Thread: fish and game elections

Originally Posted by morgun

I believe that HB hadn't had enough people put there names forward to have an election for the last 3 or 4 elections, so the thinking was to reduce the number ( only has to be a maximum of 12 ) to 8 so an election was more likely. Of course murhpy's law means 19 people put there names in including the ex manager which could be interesting

so are 8 positions on the councill in total??reduced from 12.
mmm a cynical and suspicious persons conspiracy,ometer would be working overtime about now

some interesting candidates to who''want to a more co,operative way to dealng with the bays irrigation projects'' bollocks
like saying preserve owners now releasing put and take mallards had no intention of shooting them once they got thier foot in the rule change door.
whats our resident ,or any other bloody candidates for that matter,position on bringing layout blinds and boats under the protection of f&g rules?? rather than the current position of looking the other way

[QUOTEAfter some serious hard thought and discussion with various people, I have decided to stand again. Like Guy, Im of the belief that too long on council stifles positivity and "new energy and ideas." I also feel we achieved much of what we set out to when we first stood.
However it has become apparent that the majority of the newer councilors have decided not to return, which is worrying of itself.][/QUOTE]

mm so alls well in auckland waikato research collated recomendations made and ready to be acted on "duck numbers are restored? polluted wetlands cleaned up? and peace on earth achieved??
ahahahhhh no but they have ,via eastern and with docs collusion,got released mallards on preserves thru just a matter of time now but that couldnt be the reason for a sudden block exodus ?could it??

Rearing and releasing programmes
8.1 Introduction
Rearing and releasing programmes are often viewed as a quick fix solution to creating more ducks.
To date, both internationally and in the Waikato results have been mixed. In general harvest rates
are low for captive-reared ducks released into the wild. In the Waikato results have varied from less
than 1% in a wetland area to 22% on Matingarahi Station where a concerted effort was made to
feed the birds and control predators. In addition, captive-reared mallards have typically been shot
on the property where they were released, and thus the returns are highly localised.
Releasing programmes have been controversial in North America and the latest review conducted by
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service advocates for a tightening of conditions around the release of captive
reared mallards in the U.S. The major concerns in the review relates to the potential for disease
transmission, genetic introgression and compliance with harvest regulations. However, the wider
issues pertaining to the release of captive-reared mallards are beyond the scope of this discussion
paper.
8.2 What is Fish & Game doing?
Permits to release captive-reared waterfowl are the responsibility of the Department of
Conservation, and thus there is no statutory requirement for Fish & Game to be involved with or
even notified of any such releases.OUCH
8.1 Future management options for Fish & Game
1 Fish & Game should support the banding of captive reared birds by offering to band all captive reared
ducks at no cost.[WHY WHEN THEY SEEM TO KNOW THE IN,S AND OUTS ALREADY? WOULDNT THE TIME AND MONEY BE BETTER SPENT ON IMPROVING THE LESS CASHED UP HUNTERS LOT AFTER ALL ITS THEM THAT BUY THE BULK OF LICENCES]
In future year’s survival and harvest rates information can be used to
draw sound conclusions surrounding the effectiveness of such programmes which can help
determine future management actionsIT WOULS SEEM CONCLUSIONS ARE ALREADY OBVIOUS
[.In addition, captive-reared mallards have typically been shot
on the property where they were released, and thus the returns are highly localised] At this juncture large scale releases of captive-reared
mallards into the wild do not appear to be a cost effective tool for increasing hunter harvest.

SHIT HOT FOR A 22%INCREASE IN THE RELEASERS BAG THO ??WONDER HOW MANY WILD BIRDS ARE DRAWN BY THE HUNDREDS OF CAPTIVE RELEASE FED BIRDS