Thread: Northland deer (again)

Have to agree with the last couple of posts. I don't disagree with the eradication as a hunter, I disagree as a tax payer! As rusl says, it won't make a bit of difference to the vast majority of hunters in the north. They are not a viable target for those hunting on public land. Lots of other pests to deal with first, especially predators which are rampant, then of course, there's pigs and goats. My opinion is that this is an ideology-driven endeavour rather than something that is going to have a meaningful impact.

As an aside, I know of one person that has a large sika herd on her private block and no one is coming anywhere near them. There must be others. In addition, releasing pigs in to the bush for the purpose of hunting with dogs is also pretty common. I was fortunate enough to hunt an adjacent farm for a while and was bringing home the bacon!