A resident at Ballantyne Rd sent the Otago Daily Times photos of piles of pig and deer feet, heads and skins next to a dog walking track.
The woman, who did not want to be named for fear of reprisal, said animal remains were being dumped in the area ''every few months''.
Her dogs found the latest pile on Wednesday, and she believes it was left on Tuesday night.
She rang the police who advised her to ring the Queenstown Lakes District Council ''who rang me and told me it wasn't their land so they wouldn't clean it up''.
''In the end, like every other time, we took our loader out and cleaned it up,'' the woman said.
''I would love to catch them at it. Their wives must know they caught game [but] they probably don't know they dump the heads, legs, skin and guts on our beautiful Cardrona River.''
Previously, the woman had found the remains of sheep and goats.
She believed the vehicle track to the area should be closed and the council could consider providing an offal pit.
Secretary of the Upper Clutha branch of the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association Murray Burns said dumping animal remains was ''irresponsible'' and hoped an association member was not responsible.
Normal practice was for hunters to butcher animals where they were shot, bringing home the meat and leaving the waste on the hill.
However, with better four-wheel-drive vehicles and better access to hunting areas, there was a trend towards whole carcasses being brought out, he said.
''There are always a few lazy [hunters] around who do this sort of thing and why they choose to dump it around the countryside, I don't know.''
The land along the river is believed to be owned by Land Information New Zealand.
District council principal enforcement officer Anthony Hall said a person dumping animal remains could be fined $400 under the Litter Act.
