Thread: Commercial vs Recreational Hunting in NZ

Do you think the days of savvy crews are gone R93?
I don't say that lightly as 2 good mates still have birds doing venison recovery in non busy times
One has a very successful business one is not so big time.
In my experience the guys hating on waro in these parts can't hunt there way out of paper bag so blame waro for the lack of animals. When you go out for 3 days and see 70 odd deer you realise there's some culling needed.

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Originally Posted by BRADS

Do you think the days of savvy crews are gone R93?
I don't say that lightly as 2 good mates still have birds doing venison recovery in non busy times
One has a very successful business one is not so big time.
In my experience the guys hating on waro in these parts can't hunt there way out of paper bag so blame waro for the lack of animals. When you go out for 3 days and see 70 odd deer you realise there's some culling needed.

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Definitely. I was lucky and started out shooting and then flew for a team that have been doing it since the sixties.

I learned a lot from them. But they have forgotten more than I will ever know.

They no longer fly. I think the experience is dwindling, especially here in the south. There still a handful of experienced guys doing it but they are getting on in age.


I pity anyone who gets a licence and thinks they can just go and make a living on venison
They will either go broke or end up a smoking hole in the ground.

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