Thread: Balloted/permitted hunting blocks

If you dont "take it" someone else will seems to have become a common attitude now and especially prevalent with fisheries.

We moved to Nelson in very late 90's and you could easily find cockles, etc on and around the rocks along Tahuna beach. I would struggle to even find a little one of anything now as the rocks are scoured rather often.

Sign of the times and not necessarily a good one.

Balloted hunting works, we have it here last few years for upland game hunting. But you will find same people are often the users because they are keen hunters.
I often leave birds unshot as for me I would rather see them around and I prefer watching the dog find and flush them. The actual shooting I could take or leave.