Thread: Deer Population Growth

Well this is depressing.

I still come home empty handed from time to time on public land which just proves how much I suck at this game.

Feel free to pm me some spots in the Tararuas where I can shoot deer in a barrel, I’ve got plenty of ammo.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Im also told that the mobs of deer had to be stalked past to get at big tahr in the Timaru creek area near hawea.... first hand accounts from people who were there at the time.
I recall my family menfolk coming home from hunting the roar in area (central north island)we have hunted for 60 plus years 5 experienced hunters in for two weeks and never saw a thing that wasnt under a whirly bird being carted out.....that area gets hit by big 1080 drop every few years still...animal numbers sure arent excessive .there is at least one other forum member who hunts that area can confirm that.

Originally Posted by SPEARONZ

Well this is depressing.

I still come home empty handed from time to time on public land which just proves how much I suck at this game.

Feel free to pm me some spots in the Tararuas where I can shoot deer in a barrel, I’ve got plenty of ammo.

PM about where you live

Originally Posted by SPEARONZ

Well this is depressing.

I still come home empty handed from time to time on public land which just proves how much I suck at this game.

Feel free to pm me some spots in the Tararuas where I can shoot deer in a barrel, I’ve got plenty of ammo.

If it makes you feel any better, these two clowns were running around about a hundred m in front of your silage bale bench rest...30 and 31 Jan. at 10am even.

Then again, you had quite the vertical string going on, so they could be quite safe



But the camera was out for 15 days, and they were only there on two occasions. Then 300 videos of blowing grass and trees.

Seems like you need a real time video feed to tell you when to kit up and head to the back of the farm, cause kitting up first and last light each night for a 15% chance of running into them gets old real quick.

a point on eating quality a red hind fallow doe heavy in fawn- really good eating - my cocky mates asked what's good beef - in calf jersey heifer - being preggy means yummy meat tender as - so get over the preggy bit and enjoy good meat

Originally Posted by XR500

Seems like you need a real time video feed to tell you when to kit up and head to the back of the farm, cause kitting up first and last light each night for a 15% chance of running into them gets old real quick.

Funnily enough immediaty before reading this I was watching videos on using thermal drones for pest control. The purists here will hate this idea but I could see myself sitting on the deck with a coffee in the morning with the thermal drone checking the farm for me.... now just need to afford it, and then weaponise it to do all the work...

Originally Posted by Ben Waimata

Funnily enough immediaty before reading this I was watching videos on using thermal drones for pest control. The purists here will hate this idea but I could see myself sitting on the deck with a coffee in the morning with the thermal drone checking the farm for me.... now just need to afford it, and then weaponise it to do all the work...

Need a big drone to carry it out

Originally Posted by Ben Waimata

Funnily enough immediaty before reading this I was watching videos on using thermal drones for pest control. The purists here will hate this idea but I could see myself sitting on the deck with a coffee in the morning with the thermal drone checking the farm for me.... now just need to afford it, and then weaponise it to do all the work...

I know cockie's who do a lambing bear in two halves.one half on bike second half has drone fly around paddocks looking for issues to sort manually. Makes sense as stock less disturbed every 2nd day.

Originally Posted by Ben Waimata

Funnily enough immediaty before reading this I was watching videos on using thermal drones for pest control. The purists here will hate this idea but I could see myself sitting on the deck with a coffee in the morning with the thermal drone checking the farm for me.... now just need to afford it, and then weaponise it to do all the work...

We used of those at a fire this week was a pretty cool bit of kit

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Originally Posted by SPEARONZ

Well this is depressing.

I still come home empty handed from time to time on public land which just proves how much I suck at this game.

Feel free to pm me some spots in the Tararuas where I can shoot deer in a barrel, I’ve got plenty of ammo.

I reckon the Tararuas is hard work, try the Ruahines or Aorangi's.