Thread: Time to re-introduce a paying for deer/goat tail scheme?

Just thinking about the National Goat hunting competition and was wondering why doc don't pay per tail of animals.

"It's not known how many wild goats there are but DOC believes there are several hundred thousand roaming across 15% of New Zealand."
"DOC spent more than $5 million last year culling goats, but if numbers aren't controlled their population can double every two years."
https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/08/01/f...ff-from-today/
Seems like alot of money spent culling for not much return. Say 25-50k goats killed per year by cullers thats $100-200 a goat.

The cullers back in the day got paid per tail, starting with department of internal affairs then Forest Service. Was this available for the public too?

I cost of ammo and fuel is expensive now days and when people shoot 10-50 goats it sure does add up. So getting a few bucks back per tail would be a bonus.
I think it will increase the amount shot by the public.
Why don't they pay per animal anymore?