Thread: Ruahine deer control

Hinerua and Makaretu have lost access in recent years.

I’d love to hunt Pohingina (from the west) and Purity etc but access issues make it easier to hit the same reliable road ends.

If hunters can’t access areas then go for gold with culling, waro, and subsidised club hunts to the hard to reach areas.

What I don’t want to see is extensive commercial pressure being put on the limited areas where the majority of hunters are corralled into already.

Seeing ‘100’ deer in a week can be misleading as well when your optics and thermals can scan open country as far as the eye can see. I’ve done many trips from Longview - TeHekenga without seeing anything on the walk in.

I must say while I didn’t participate, I was really proud of NZDA for organising the last club hunt up there. Assisting competent and safe hunters to access hard to reach areas is a great start.

Well done.

one area I hunt in Taranaki we have lost three access points all blocked by landowners one could just drive thru they are legal roads but would one have a vehicle when you got back if DOC got of their backside and sign posted them a lot of the problem would be over but not interested- they throw it back at the the District Council who are not interested either - the only option is to have someone stay at vehicle as a guard