Thread: Forest & Bird v The Wapiti Herd

7mmwsm you are right - as hunters we should not fear culling of deer numbers - DOC have stated many times and on their web site they will not use 1080 to control deer numbers -so it will be Contract hunters and helicopter shoot to kill - now they dont have a big budget so I believe it will be somewhat limited and focused on high priority areas - recreational hunters cannot control the high deer numbers we have thats fact - we are day dreaming if we think that - but we can try to get hunters a better deal to see if that lifts hunter success - better access - better hunter education - and no bountys tails some payment to rec hunters a complete waste of money and DOC know it - simply not going to happen - a meat / pet food industry so hunters can sell deer would be a help - but guys and girls we have the best hunting now than we have ever had - if you had tried in the seventies in the height of the helicopter days deer were damn hard to find - get out there and enjoy