Thread: Northland deer (again)

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

What I want to know is who told them? Sika are well known to be in Russell state forest, however I read in the herald that DoC were going to borrow fancy night vision from the USA to get them all. Mustn't have panned out. I thought there weren't many reds up there anyway.

The sika cull is being undertaken by a well known pest contractor who has the most modern high tech gear and a helicopter.

Of all of the threats we face to our sport, keeping deer out of northland is probably the hardest one to argue against. Emotional responses wont cut it. And I see that NZDA are keeping out of the argument - good job.