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Landowners can apply to their council to have an unused legal road closed. I think that the process is quite simple and has a low application cost, it does therefore represent a danger to access. A...

Jusepy ,Unformed legal roads ( and formed roads ) are administered by local / district councils not DOC. I would go to the local council for clarification by writing to the roading dept manager. Do...

Just checked, you blokes are right no licence required. I think that needs to change

We cannot get a permit without a firearms licence so requiring a permit gives some surety that others hunting are licenced (hopefully). It also gives contact details to DOC for those who may be there.

So after a quick read it seems to me that thermals that are not attached to firearms or bows etc would be legal. They are visual aids / tools for locating wildlife the same as binoculars, spotting...

Could you perhaps expand on the above please Tahr. Fish and Game are umbrellaed under the Conservation Act. Would the way in which the law is applied to F&G offences be an indication of how it might...

I dont have a thermal but have hunted with guys that do and see them in the same light as a fish finder.
Plenty of guys used thermals on Tahr but that didnt remove enough Tahr to save them from the...

I think that thermals actually make hunting safer because they can be used to scan for other hunters

I think most of us break the law / rules on DOC by hunting past the half hour after sunset. It is hard not to if sitting watching a face and there is still shooting light so we have to be careful...