Thread: tramping/hiking into roar blocks during ballot

Originally Posted by Trout

Theres 11 other months of the year to go tramping(none armed) thru a roar block area.Why bother go tramping thru a roar block in April.Bit stupid i recken.

Bit of a silly thing to say.. hunters do their ting year round, trampers and various other rec users do their thing year round, why should the roar be any different?

To Rees - every public land hunting ballot tends to have a few differences, but none grant you sole use of the land that I’m aware of, and nor should they. So if you want to leave the rifle at home and go tramping, then go for it.

Some ballots work by granting your party the only valid hunting permits for that area/period, some like the tahr ballot grant exclusive heli landing rights only, and others will still be able to walk in and hunt those areas at anytime. (Or helihunting, but that’s a different matter..)

If you want to know the specific rules about a certain ballot then have a read of the ballot terms on the DOC site if you can find them, or just flick an email through to them.