversion training to help with access.

Yes, Kiwi's right through Arthurs Pass and surrounding areas though Wilberforce /Avoca on the fringe. Craigieburn Forest on the Western side definite no go as Kiwi's have been heard in the West Harper in the past. Look at Northland - dogs continue to fuck the kiwi population with many local hunters not giving a damn. Kaimanawa/Kaweka's good example of what can be done with the kiwi aversion training for dogs but suspect the same for Canterbury will be difficult to abide by - too many pig hunters doing their own thing.

There are dog allowed blocks. Open country wallabies odd pig or fallow.stupidly there are big areas dogs not "supposed" to go..zero kiwi in those areas. Be aware some blocks are dog allowed but have easement to cross and you need permission to take dog through easement.....absolute bollocks ideas. I checked in with doc office about this during winter.

Cheers for the assist guys. As I say, I got contradictory info and when I raised it I got “thanks very much for pointing out this contradictory information” and that “to the best of my knowledge, we don’t issue dog permits within Canterbury” with the advice to follow what’s listed for dogs allowed hunting blocks, just wanted to see if there were different experiences on here.

Agree Mick, seems to be a few blocks where you could have dogs but currently aren’t allowed. I guess the easement part is about making sure dogs are vaccinated and whatever, but again agree it’s annoying where you might have a dog allowed block but indicated no dogs allowed over easements

Hook bush/ studholme. Chetwynd. North opuha. Mt hut . Your good to go... The mt hut one is weird as next block south not allowed.

looked up my previous Lake Ellsmere DOC permits 9ducks ,canadas ,feral geese

SPECIAL CONDITIONS Game bird hunting dogs allowed subject to dogs being registered and kept under close control. short and sweet .