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    Finally something not full of shit on Stuff

    https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/10319...s-final-secret

    I can't wait to be hunting these magnificent animals in their home range in August.

    I plan to take special note of the smell.
    People I know who say they have been close to Moose in Fiordland say it is very unique and different to anything encountered in NZ


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    Refreshing change from Stuff.

    Id like to believe in Ken but with the amount of people/hunters/fishers in Fland in these days of the whirly bird and charter boats etc I just think it inconceivable that a population small enough to go un noticed despite being looked for relentlessly could actually survive.
    Only my opinion and I hope I am proved wrong.
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    Cheers for that, good read.
    270 is a harmonic divisor number[1]
    270 is the fourth number that is divisible by its average integer divisor[2]
    270 is a practical number, by the second definition
    The sum of the coprime counts for the first 29 integers is 270
    270 is a sparsely totient number, the largest integer with 72 as its totient
    Given 6 elements, there are 270 square permutations[3]
    10! has 270 divisors
    270 is the smallest positive integer that has divisors ending by digits 1, 2, …, 9.

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    https://youtu.be/NwJO12x2fv4

    This is why the Moose have gone quiet.

    Man from lost tribe is a mate of mine and @Uplandstalker

    I think there were definitely Moose there up till the mid 90's

    Have heard first hand about a Moose seen a fair bit north in the late 90's
    Also know some people that have seen them and kept it pretty quiet.
    I hope they're still there but not looking likely.


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    Wow..... what a story
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    I hope there are moose down there, but I also hope it stays unconfirmed if there are. With a population so small, I am sure DOC would insist on using is as proof they can eradicate a species of pest.......even if there is evidence they are not an invasive problem....

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    The way that they break branches when they feed is very distinctive, too

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    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    https://youtu.be/NwJO12x2fv4

    This is why the Moose have gone quiet.

    Man from lost tribe is a mate of mine and @Uplandstalker

    I think there were definitely Moose there up till the mid 90's

    Have heard first hand about a Moose seen a fair bit north in the late 90's
    Also know some people that have seen them and kept it pretty quiet.
    I hope they're still there but not looking likely.


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    How come they'd just disappear after the 90's?

    Quote Originally Posted by timattalon View Post
    I hope there are moose down there, but I also hope it stays unconfirmed if there are. With a population so small, I am sure DOC would insist on using is as proof they can eradicate a species of pest.......even if there is evidence they are not an invasive problem....
    Was gonna say. What is docs official policy on moose should they still be around? Be a shame to find the majestic beasts only for them to be shot out.

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    bring it on i say .R93-there must be stillsome westcoast pakihi areas where the big buggers could thrive-id love the chance to see one up close in the flesh-is there any truth to the rumour theyre prettier than our PM.
    A330-can you discreetly book one on a tin budgie coming back to NZ -book the fare up to winston peters OK.
    seriously -im with ken T I do think theres moose in fiordland but its a close kept secret .
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    Holy hell. Read the comments at the bottom of the article.
    Some humans are a special kind of stupid.
    99% have no buisness commenting as they would never venture more than 5 mins away from their favorite cafe.

    I have met and conversed with Ken T a few times.
    He struck me as the type who would never waste time on fruitless tasks.
    The bloke is very smart and passionate.
    If he was convinced they were there... I am happy to believe him.
    If I ever found myself down them ways and seen one I am now sure, I wouldn't ever go public with it.





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    Not a bad read and well written especially for Stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mawzer308 View Post
    Not a bad read and well written especially for Stuff.
    Obviosuly not written by them but would be a story they have purchased. Its clear, well written, accurate and is not pushing its own agenda. Stuff couldn't do that if they tried....
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    R93- can ya recce a fairly good block of pakihi for us

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    Quote Originally Posted by kotuku View Post
    R93- can ya recce a fairly good block of pakihi for us
    Heaps of that sort of country here on the coast but I don't know if they like it.

    One of my duck ponds is right where the first Moose were released in NZ.
    Haven't seen one in it yet


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    I read one of his books years ago about the moose. I'd love to have them down there.

 

 

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