Thread: Pukeko legal or not?

Originally Posted by MSL

So if I shoot a pukeko without a permit and out of season I am an ethicless poacher... What a load of shit

It's a logically true statement even if you don't like the conclusion.

Originally Posted by MSL

So if I shoot a pukeko without a permit and out of season I am an ethicless poacher... What a load of shit

i don't think poacher is quite the right word but it is ethicless hunting.

Pukes are a pain in the ass due to their behaviour and numbers but rules are rules and we should follow them what ever the species.

I just think the ethicless poacher part is a bit far fetched

Originally Posted by MSL

I just think the ethicless poacher part is a bit far fetched

The is the definition of the word from the great Google in the intercloud
poach2
pəʊtʃ/Submit
verb
gerund or present participle: poaching
1.
illegally hunt or catch (game or fish) on land that is not one's own or in contravention of official protection.

So if you shoot a pukeko out of season you are by definition poaching.

I'm well aware of the definition. But if I shoot a pukeko on my own property, do I consider myself to be an ethicless poacher? No. By definition I guess I am but I can live with that

Jesus guys. What a load of shit.


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I recon.

Just get a permit and introduce them to the business end of a fast moving hollow point 223 projectile.

Cheers
Pete

Just call them Takahe you'll be right.

I can see this thread going peeeer shaped, Lock it now!

Originally Posted by P38

I recon.

Just get a permit and introduce them to the business end of a fast moving hollow point 223 projectile.

Cheers
Pete

I have had best results with an hmr, they do a lot of damage with that little pill exploding

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i have targeted them in three separate areas. On my property, a mates property and the local golf club. In all areas I killed a few, probably half the numbers that were there but the rest took a hint after a few instances of them being targeted and moved away. there were dozens of them around my place as we have a wetland near bye but they have moved away, further down river now and have stayed away for a year or more.
since they have departed i have noticed an increase in other birds, particularly pheasants and quail along with a bittern that now passes through every couple of months.
At the same time i also targeted plover, myna and magpies, they also took a hint and shifted camp. that has seen tui, fantail and wax eyes return so all round moving the dominant pests away has really changed the wildlife here.

Just a pity we have to deal to a native to allow introduced species to flourish. I hope you ate all you shot.
Have to dig out my recipe for Pukes - I think the old standby was to boil them in a pot of water with several stones added. Then once done throw away the Puke and eat the stones.

it's not about wanting imports to flourish, it's about balance which pukes quickly tip to the extreme in their favour. plain and simple, they are cunts and need to be kept to a sensible number.

Originally Posted by smidey

it's not about wanting imports to flourish, it's about balance which pukes quickly tip to the extreme in their favour. plain and simple, they are cunts and need to be kept to a sensible number.

Mate, settle down, my reply was very much tongue in cheek. In times gone by when I was living on a farm we just blasted them as needed but there no pheasants or quails in equation. We had heaps around and their squawking as dusk used to drive my wife mad, aside from the rest of the mess they used to mak e. The numbers usually got driven down during duck shooting though plus the cats did a good job on the babies - woops fuel for that Welle cat hater.

i'm not fired up at all mate, cool as a cucumber. It's always just a discussion they're still a cunt of a bird