Mate is having a tough time controlling goats in Redwood plantation, apparently they love gums and redwoods. You need to be a killer though, he shot over 1400 goats last year and he's only part...
Liked On: 18-01-2022, 04:57 PM
I know a guy who was in this situation, started looking for pest control jobs under a year ago and now has a contract to control deer and goats in 50,000ha of forestry, and has 10 staff! Look in the...
Liked On: 18-01-2022, 04:54 PM
The problem is there is a fundamental difference in approach between pest control and hunting. Hunters are you classic sustainable meat harvestors, always in the back of the mind os the need to...
Liked On: 18-01-2022, 04:44 PM
Union makes strength. You can break a match with your fingers... never a hundred matches together.
Liked On: 18-01-2022, 04:41 PM
While we work on things like access, we'd have a better supporting argument if we shot more hinds (or nannies) in the places we CAN access easily or are going already.
Liked On: 18-01-2022, 04:40 PM
It's a grey area.....permit states thermal and NV not allowed to be used for hunting so definitely not on the rifle but could be argued the hand held is ok? That doesn't bother lots of guys...
Liked On: 18-01-2022, 04:40 PM
I’m going in again next week for 5 nights and fully intend on going for maximum tail count:)
Liked On: 18-01-2022, 04:40 PM
Yep, numbers are high alright. While I’d love to agree that recreational hunters should be able to have an impact, there’s just too much back country that is bloody hard to get to. Why hike for days...
Liked On: 18-01-2022, 04:39 PM
It was encouraging to see DOC trailing some hunter Access into the Nelson Lakes NP for the purpose of reducing numbers, a few other regions should take a look at this, opening access up during...
Liked On: 18-01-2022, 04:38 PM
Well I have been doing my bit on public and private, there are far too many around, ruahines needs a clean up as does the Haurangi and private, well yeah they do too....one farm I go on has cullers...
Liked On: 18-01-2022, 04:34 PM
Starting to take this mindset up around the ruahines, (private and public land) taking more and giving more and more away to friends and family. My parents get a kick out of emptying the freezer and...
Liked On: 18-01-2022, 04:33 PM
I looked but didnt see phone number for access.......also interesting the deer were videoed and not shot.... fifty quid to knob of goat shit anyone trying to access that property of surrounding land...
Liked On: 18-01-2022, 04:32 PM
I haven't been very active here for a while due to the fact that Australia -NZ travel has been next to impossible for the last 2 years and I haven't been back to our place in the Marlborough Sounds...
Liked On: 16-01-2022, 10:05 PM
Pete_D So what your are better off doing is, stating what barrel length you will be using ,importantly what Game & usual range you will be hunting them , What Bullet & specific weight are you...
Liked On: 16-01-2022, 09:14 PM
Good ol Gun City ehh :P
Liked On: 16-01-2022, 09:05 PM