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Opens Thu 29 Oct. Run by Department of Conservation. Every detail below is quoted from their own page and checked against it every day.

Greenstone/Caples fallow ballots

Fallow deer · Greenstone and Caples valleys, Otago · run by Department of Conservation

Opens Thu 29 Oct
Applications
Open Thu 29 Oct 2026
Close Mon 30 Nov 2026
Draw
Mon 7 Dec 2026
Confirm your block by
Sun 20 Dec 2026
June–September ballot opens
Mon 1 Feb 2027
Hunting
Thu 1 Apr 2027 – Sun 30 May 2027
Five-day periods, April to May
How to apply: DOC Add to calendar
Exactly as DOC publishes it
  • Applications will open on 29 October 2026.
  • Applications close on 30 November 2026.
  • following the draw on 7 December 2026
  • Blocks must be confirmed by 20 December 2026.
  • Applications will open on 1 February 2027.
  • The balloted period is 1 April to 30 May 2027.
  • Blocks are allocated through a ballot draw and are allocated for a five-day period.

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