Thread: Kaimai Hunting under threat....

the badly effected part of the statement is total bullshit, im in the kaimais almost every weekend and there sure as hell no sign of high stocking.

Anyone remember the similar suggestion a couple of decades ago? At the public meeting to discuss proposed treatment of the Kaimais, the audience was very pointeD in their non acceptance of DOCs suggestion. I wonder if there will be another ‘consultation’ this time round?

Originally Posted by mucko

the badly effected part of the statement is total bullshit, im in the kaimais almost every weekend and there sure as hell no sign of high stocking.

Well if that’s the case then get onto the Tauranga office and start making some relationships count. Those fellows will be in charge of the contracts. Ask for a meeting with a senior ranger. Get the dialogue going. see if they are willing to share any of the evidence. Before you say I am barking mad I know a few senior rangers in various districts around the North Island and I’ve never had anything but a good yarn with them. I do however caution against sitting in front of a young potentially overpromoted type and I’ll leave the rest of what to avoid up to you to work out. If there is genuinely a counter argument against what DOC is proposing then the only way to get that argument on the table is to do it properly, So if you’re in there every weekend then take photos and be ready to promote your side of the argument.

Get onto the local MP and find out if they’re interested in asking questions.

Not looking to put anyone’s nose out of joint, but the whingeing on here about ungulate control needs to be put in the context of what is real, what is imagined, and what to do if there genuinely is a reason to go into battle. A lot of the comments we’ve had on other recent threads about the central North Island deer numbers have been well wide of the mark, makes me think that hunters are getting lazy. Which believe me and my beer gut is what happens when there are too many animals.