Nelson City Council, Ngāti Koata and Tasman Pine Forests Ltd (TPFL) have contracted a team of professional hunters, Trap and Trigger Ltd, to carry out a cull of wild goats, pigs and deer across our front and back country reserves.
This year’s cull will take place Wednesday 1 May to Saturday 18 May and will require the full closure of reserves.
Front country hunting will take place in Eureka Park and the Atmore, Tantragee (including Codgers), Brook Conservation, and Marsden Valley reserves. Hunting will also occur on nearby Ngāti Koata land around Fringed Hill, Groom Creek, and Codgers. These reserves and areas will be closed during the week but reopen to all users during weekends from midnight Friday till 11:59pm Sunday.
Back country hunting will take place in the Maitai and Roding Water reserves. These reserves will be fully closed during the cull. However, the Coppermine Trail will be open on weekends.
Warning signs and/or barriers will be in place at entry points for each reserve.
UPDATE 1 May :Lower Codgers Trails will remain open 24/7 during the cull: Access trails that will remain OPEN during the cull include:
🔼 Young Codgers
🔼 Saddle Rd
🔼 Coppermine Trail (to the hairpin on Tantragee Road)
🔼 Pipeline
🔼 Tasman Journeys up to Jacks Hub (top of Crazy Horse/ Firball Dropout)
Downhill trails that will remain OPEN during the cull include:
🚴♂️Tu Meke
🚴♂️Gully
🚴♂️Firball Dropout / Firball below Dropout
🚴♂️Crazy Horse
🚶♀️🐴 Walnut (the pedestrian/horse track that goes along Tantragee Road from Andrews Farm Reserve) will remain OPEN.
🚲 Codgers Hub at Andrews Farm Reserve will also remain OPEN.
So where else can you ride??
It can be confusing to know when and where you can ride during the annual cull so here is some further info:
Sharlands – Only the Maitai Face trails are open at the moment. Please access these from the new Maitai Climbing trail, opposite the second carpark at the Waahi Taakaro Golf Course.
Closed Monday – Friday for the culling operation: Upper Codgers, Codgers Maitai, Fringed Hill, Involution, and Coppermine.
Closed 24/7 for the culling operation: Black Diamond, Black Diamond to Third House link, Sunrise Ridge East and West, Peaking Ridge, Whaimana, Mutleys, Cranknstein, Right Crank, 629, , and E Tū.
Open weekends (from midnight Friday until 11.59pm Sunday’s): Codgers, Codgers Maitai, Coppermine, Involution, FDH, Butters, Te Ara Koa and Classic.
Other: Wairoa Gorge Bike Park@thegorgenz is riding so well at the moment, Cable Bay is open, head out to Kaiteriteri and enjoy a ride and an Autumn swim or pop to Silvan or Richmond.
