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    Every day is opening day here. No closed season. The rut can be busy but that's about it generally.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chur Bay View Post
    Every day is opening day here. No closed season. The rut can be busy but that's about it generally.
    WHAT?!? So I'm guessing that not a high percentage of the population hunts? We literally have (in some zones) thousands of ppl applying for tags where only less than a hundred are given. I'm sure that since we have a lower animal density that's part of the equation, but you don't have any restrictions for public? Even in the eastern states where there's many many whitetail, they have limited seasons and tags.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SanDiegoHntr View Post
    WHAT?!? So I'm guessing that not a high percentage of the population hunts? We literally have (in some zones) thousands of ppl applying for tags where only less than a hundred are given. I'm sure that since we have a lower animal density that's part of the equation, but you don't have any restrictions for public? Even in the eastern states where there's many many whitetail, they have limited seasons and tags.
    No restrictions on numbers even on public since deer, goats and pigs are classified as invasive pests. However if you shoot all the big bucks/stags only the runts will get to breed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SanDiegoHntr View Post
    WHAT?!? So I'm guessing that not a high percentage of the population hunts? We literally have (in some zones) thousands of ppl applying for tags where only less than a hundred are given. I'm sure that since we have a lower animal density that's part of the equation, but you don't have any restrictions for public? Even in the eastern states where there's many many whitetail, they have limited seasons and tags.
    No season
    Ballot system on Wapiti which is same as Elk (I thinlk)
    Mostly public land
    No tags
    There is a duck season and some gamebird seasons

    Public land is a huge percentage of the total country area compared to US
    Wild sheep, goats, red deer, sika, pigs, go for it

    Plenty of hard country that will need to be treated with respect

    No bears, no poisonous animals to speak of (a spider that lives on beaches and has killed 1 person ever IIRC)

    Fuck all people

    The bush here would be best described to a Statesider as a coldwater jungle but it varies a hell of a lot, open toips and mountain goats (tahr and chamois) down south with ice down to tussock ciuntry and bush below that
    Wallabies too (small kangaroos)
    North Island less open generally, more bush stalking
    Have a nosey around the DOC (Govt department which administers public land) site it will give you an idea of scenery and animals each region if you're interested
    Go online, get your hunting license to go on public land and you can run a suppressor without asking the govt first

    https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets...s-brochure.pdf

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    Quote Originally Posted by 308 View Post
    No season
    Ballot system on Wapiti which is same as Elk (I thinlk)
    Mostly public land
    No tags
    There is a duck season and some gamebird seasons

    Public land is a huge percentage of the total country area compared to US
    Wild sheep, goats, red deer, sika, pigs, go for it

    Plenty of hard country that will need to be treated with respect

    No bears, no poisonous animals to speak of (a spider that lives on beaches and has killed 1 person ever IIRC)

    Fuck all people

    The bush here would be best described to a Statesider as a coldwater jungle but it varies a hell of a lot, open toips and mountain goats (tahr and chamois) down south with ice down to tussock ciuntry and bush below that
    Wallabies too (small kangaroos)
    North Island less open generally, more bush stalking
    Have a nosey around the DOC (Govt department which administers public land) site it will give you an idea of scenery and animals each region if you're interested
    Go online, get your hunting license to go on public land and you can run a suppressor without asking the govt first

    https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets...s-brochure.pdf

    That's excellent. You could probably go for days without seeing someone. There are a few places like that in CA, but I find most, not all hunters here are lazy. Electric bike sales are through the roof, as ppl want to use as little effort getting to their hunting zone. I don't disagree with using a bike to get to a trailhead, but many use them to get right to the spot, if possible. I'm fine with that, as I'm willing to go farther in, giving me a better chance.

    No bears? That's good, and bad, as you're unable to hunt them. I was doing an archery elk hunt in Montana a few years ago, and guide got killed by a grizzly about 5 miles away.
    The hunter shot an elk halfway up a ridge, on a small bench. The guide took off his pack, and shirt, cuz it was a hot day. The guide proceeded to process the elk, and made it part way when a mama grizzly and her cub came flying down the hill after getting a whiff of the kill site. The guide had taken his pack off, and left it about 20ft away. The mama started mauling the guide, and the hunter went for the guides gun off his pack. The hunter had never used a handgun (other than a revolver) and fumbled with it until he accidentally ejected the mag out of the Glock. The mama went after the hunter, mauled him a little, then went back to the elk. The hunter was able to crawl away, and made a cell call. The hunter died shortly after.

    I had a brown bear tag when I was doing the archery elk, and brought my 45/70 Marlin for the job, but never saw one. I saw a grizz about 100 yards away, and it was freaking huge. I never want to run into one. I keep a 10mm on my chest AND bear spray just in case. It would be nice to be able to hunt without that crap on my chest.

    So the only predator you have is the gray wolf? Do they impact solo hunting at all?
    How 'bout snakes? You have to have snakes...
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    Quote Originally Posted by SanDiegoHntr View Post
    That's excellent. You could probably go for days without seeing someone. There are a few places like that in CA, but I find most, not all hunters here are lazy. Electric bike sales are through the roof, as ppl want to use as little effort getting to their hunting zone. I don't disagree with using a bike to get to a trailhead, but many use them to get right to the spot, if possible. I'm fine with that, as I'm willing to go farther in, giving me a better chance.

    No bears? That's good, and bad, as you're unable to hunt them. I was doing an archery elk hunt in Montana a few years ago, and guide got killed by a grizzly about 5 miles away.
    The hunter shot an elk halfway up a ridge, on a small bench. The guide took off his pack, and shirt, cuz it was a hot day. The guide proceeded to process the elk, and made it part way when a mama grizzly and her cub came flying down the hill after getting a whiff of the kill site. The guide had taken his pack off, and left it about 20ft away. The mama started mauling the guide, and the hunter went for the guides gun off his pack. The hunter had never used a handgun (other than a revolver) and fumbled with it until he accidentally ejected the mag out of the Glock. The mama went after the hunter, mauled him a little, then went back to the elk. The hunter was able to crawl away, and made a cell call. The hunter died shortly after.

    I had a brown bear tag when I was doing the archery elk, and brought my 45/70 Marlin for the job, but never saw one. I saw a grizz about 100 yards away, and it was freaking huge. I never want to run into one. I keep a 10mm on my chest AND bear spray just in case. It would be nice to be able to hunt without that crap on my chest.

    So the only predator you have is the gray wolf? Do they impact solo hunting at all?
    How 'bout snakes? You have to have snakes.
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    No wolves, no snakes. Nothing dangerous at all. Nothing that can prey on anything bigger than native birds and rabbits.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SanDiegoHntr View Post
    That's excellent. You could probably go for days without seeing someone. There are a few places like that in CA, but I find most, not all hunters here are lazy. Electric bike sales are through the roof, as ppl want to use as little effort getting to their hunting zone. I don't disagree with using a bike to get to a trailhead, but many use them to get right to the spot, if possible. I'm fine with that, as I'm willing to go farther in, giving me a better chance.

    No bears? That's good, and bad, as you're unable to hunt them. I was doing an archery elk hunt in Montana a few years ago, and guide got killed by a grizzly about 5 miles away.
    The hunter shot an elk halfway up a ridge, on a small bench. The guide took off his pack, and shirt, cuz it was a hot day. The guide proceeded to process the elk, and made it part way when a mama grizzly and her cub came flying down the hill after getting a whiff of the kill site. The guide had taken his pack off, and left it about 20ft away. The mama started mauling the guide, and the hunter went for the guides gun off his pack. The hunter had never used a handgun (other than a revolver) and fumbled with it until he accidentally ejected the mag out of the Glock. The mama went after the hunter, mauled him a little, then went back to the elk. The hunter was able to crawl away, and made a cell call. The hunter died shortly after.

    I had a brown bear tag when I was doing the archery elk, and brought my 45/70 Marlin for the job, but never saw one. I saw a grizz about 100 yards away, and it was freaking huge. I never want to run into one. I keep a 10mm on my chest AND bear spray just in case. It would be nice to be able to hunt without that crap on my chest.

    So the only predator you have is the gray wolf? Do they impact solo hunting at all?
    How 'bout snakes? You have to have snakes...
    A few of us have been mauled by cougars after a night clubbing in the past

 

 

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