Deer becoming more urban, doing runs into town for party pills maybe explains some weird behaviour I've been seeing lately. 290435 290436
Liked On: 12-01-2026, 11:18 AM
Hey, Thought I'd just post about my latest work as i think some of you guys might be interested in these. https://www.southernlitepacks.co.nz/product-page/multi-chest-rig 253508 These multi...
Liked On: 09-01-2026, 08:08 PM
There are too many, though.
Liked On: 09-01-2026, 06:00 PM
We picked up this hind in fading light about 9:45pm last night. Boy pulled off a great shot. 365yds across a gully. Bang flop. Don’t take a step. 289957
Liked On: 06-01-2026, 07:07 PM
The whole lot. At my age you gotta stuff yourself at every smorgasbord.
Liked On: 22-12-2025, 05:35 PM
I'm probably similar to Preacher When it comes to deer, it's for the freezer. I don't have any interest in chasing tahr for trophies, but would shoot a nanny for meat or a bull for the coat. ...
Liked On: 22-12-2025, 05:34 PM
Primarily its about being out in the open beauty of NZ. Secondly I like to fill the freezer- its food, and I get a huge sense of achievement and having done something with my time ...If I see a...
Liked On: 22-12-2025, 05:34 PM
For myself it's both time in the bush and filling the freezer. Couldn't care less about trophy hunting but will still sometimes take heads.
Liked On: 22-12-2025, 05:34 PM
The latest posts in the thread on MPI involvement in deer control lead me to looking at the GAC website. On the section that talks about herd management, it reads weighted towards hunters being...
Liked On: 22-12-2025, 05:34 PM
When it comes to animal control by rec hunters I tend to wonder how much intent/commitment there is by some individuals. On a recent deer control hunt in NLNP it was a condition off applying that...
Liked On: 18-12-2025, 07:49 PM
I was in the same boat for years but after seeing personally the damage in the Ruahines and Marlborough sounds from red deer, and how poorer condition they were in, I no longer have any qualms with...
Liked On: 08-12-2025, 07:22 PM
Many moons back, I had access to a magic wee spot in the Sounds. We were allowed to shoot anything, but the deer numbers were low so we were selective. But the goats and the pig's were fair game, and...
Liked On: 08-12-2025, 07:20 PM
My point of posting the vid was the question I posed with it: "Can guys like this and similar control these numbers"? And remember this place has been culled (1,500) and does allow private hunters....
Liked On: 08-12-2025, 07:19 PM
You implied that the high numbers exist where recreational hunters do not have access. I am saying that if they did have access, they would not be able to sustainably control them. You may not have...
Liked On: 08-12-2025, 07:16 PM
Given the best will and access in the world recreational hunters will never be able to sustainably control deer numbers on private land, let alone public.
Liked On: 08-12-2025, 07:15 PM