Thread: Block 5

Rumour has it that some spooning was needed to stay cosy. Just a rumour though

Originally Posted by Pengy

Rumour has it that some spooning was needed to stay cosy. Just a rumour though

So much for "what happens in the bush stays in the bush"....

Nice idea to stretch it out

Originally Posted by Pengy

Rumour has it that some spooning was needed to stay cosy. Just a rumour though

I assume this was camping on the flanks of Faerie Queene.

Originally Posted by Shearer

I assume this was camping on the flanks of Faerie Queene.

Faerie Queene got the treatment by the first party...I suspect that's were the solid 10 came from along with a number of hinds taken.

A bloke from the first party said to us not to bother with that area ..so given that and the way the remaining animals reacted to a gun shot ..I'm picking the folks from the first party did their duty and shot what the could.

Some nice country there. A bit of a surprise the critters are thin on the ground. Hopefully you guys can tip something over soon.
Best of luck

Genuine question. Being a Doc initiative was the flights in paid for by them? And if so was there any kind of encouragement from Doc to employ the “if it’s brown it’s down” mindset?

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Genuine question. Being a Doc initiative was the flights in paid for by them? And if so was there any kind of encouragement from Doc to employ the “if it’s brown it’s down” mindset?

One of the main initiatives was allowing helicopter access as that area can normally only be accessed by walking in.
There are no concessions to land in the Nelson Lakes NP.

Originally Posted by Moutere

One of the main initiatives was allowing helicopter access as that area can normally only be accessed by walking in.
There are no concessions to land in the Nelson Lakes NP.

This is an fantastic initiative. Hunters get to hunt, the Heli operators get business and DoC get the deer/chamois numbers reduced. WIN/WIN/WIN.

Originally Posted by Shearer

This is an fantastic initiative. Hunters get to hunt, the Heli operators get business and DoC get the deer/chamois numbers reduced. WIN/WIN/WIN.

Plus the hunters get the meat out and that is a massive plus !!!!

I just sent melissa an email today saying how much we appreciated the opportunity to land in there

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Hopefully this works!

Originally Posted by Ed123

Hopefully this works!
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That last photo should be used as a base for a painting, or printed off in black and white and hung in a man shed. What a epic example of generations on the hill, simply priceless

Sweet that worked.
So heres a few more.

I have the same questions Ryan! This is an awesome initiative. I'm just reading these reports, super anxious about how no animals shot might be interpreted by the people above the person who came up with this idea! Potential for some wrong conclusions to be drawn if there is no record of total animals sighted :/

Q1. Did they ask you to collect info on areas covered and animals sighted?
Q2. Did you get any indication of how many animals were shot by the previous group?
Q3. Does anyone know roughly how many animals a WARO op is likely to pull out over 5 days? Just be interesting to see how 5 days of running a chopper compares to 1 flight in/1 flight out and 5 hunters doing it for free in terms of 'bucks per Bambi'...

Either way, awesome reports team!!

@Ryan_Songhurst

We paid for the chopper mate, however the flights were subsidized and a 10% discount offered to NZDA members. The cost for each block varied depending on the distance from the heli base. There was also an expectation that where possible if its brown its down. You couldn't fly in if you were fishing or sightseeing it was specifically for hunters. Here is a link to the info if your interested, just scroll down to nelson lakes.

http://www.helicharternelson.co.nz
@yeah_na_missed

Yes we were required to keep a record of not only animals shot but also animals seen. We also caught up briefly at the heli base with the guys in the block before us so they were able to tell us where they had been and what they had shot.

Not only that but as a roar block holder we have recieved emails from DOC with all the results from the first round of this operation conducted in spring so we know which blocks the most animals were seen/shot etc.

Across all blocks in the spring round this was the results.

330 deer seen with 78 shot
83 Chamois seen with 14 shot

Sex ratio:
51% of deer shot were female (49% males)
21% of Chamois shot were female (79% male)

Also shot were 1 cat & 3 Canada geese

Chatting with Rob from Murch heli he said that the people at DOC behind the inititive are very happy and view the operation as a success.

So that's great news for the future as it seems from reading the emails from DOC that it will continue into the coming years. Certainly they will be recieving more positive feedback from us !!


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@kukuwai, thanks for the super detailed response. It is just bloody awesome to hear that DOC thought it has been a success - a real ray of light for the the hunting community! Thank you to you and the rest of the crew for all your work in being part of making it a success. Doubt you guys will need to buy a beer for a while round here!

Might have to plan a 'numbers game' trip over the strait in future!

Good shit whoever that cat!