Thread: Deer repellant..Crock of crap

Originally Posted by Tahr

Extermination has never been a realistic policy. Nowadays DOC have bigger fish to fry with pests, and even controlling deer numbers is outside of their capability and resources. Deer are here to stay, and i believe the pendulum is swinging towards deer becoming a managed resource with the various sector interests more in balance. The Game Animal Council may appear to be ineffective, but the reality is that they were created by statute and that is in itself a glimmer of hope through giving deer some status.

WARO et al will still be around in the future and things will happen that recreational hunters won't like much, but I'm feeling quite optimistic about the future of our deer herds. There are some damn good people doing some excellent work for us - hats off to them. There is far too much negativity and uninformed bullshit around though.

Maybe,if it's bullshit, DOC could clean it up by being far more open in their approach? They seem to be a very closed group, which makes me believe they just don't have a clue. Lake Taupo is a classic example of poor management, I don't thing the have any idea over the fishery here. I for one would ban downriggers, especially on commercial operations and jigging, as you can acurately target fish with both.
In the 16 yrs I've been in Kinloch the fish size demise has been dramatic. They talk about water inversion etc. I have very little confidence in them, apart from the money machine side. So why dont they become very open and tell it as it is? Maybe they would have to tell the truth?