Thread: Its happening now part of history.

Originally Posted by Puddleduk

In 2017 OSPRI told myself in front of others at a public meeting that the poison drop on Molesworth would kill 20-30% of the deer. I told them to expect 100%, some of the OSPRI team smirked and shook their heads over that comment. End result I think was 95% +/- 5%
I wonder what the locals who are concerned about the whitetail have been told.
One thing though the deer that survive this drop...and the next....and more after that will be in better condition!

Final figure was something like 88% fewer deer on poisoned blocks, about 1/3 of Station area, compared to unpoisoned blocks according to results of Marlborough branch NSDA survey and Landcare Research survey. NZDA results are still probably available for members, Landcare results available at: ctbfree-reports-for-uploading-into-datasets-for-doi-assignmentlc3159-morriss-r-10810-molesworth-.pdf