Thread: SUNDAY TVNZ - NZ Deer Population

I saw the promo for the Sunday programme.
It looks some some twig n tweet people complaining about DOC (probably the game management rather than eradication plan), but also the Tui from the Hunting with Tui TV programme saying she wants to see more people out hunting (and the Trap & Trigger guy), so hopefully it has some balance and shows hunters are part of the solution. But I doubt it will get the public up in arms demanding hunters have access to semi-auto centrefires.

I stayed in a mates bach in Lochmara Bay maybe 4 years ago was during the roar - pre dawn the noise of roars was impressive - Later in the day were we sitting on the deck of the Lochmara lodge spotted some activity way out in the bay it was a boat circling a deer that had been chased into the water by a pig hunters dogs. Those dots look like a lot of animals to me.

Where we have a bach I have never heard deer from our place in Pelorus and only easter this year heard a couple of roars when out for a wander. In 50 years have never seen a live one in our bay just a dead one that fell off a cliff it was huge.

But they are moving in we are also seeing the bush getting opened up by animals grazing/stripping bark of trees - QE2 trust land behind us, they got cullers in earlier this year using drones and infra red to locate them for hunters with dogs to target - I heard they got 8.

Originally Posted by Cigar

I saw the promo for the Sunday programme.
It looks some some twig n tweet people complaining about DOC (probably the game management rather than eradication plan), but also the Tui from the Hunting with Tui TV programme saying she wants to see more people out hunting (and the Trap & Trigger guy), so hopefully it has some balance and shows hunters are part of the solution. But I doubt it will get the public up in arms demanding hunters have access to semi-auto centrefires.

In regards to the Sunday promo, I would say there would be a lot more hunters out there if they had their licenses processed in an acceptable time frame.

Originally Posted by Allizdog

In regards to the Sunday promo, I would say there would be a lot more hunters out there if they had their licenses processed in an acceptable time frame.

And more public land deer would get shot if there was better access in a lot of areas.