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This is well worth a read if anyone wants some insights in to DOC management issues and crossed purposes.
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2018/07/12/151517/docs-culture-wars-revealed?preview=1
It would...

The way forward is to value the contribution of recreational hunters and encourage it, not deny and minimise it. When hunters feel they have skin in the game they are more likely to contribute even...

I doubt trampers read the legislation governing the land they walk in to see if its lapsed before they go off walking. DOC has a duty to foster hunting that it is seriously neglecting, intentionally...

No.
How TF would you or I know in 2015 the plan lapsed? DOC is very happy to minimise hunter interest/input and not notify or consult where they can get away with it.
How is it our fault? Don’t be...

I’d not attribute it to malice, but as seen with AATH, the department has an agenda and hunting mostly (as they see it) doesn’t fit with it, uncomfortably for some they are still required to foster...

It’s all we have so we should get behind it.
I’d like to see less guides and more rec hunters represented, also better communication of what they are doing and better ways to liaise back and listen...

File this under self fulfilling prophecy.
If hunters aren’t included, stats will show AATH and DOC culls doing all the work even more enter further minimisation of hunters stake.

Cos I’m real sure I’ve seen lots of hunters saying they could control tahr numbers without any other methods.
You a mouthpiece for DOC now HC?
A good start would be DOC publishing animal density...

No not involved which was why the question, did DOC consult or even mention before culling?

If the numbers are too high, cull them I’m not hung up about that. But if DOC is once again ignoring a recreational stakeholder they are charged with actually fostering - rec hunters, as they did on...

Some communication with hunter groups is expected from DOC with the Tahr control plan if numbers are high to enable hunters to up their nanny cull. Did this happen?