Thread: Help Stop 1080, please sign

Originally Posted by Mr Browning

Youre forgetting the factor of time.
Yes, $57 per ha might sound good, but how many ha can a man cover effectively in a day and how many ha can a hopper or fixed wing aircraft cover in a day. All of a sudden man power doesnt look so efficient does it.

So the original problem remains. Come up with a cost efficient (and time efficient) alternative to 1080 for pest control and Im sure the country will be right behind you.

Signing a petition to stop 1080 without any alternative solution is never going to get any response from the govt.

Or would you prefer we stop using 1080 and maybe introduce wolves and foxes or some other animals to control the pests until they become pests themselves. Probably not a good idea either, but good for shooters, sadly be then we wont be allowed firearms to hunt them.

You do the numbers properly, even a very below par person could easily cover 2000 hectares in a year, that 110,000 at 55 a hectare. And because they are targeting they will get a much better result than 1080. Steady steady will always win the race.