Thread: Tahr cull doc betrayal

Today I went for a walk in the bush, a warm puffy wind from all directions and no good for hunting but that didn't matter. I thought about this thread while I explored a new place. What marvelous forest, big Matai, Rimus, Kahikatea even tree pungas in the creeks in a predominantly Black Beech, Canterbury Forest. We are all conservationists and lovers of the wild and unspoilt places far more than we are killers of game animals and yet we criticise DOC and, I am not without guilt. Is this a wise and constructive attitude ?. Would we prefer, all the Doc estate cleared and converted to farmland, to play devils advocate ? There have been some very good balanced comments to this thread today, is it a fair summary to state that we can all see a need for change to better representation for Big Game Hunters and a change in how the authorities view the hunting community.

I am still of the opinion that to do this we need a compulsory licence system for public land. What I thought today was that it might be a 'Hunting and Conservation Licence' with a split of licence revenue going to DOC.
My 2c