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.