I just added up the cost of the latest wallabying trip last month Ferry tickets, fuel, food etc came out at $9.78 per animal. I must be doing it too cheap.
Liked On: 07-09-2023, 09:51 PM
Well, I don't have to hand any hard evidence but I have a lot of anecdotal evidence of by-kill of deer as you mentioned. It's interesting that Graeme Elliot stated "1080 has traditionally been...
Liked On: 07-09-2023, 09:51 PM
When its used for wallaby control (the topic here), whats the huge amount of collateral damage? Evidence, and can you quantify it? All Ive seen is dead wallaby, and of course a by-kill of deer in the...
Liked On: 07-09-2023, 09:49 PM
Its a silly statement and they deserve to be the ex mayor. Results in the Hunua ranges are pretty impressive though, mid 1990s there were only 25 kokako, 24 of those 25 were males, because the...
Liked On: 07-09-2023, 09:48 PM
mate and I lumped a big old boar and a small stag out of the Waioeka gorge - took a while to get the deer so the pig smelled well off basically when we got to road next day - definetly whiffy -...
Liked On: 04-09-2023, 09:20 PM
Velvet only trip230262
Liked On: 04-09-2023, 09:17 PM
One of the chillers I used to drop off at had spare sets of ears for if whole carcasses were missing them. From time to time I would get a tagged deer and I would just cut the ears off and safety pin...
Liked On: 04-09-2023, 09:15 PM
232558 Couldn't find this photo before to add to my earlier post , this after Brian dropped our load of deer at the road end.!!
Liked On: 04-09-2023, 09:15 PM
Ha! Good 'ol HLL We threw a lot of $$ for air time in HLL. (NZ Army) Its also had more than a couple of non notified prangs. There was an excellent VHS video of he and his shooter Bugs using...
Liked On: 04-09-2023, 09:14 PM
trying to carry loads that were just stupid - with me mate tried a 230 lb stag - got down and put arms thru legs - he boosted me up to my feet - one step and it all turned to shit - with me at about...
Liked On: 04-09-2023, 09:13 PM
232539 Some of you guys will know Brian Goodwin used to be based in Taihape. not sure of the date , probably around 1990 ish. These deer were all shot ground hunting ,just carried out the easy way
Liked On: 04-09-2023, 09:13 PM
More meat hunting photos from the past.... Who knows, perhaps these scenes will be repeated in the future? 232216 Horse meets deer A horse can come in handy in some circumstances. I'm not a...
Liked On: 04-09-2023, 09:13 PM
nah it was honesty - one knew if you were ever caught cheating fellow hunters leave the district real quick or you would be a marked man- we did not tolerate that sort of bullshit - neither did we...
Liked On: 04-09-2023, 09:06 PM
Chillers that I had anything to do with always had a guy on hand except down in one particular area in South Westland. In this area you had guys that were shooters on machines etc and guys ground...
Liked On: 04-09-2023, 09:05 PM
Couldn't agree more. The team there are brilliant. The late Robbie would be very proud of his business
Liked On: 02-09-2023, 11:28 PM