Thread: NZ Hunter Adventures - Red Roar - Part 2 - tonight!

Originally Posted by Kudu

I agreed with everything you wrote in your post except this line. Part of chasing wapiti in fiordland is the majesty of the place, the flora and the fauna and the experience of just being there. Should a hunter wait years and years on the hope that they get a ballot?...that might never happen for them. Would you deny a hunter the experience of hunting in firodland? I don't believe any kiwi hunter can deny another that chance.

So a hunter hunts in there in January and shoots a deer that to him means the world, that he has climbed for, bled for and exhausted himself for. Now if he leaves that animal and someone else shoots it in April then that animal becomes that other hunters prize. But why is one hunters memories more important than another's? Why should they be denied the fiordland experience on the hope that they may one day have their name pulled out of the hat? I also think it is selfish for hunters in the ballot to think that all deer in the park are to be left for them and them alone. That's not how hunting works.

Now I don't shoot pregnant hinds, that's just me. And I have been in a position where I have seen some and left them only to hear a shot half an hour later. When I have checked it out I've found someone has shot one of the hinds that I let go. I didn't get upset as I know I have my own set of hunting ethics and I can't force those onto others. For all I know his family could be struggling and that hind will feed his family for a while.

I am in agreement with you about locking up these special herds for a few years, but I know it will never happen.

No I wouldn't want to deprive anyone of anything. And you don't have to sell me on the reasons to be in there.
However wapiti are not the only game animal in fiordland.

And I was talking about tourist hunters to be fair.
What is the point of shooting a bull in January honestly?
You don't think going into the ballot areas that time of year to target wapiti just to beat the guys that balloted isint a bit selfish?
Isint that defeating what the foundation is all about?

I have never got a ballot. Gave up years ago. I will never likely hunt NZ wapiti as the true trophy potential at this time imo is poor. Despite the hard work groups put into it.
Locking it up or a release might be the only way to get it to its potential.





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