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   Lucky liked post by Woody On thread : nails in buller boots

   No; I think the stuffed feet and knees are the result of many miles of rough wet terrain with heavy loads. Heavy leather boots and tricounis were even worse especially when perpetually soaked.

   Liked On: 14-08-2025, 04:11 PM

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   Lucky liked post by Barry the hunter On thread : Big deer numbers being taken out of the Ruapehu/Wanganui?

   there are two scenarios at play here and many kiwi hunters dont get the in and outs - if you are culling numbers to reduce a population then generally its not economic to stuff around with carcasses...

   Liked On: 07-08-2025, 06:54 PM

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   Lucky liked post by trapperjohn On thread : Big deer numbers being taken out of the Ruapehu/Wanganui?

   Absolutly... same applies to rabbits, possums, goats, pigs and anything else. but will all know that when a market exists a pest can turn into a resource.

   Liked On: 07-08-2025, 10:06 AM

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   Lucky liked post by BRADS On thread : Big deer numbers being taken out of the Ruapehu/Wanganui?

   Farmers around here, We recently shot a few chiller truck loads of fallow for export as one of the farmers owns an unamed venison company Was a pretty shitty job to be honest all at night middle...

   Liked On: 07-08-2025, 10:06 AM

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   Lucky liked post by gimp On thread : Big deer numbers being taken out of the Ruapehu/Wanganui?

   $42/kg at peak in 1973 inflation adjusted. Live capture peak about $20,000/hind inflation adjusted in late 70s early 80s. It was a market bubble driven by various unique economic factors and is...

   Liked On: 07-08-2025, 10:03 AM

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   Lucky liked post by Puddleduk On thread : Big deer numbers being taken out of the Ruapehu/Wanganui?

   In the early nineties it went like this... $5-6/kg Hello hours we're fudged Fuel was cheap Maintenance was lacking because of fudged hours Pilot normally wanted enough for beer and smokes and...

   Liked On: 07-08-2025, 10:03 AM

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   Lucky liked post by blakeday On thread : Big deer numbers being taken out of the Ruapehu/Wanganui?

   my dads a butcher and he hates wasting meet so id say out of 68 we would have bought back 60 odd. back yard butcher shop was full

   Liked On: 07-08-2025, 10:02 AM

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   Lucky liked post by blakeday On thread : Big deer numbers being taken out of the Ruapehu/Wanganui?

   in raetihi between 10 of us we shot 68 in 2 days and a couple years ago. the farmer had a culler on the farm who put a thermal over one of his paddocks and asked how many sheep were in the paddock to...

   Liked On: 06-08-2025, 04:24 PM

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   Lucky liked post by 7mmsaum On thread : Big deer numbers being taken out of the Ruapehu/Wanganui?

   At $9 a kilo and 20 deer/hour it’s barely paying for venison recovery, it’s a top up to help pay culling costs. Helo hours Fuel Maintanance Pilot Rifles, shooter hours, ammo Ground crew Ute...

   Liked On: 06-08-2025, 04:23 PM

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    Lucky liked post by Shearer On thread : Its happening now part of history.

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    Liked On: 06-08-2025, 10:39 AM

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    Lucky liked post by Tahr On thread : Its happening now part of history.

    Marlborough NZDA did a great job on that survey. And if Im correct the sewing rate on Molsworth was higher than "normal"? Possibly higher than Rakiura? This from Marborough NZDA facebook: "The sow...

    Liked On: 06-08-2025, 10:38 AM

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    Lucky liked post by Cowboy On thread : Its happening now part of history.

    I was just down there and there's defintaly major issues. The numbers of small birds like wax eyes and tom tits are not what I'd call high. Others like kakariki are doing great. Now to be fair,...

    Liked On: 06-08-2025, 10:37 AM

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    Lucky liked post by Micky Duck On thread : hunting with drive in acess

    Spooking a deer every third hunting trip made me happy.... Would hunt hard to achieve even that. Any deer spotted was shot ASAP regardless of angle as I sure as shit didn't want it to get away....

    Liked On: 06-08-2025, 10:34 AM

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    Lucky liked post by tetawa On thread : hunting with drive in acess

    Couldn't find a better time to begin hunting, excellent numbers, ask the guys who started in the 80's & 90's what tuff was.

    Liked On: 06-08-2025, 10:34 AM

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    Lucky liked post by Bhess On thread : Finally got it measured

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    Liked On: 05-08-2025, 03:08 PM

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