Thread: Shooting rabbits at DOC Camp?

Just came back from a midweek camping trip from Stoney Bay, Coromandel and was horrified with the amount of rabbits in the camping ground.

At dusk/night on one of the nights we were there, i counted 37 rabbits within 40mtr of our tent. They love using 1080 in the hills behind the camp but don't seem to mind the rabbits.

Has anyone, managed to get a permit to shoot with .22 rimfire in a DOC campground before?

Apart from the rabbits, the trip was great, and the wind and rain wasn't too bad, the new Can Am Commander is run in and ready for its first service, and it was an awesome ride from Colville

I'll going to ring DOC tomorrow, but it would be great to know if someone has done it before, so i don't get fobbed off.

Ideally closing the camp for a night, would reduce the numbers and keep the public happy.

Yep in Rotorua to shoot Wallabies

Originally Posted by Maca49

Yep in Rotorua to shoot Wallabies

Thats good to hear, was the camp empty when culling the Wallabies?

Yep middle winter, but mate knew someone in DOC, may have counted

Face to face might prove better. Then they can see ur an outstanding responsible member of society

And it's harder to say no face to face too

Face to Face is a good idea.

I'm heading down to the Thames on thursday to get my bike serviced, so ill pop into the DOC office in town.

Cheers,