Thread: Hunting Schedule 5 animals with a slingshot

These two were delicious.

Yeah, legislation about what animals are protected and what aren't. I looked it all up because I am new to hunting and didn't want to give the sport a bad name by killing the wrong thing in the wrong place without the right licence. Turns out rabbits are protected...who knew?

Dinner for Gucci.10 minuts out the back of my place,theres a few 20 rabbits about,but they are aware of me.So i walk in the dark shadows till i see one close by.Get within 10-15yds,if i cant get a head shot,i got for the back hip,they dont go anywhere and i knockn on the head.Try to get one every nigth.

Originally Posted by Trout

Dinner for Gucci.10 minuts out the back of my place,theres a few 20 rabbits about,but they are aware of me.So i walk in the dark shadows till i see one close by.Get within 10-15yds,if i cant get a head shot,i got for the back hip,they dont go anywhere and i knockn on the head.Try to get one every nigth.Attachment 170297

Bloody priceless Trout..great team

FeralPhilosopher ..you obviously know how to use that slingshot,unreal considering the only thing I recall hitting with a shang-i (spelling ) as they were called was the neighbours window lol,I was in deep shit after that.
Something totally different eh,,well done for sure.

Thats a happy cat Might have to find some rabbits around here then. I guess it is best after dark? I have tried for a few with the slingshot and a torch but kept missing, or the buggers ran off because of the light. Will try in the darkness next time. Thanks for the tip

Originally Posted by doinit

FeralPhilosopher ..you obviously know how to use that slingshot,unreal considering the only thing I recall hitting with a shang-i (spelling ) as they were called was the neighbours window lol,I was in deep shit after that.
Something totally different eh,,well done for sure.

Thanks mate It took a couple of months practise but they can sling 1/4oz lead balls close to 90 mps (approx 300kph!!). I would love to measure the speed I can get the 1/2 oz balls to, they really pack a punch. The fellas on the slingshot forum were pretty impressed too because the biggest thing most of them can get with a slingshot are squirrels (seeing how they are mostly in the US or UK)

Slingshots are fantastic - with the right bands and ~10mm lead projectiles you can get pass through on animals hare and possum sized - easily kill larger with head shots. They've really evolved in the UK because sport hunting for average blokes has been reduced to rats/pigeons/squirrels with slingshots so they've had to really get good with them.

Good on you FeralPhilosopher for actually digging through the rules and looking for the law and facts rather than going with "common" "knowledge". Odds are you've found that what is enforced is not really the same as what is the law.

Originally Posted by bigbear

Hunting any animal it needs to killed humanly.
As for hunting Doc land i would say that would be a No but you would need to check. To easy for a person to start killing native birds

The "could kill a bird" thing has always rubbed me the wrong way. It's already illegal to kill native birds... if someone doesn't care about breaking the law to kill a bird why would they follow the law on what they used to do it. It's like they think carrying a .22 or shotgun will suddenly cause people to go deranged and decide their purpose in life is to vaporize fantails. Don't think I've met anyone who would happily scare off all the game in a valley to blow away a bird for fun, and those that would are generally the kind of people who violate more laws on their way to buy booze on a Tuesday morning than most of us do in a lifetime.

I know I would certainly have shot a lot of hares and rabbits in my wanderings if I'd been allowed to bring a nice little suppressed .22 with me. Just can't be bothered getting a special permit from the local office for every new place I decide to try hunting, so the bunnies are free to gnaw the native plants in peace.

Originally Posted by FeralPhilosopher

Thank you for the help. I have narrowed it down to two completely contradictory passages from two pieces of legislation. The Animal Welfare act that specifically states that there are no restrictions whatsoever on the killing or possession of schedule 5 animals. And the Conservation Act that specifically prohibits killing on conservation land without a permit...

This is amazing info!
Could you be more specific?
Which sections in these acts are you referring to?

Originally Posted by Kiwi Sapper

An example, an Ozzie harrier was killing my free range chickens and after checking the various acts, i found i was entitled to shoot them ( on my lifestyle property, in the country side away from dwellings etc) but two DOC Muppets said I could not shoot them as they were protected. Load of crap as the acts excluded them from protection.

I know it's an old thread, but I just went to Wingspan in Rotorua, a bird of prey conservation organisation that puts on shows for the public. It was interesting. DOC cull harriers themselves to protect endangered bird species. and land owners can shoot them to protect livestock. DOC are full of shit.

Are harriers protected?
The legal protection of harriers has recently been downgraded meaning that it is now legal to kill harriers if they are causing injury to livestock or damage to property. This downgrading includes allowing conservation managers to cull harriers if they are perceived to have a negative impact on a threatened species.

had to look that one up- learn something every day