Thread: 1080- ospri 2017

FYI

http://www.tbfree.org.nz/Portals/0/2...ultation_1.pdf

Cripes. Thanks for posting this.

Holy shit balls batman!
This seems to suggest that the link between Possums and bovine TB has been proven . Is this the case ?
I thought there was a substantial amount of doubt, to say the least.

Waitangi lies?

Good on ya @Kooza

I'm hoping for a repeat of last year.

A bloody big snow dump just before the plan to hit the Donald.

Can you also put up the link discussed at Monday nights meeting to make a submission with regard to these planned drops.

Cheers
Pete

http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...ri-info-31647/

Have until the 24th

Originally Posted by Kooza

http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...ri-info-31647/

Have until the 24th

Thanks

Musta missed that one

Cheers
Pete

All good, prob didn't give it the best title,

It's a bit bloody rough that the northern Rimutaka's and the Haurangi's are being done in the same year, especially considering the postponement of the southern Rimutaka drop from last year to this year. So all of the Rimutaka's and the Haurangi's will be done in same year which is far from ideal for lower north island hunters.

Originally Posted by brad

It's a bit bloody rough that the northern Rimutaka's and the Haurangi's are being done in the same year, especially considering the postponement of the southern Rimutaka drop from last year to this year. So all of the Rimutaka's and the Haurangi's will be done in same year which is far from ideal for lower north island hunters.

The day is well gone when the hunter is considered I'm sorry to say.

Originally Posted by tetawa

The day is well gone when the hunter is considered I'm sorry to say.

you might find in a few months time the tables will have turned, and its not because of hunters sitting on their ass

What we should do is stop using 1080, fuck the farmers, the economic stability of the country and aim for a national lock down on animal movements.

The hunting will be awesome for the next decade until all the deer catch tb too... but at least a few hunters would be happy for a few years.

50 odd years of 1080 suggests it aint working very well

Originally Posted by Pengy

50 odd years of 1080 suggests it aint working very well

What's the other solution? We've been tapping for longer than that...still got pest issues?

I'm no fan of 1080, but I'm even less of a supporter for simply walking away from a problem.

Originally Posted by kimjon

What's the other solution?

We have some of the best scientists in the world. If we truly want to get rid of possums then target species specific chemical sterilisation of the males (or females) is the answer. Find the magic formula, spread it widely via baits (we already know how to do this bit) and voila seven years later (the life span of possums) there are none left to be found anywhere. Surely this is an idea worth putting research money toward.