Thread: Possuming 2019

Originally Posted by Sarvo

Yes - the BM#1 are much better - more for the fact they do not twist out of shape with use
The cheap ones are cheap metal and end up not sitting correct and the trip (has a name that I cannot remember) ends up all wonky etc

Spend the extra if you not in it to play

Which reminds me of two OTHER things/items/equipment/entitlements been taken from us by the bureaucrats
The Lance Ace (Gin trap) - was a cruel thing but used for over 100 years here and in Aussie and still best trap ever
My Cyanide Licence
How TF I (and others) let that happen escapes me !!!!

I have come to the conclusion we are all a bunch of soft cocks been stood on by shirt lifters and high heelers

Is cyanide and cyanide licensing banned for pest control use now? Was about to look into getting a license for it.

Originally Posted by Dublin

Is cyanide and cyanide licensing banned for pest control use now? Was about to look into getting a license for it.

They (cannot remember who) took all licences from us
I had had one for approx 35 years
If you want to get one or I wanted to get one back - its a huge rigmarole and as far as I am aware only commercial Pest operators are bothering

I do not even remember the reason they did it
Someone on here might enlighten us again and depress me further

Originally Posted by Husky1600

You've left a heap of fur on them, take the lot, including the tail. This time of year you should be able to average 14 possums or less for a kg. Last line I did averaged $8.51 per possum, and about 30 possums per day, so around $240 for a days work.

I’ve read somewhere you can take tail fur but separate bag..??


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Originally Posted by Sarvo

They (cannot remember who) took all licences from us
I had had one for approx 35 years
If you want to get one or I wanted to get one back - its a huge rigmarole and as far as I am aware only commercial Pest operators are bothering

I do not even remember the reason they did it
Someone on here might enlighten us again and depress me further

Bother! Looked into it a little while ago whilst doing some precursory reading, but didn't get into all that much depth. Saw it was a process to get, but not exactly what has to be done. There's a few courses in the realm of pest control which 90% odd appear to be dribble, with just 10% being of real practical value. Same story with a lot of traditionally formatted courses these days, a lot of fluff to push out study times and add to the cost/profit model.

Originally Posted by Dublin

Bother! Looked into it a little while ago whilst doing some precursory reading, but didn't get into all that much depth. Saw it was a process to get, but not exactly what has to be done. There's a few courses in the realm of pest control which 90% odd appear to be dribble, with just 10% being of real practical value. Same story with a lot of traditionally formatted courses these days, a lot of fluff to push out study times and add to the cost/profit model.

"90% odd appears to be dribble"
Yes - every thing is going this same way


Just out of Principle - could you imagine me (and MANY others) having to sit/read/write through all that "dribble" knowing that I/we know more than them with 30+ years "practical" experience using it
Most of us who left school the minute we hit 15 years and went bush/farm or feral - imagine then 30-40 years later been exspected to become school pupils again
FFS !!!!!!!!

Place is becoming a F~~cking Joke :-(

Hello,

I wanted to get back to you about my hunting trip as you were kind to offer advice.
First day, April 2 went to my friends secret spot. 2 Stags were really going at it, 1 was a monster, the other at decent 10 point. My friend shot the 10 point before I had a chance at the monster. Packed the meat out, went back the next day and shot a stag who had snapped off both of his antlers. He might have been a 10 or 12 point had he retained his antlers
Got the meat all packed out and in my friends freezer.
My friend and I rode mountain bikes from Lake Taylor to the Hurunui swing bridge in 2.5 hours. We made the mistake of dragging the bikes across the bridge but they weren't that useful on the other side as there are only cow trails to ride on.
We camped on Mackenzie stream and first day went to the tops in 4 hours. Did not see any deer up there but weather was a bit off-sleet. Came down the steep side back to Mackenzie stream. Sat and watched a long meadow for an hour and shot small 8 point. He had 3 hinds with him. Heard several roaring but when we moved in their direction they shut up.
Use the bike to pack all the meat back out to Lake Taylor and back in one day, 10 long hours.
Headed out the next day, got the meat in my friends freezer near Christ Church.
Went to the Hopkins for tahr ..Everyone else was going up the Huxley for deer. Was a long day up to Dassler Bivvy That "trail" is for mountain climber's only. 2.5 hours up to the hut. Saw 3 groups of tahr and only one small bull. Climbed to 6060 feet elevation at the base of the Dassler pinnacles. Shot him on a nice flat spot but he managed to go off a cliff anyway and could not find him.
Tried the Cameron for tahr, saw nothing. Improved the trail alot sawing through the matagori for 1.5 hours.
Went back to my friends place and flew home the next day. Brought about 90% of the meat home, probably 130 pounds of nice prime venison. I think I like it better than elk.
I think you had noted that the stags would be in the upper one third of the Bush but we found it to be the opposite, they were in the lower one third of the Bush with heavy deer sign.
Planning to return in August, would really like to get a nice bull tahr. Thinking about the Growler hut. Any advice? We found the mountain bikes useful On 4 Wheel Dr. roads but are pretty difficult to get across rivers more than knee deep.

Any pics of your hunt @Docsbinocs sounds like you had fun.

Originally Posted by Sarvo

They (cannot remember who) took all licences from us
I had had one for approx 35 years
If you want to get one or I wanted to get one back - its a huge rigmarole and as far as I am aware only commercial Pest operators are bothering

I do not even remember the reason they did it
Someone on here might enlighten us again and depress me further

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I had one as well , as I recall it was a lifetime licence then like the firearms they put a time limit on it for renewal but then they changed the process somewhere along the way , so yea you can still get a cyanide licence my mate got his along with 1080 & some other one that you can do at the same time probably brodifacoum which indecently keeps commercial deer recovery operators away for 3 years .

Originally Posted by Boaraxa

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I had one as well , as I recall it was a lifetime licence then like the firearms they put a time limit on it for renewal but then they changed the process somewhere along the way , so yea you can still get a cyanide licence my mate got his along with 1080 & some other one that you can do at the same time probably brodifacoum which indecently keeps commercial deer recovery operators away for 3 years .

Yes it was "lifetime"
Meant to be lifetime

How long did your mate and what cost/process did he go through ??
Was it a farmer ??
Yes - once obtained you can get all poisons including 1080

Possum update

Set another line of 30 traps yesterday in a new location and got 17 possums / 1110 grams

So far this season that's

6 nights running a trap line
Equals 240 trap nights
100 possums exactly
40% trap rate. I'm happy with that and will move the lines when they get down to 25%
5.74 kgs fur

Off hunting next week and will start spotlighting as well when I get back because it will be colder and the thermal will make it easy as

Had this one this morning....





The cut across the top of the pouch looked very cat like. Couldn't think what else might have done it.

We will be back up planting in that block for the first week of june so will definitely be taking along the cage trap.

No houses for miles !!!

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Originally Posted by berg243

you sure that wasn't @Sarvo plucking it , he did admit he is a shocker at plucking them hopefully I will do a better job at plucking when i get around to doing some possum shooting.

I am rough but not that bad
Bit to much for Buck Rape !!!!
Shocking barsteds - rape dead cyanide ones to and always the big fat Does

Cat wouldn't attack a live one - watch out might be Wolverines or the likes in your area

Originally Posted by Sarvo

I am rough but not that bad
Bit to much for Buck Rape !!!!
Shocking barsteds - rape dead cyanide ones to and always the big fat Does

Cat wouldn't attack a live one - watch out might be Wolverines or the likes in your area

I did wonder if that big black cat from the mckenzie country had made it up here

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Originally Posted by kukuwai

Had this one this morning....





The cut across the top of the pouch looked very cat like. Couldn't think what else might have done it.

We will be back up planting in that block for the first week of june so will definitely be taking along the cage trap.

No houses for miles !!!

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Was it dead when you got there ?

Originally Posted by akaroa1

Was it dead when you got there ?

Yes it was dead when we arrived and we were there early.

Fluff everywhere but not really eaten at all so a bit of a mystery ??

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