Thread: Pukeko control permit where to apply ?

If you need a hand, my 17hmr desperately needs to go for a walk

Originally Posted by Mr Browning

If you need a hand, my 17hmr desperately needs to go for a walk

are they charging for out of seasons permits ??
they were for swans parries before the expanded the parry season at the lake.

Originally Posted by gsp follower

are they charging for out of seasons permits ??
they were for swans parries before the expanded the parry season at the lake.

Haven't had a chance to sort yet, I'll let ya know when I ring them Monday

My work applied for permits to control ducks that were hammering crops on a few occasions (different years).
The first time F&G sent rangers out to scare the ducks off, we weren't allowed to shoot them. Then they loaned us a bird scarer.
The most recent time they gave us a permit to shoot 6 ducks (i think It was 6). Not many, but it did clear the ponds for quite a while.
I would expect that what you want to control and where would affect your chances of getting a permit.
I have heard that it's harder to get a permit if you don't do any control during the legal season.

Is there a pukeko season? I figure with the amount of them around, whenever you see them its pukeko season

Yes, the pukeko season is the same, or around the same, as the duck season (might vary in different regions). Like ducks, they are protected outside the season.
During the season the usual rules apply - shotgun only, must be shot in flight, etc.

Originally Posted by Cigar

Yes, the pukeko season is the same, or around the same, as the duck season (might vary in different regions). Like ducks, they are protected outside the season.
During the season the usual rules apply - shotgun only, must be shot in flight, etc.

Oh well, I dont think Ive ever seen a pukeko flying, so that is that I guess.

Originally Posted by Mr Browning

Oh well, I dont think Ive ever seen a pukeko flying, so that is that I guess.

They do fly, but generally not far. Reason for this is they look like Takahe which is flightless. So if you hit a flying one it is a pukey, but on the ground it is possible to be a Takahe....(As NZDA found out....)

Originally Posted by timattalon

They do fly, but generally not far. Reason for this is they look like Takahe which is flightless. So if you hit a flying one it is a pukey, but on the ground it is possible to be a Takahe....(As NZDA found out....)

Ive seen Tekahe in Te Anau, totally different build of bird and manor of foraging for food, but I guess if you havent seen one and dont know what they look like, you could get confused with a pukeko because of the similar colour. Shame really if someone bowled over a takahe by mistake.

sorry two incidents ...basically doc grow egg to chick ..hand it over to foster mum Puke ...worked well ..problem being puke chicks grow and breed also plus faster ...end up with to many pukes ...bring in cullers pop, pop, pop dead Takahe...opps

https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2015/08/2...ngered-takahe/

https://www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/rur...ling-case-ends

Originally Posted by stingray

https://www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/rur...ling-case-ends

That is all very nice...just a pity it does not tell how far up the arse the boot went on the shooters.

Originally Posted by Mr Browning

Is there a pukeko season? I figure with the amount of them around, whenever you see them its pukeko season

theres nowhere near the numbers down here as up north.
shit mobs of 40 or more are common round otaki way.
ansd several mobs to a farm to.

Don't know about the short fly thing.
Used to see a lot of them on the coast. Did the odd puke drive too. No they wont fly as far as a duck but they can and will fly a long way if they have to.

About once a year we get a puk that's flown over to Stewart Island. Closest point from South Is to Stewy is 21 k's.