Thread: Newshub attacking Sika

Opening up public access into the Kaimanawa / Kaweka would certainly help, Just look at the access of the desert road.

They could also look at incentive's for hunters like what was trialed in the Kaimanawa a few years ago for jaws and other offally bits

Eliminating the landing fees using DOC landing sites is one thing, if the DOC reduced the heli operators concessions fees that would really make a big difference in the costs involved to fly into these sites & target deer numbers in harder to access spots.

I hunt the Kawekas a fair bit and have been to most of it - Yep in places there are too many deer, but in others the evidence i'm seeing points to a healthy forest that can sustain the (local) population of deer present.

I get that everyone wants an 8 pointer, but if we don't all do our bit for conservation the park will get 1080'd or have aerial culling again!