Thread: Pureoras and 1080

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

sorry Woody but your maths are way way out I managed possum control for various DOC areas for over 30 years including a number of aerial 1080 operations - no contractor would work for the hectare cost of an aerial 1080 operation - they could not compete with the same given target - not a hope in hell - to make a living they would need a substantial increase in hectare cost - they dont work for free - and good contractors simply are not out there -

In 2014 the AHB had to oprn their books. The cost per Average back then for aerial 1080 per ha was $55 per. Bet the aberage is more than that now. The option of trapping for fair equal pay has been covered in smokescreens for decades, and all you really need to understand why is ,as usual; "follow the money". (Including the the cossetted bureaucracies involved which are also financed by your taxes, levies and rates. End of--.