Thread: 1080 Molesworth collateral damage

https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/...-hunter-survey

My neighbors daughter and son-inlaw own the Station boundering the Molesworth
He is up there now
Last time he was up there he watched them dart and collar Deer for the above
So will let you know what the story is when he returns end of week

The report hugely understates the number of dead deer seen by both helicopter pilots and the observers - Dont know why NZDA would allow that to be the case.
There is absolutely no trust between hunters and DOC/Ospri,and nor should there be given what has transpired.
On the flip side, sounds like there is a minimal attempt to monitor deer deaths and movements prior to the next round of 1080.
If required, it will allow Sage to state publicly that DOC are acting in "good faith".

Full report.

https://www.deerstalkers.org.nz/st_c...hxTAnKtgvgA_ys

So long story short, between 1700 and 1800 deer poisoned

Originally Posted by Tahr

Full report.

https://www.deerstalkers.org.nz/st_c...hxTAnKtgvgA_ys

A ratio of 2:92 live/dead deer "what a shame"

Lots of ifs and buts and guesswork in that report. Then Ospri tell them to f off anyway.
Money well spent ?

Interesting that the toxicology report says test for brodi, yet it reports fluroacetate. I wonder if page 2 which isnt included records the presence of that.
Good science and an aparrently unbiased report.

I'm a part owner of the report. (it was funded through give-a-little)

Im very happy to see it published at last. if it does nothing else at least it has got the 1080 deer by-kill issue back into the press. DOC & Ospri will not to be uninfluenced by it even if they are reluctant to engage with NZDA.

Im not vehemently anti 1080 but this un-mitigated slaughter was a bridge too far.

Originally Posted by Tahr

I'm a part owner of the report. (it was funded through give-a-little)

Im very happy to see it published at last. if it does nothing else at least it has got the 1080 deer by-kill issue back into the press. DOC & Ospri will not to be uninfluenced by it even if they are reluctant to engage with NZDA.

Im not vehemently anti 1080 but this un-mitigated slaughter was a bridge too far.

Well said mate

Originally Posted by Tahr

I'm a part owner of the report. (it was funded through give-a-little)

Im very happy to see it published at last. if it does nothing else at least it has got the 1080 deer by-kill issue back into the press. DOC & Ospri will not to be uninfluenced by it even if they are reluctant to engage with NZDA.

Im not vehemently anti 1080 but this un-mitigated slaughter was a bridge too far.

You would be opposed to 1080 if the true situation was made available publicly. Try and find the press articles on the hundreds of poisoned dead animals that came down rivers on the West Coast after a big flood onto beaches or the case where the Oxford North Canterbury town water supply was contaminated after a drop on Mt Oxford and many residents were on tanker water for three weeks. The records have 'disappeared'

Cindy and Nash will love it. No deer means no hunters, no hunters means no guns. no guns means NZ is so much safer (cough).

Originally Posted by Mr Browning

Cindy and Nash will love it. No deer means no hunters, no hunters means no guns. no guns means NZ is so much safer (cough).

You are incorrigible.

Originally Posted by Tahr

You are incorrigible.

Had to google that one Tahr !

of a person or their behaviour) not able to be changed or reformed.

Self diagnoses , I think I’m incorrigible too

Originally Posted by Boaraxa

Had to google that one Tahr !

of a person or their behaviour) not able to be changed or reformed.

Self diagnoses , I think I’m incorrigible too

Once we have made our minds up on something probably we all are to a greater or lesser extent.