Thread: 1080 question

I whacked a yearling two nights ago for the bbq, from where I thought was well outside an aerial 1080 drop zone. I know the drop has happened over the past month.

I just had a quick look at the DOC map and was a little dismayed to see that I shot it within the 2km buffer zone where they recommend you don't eat from. My animal was more like 1-1.5km outside the drop zone.

Obviously I don't want to take any risks in feeding something harmful to my family. The animal looked happy and healthy, grazing a clearing with hinds and fawns. What would you do?

Sensible answers please :-)

I would eat it, 1080 doesn't fck around, it drops them damn quick...I wouldn't eat the offal though.

Even outside of 1080, there are several things that can be wrong with "wild meat". Did you have a good look at the organs ? Lungs, liver etc ?

No I didn't have a good look. Was working in the dark... probably should have

Eat it. As said earlier 1080 kills them quick.if it had ingested a sub lethal dose it would be metabolised pretty quick.

I would eat it.

As ebf said, it is a good idea to do a quick check of the organs of animals you're planning to eat.

I would eat it too.
Would stear clear of feeding it to anyone preggers though, some wierd maternal outcomes in lab tests from sub lethal doses

Originally Posted by Strummer

I whacked a yearling two nights ago for the bbq, from where I thought was well outside an aerial 1080 drop zone. I know the drop has happened over the past month.

I just had a quick look at the DOC map and was a little dismayed to see that I shot it within the 2km buffer zone where they recommend you don't eat from. My animal was more like 1-1.5km outside the drop zone.

Obviously I don't want to take any risks in feeding something harmful to my family. The animal looked happy and healthy, grazing a clearing with hinds and fawns. What would you do?

Sensible answers please :-)

I have been asked this question a few times now

The first 15 words in your last paragraph showed us that you don’t want to take any risks when feeding your family, so don’t


Poison was laid, the animal is capable of being in the area of application

Is there a risk that the animal has some level of contamination - yes

Did you want to take a risk feeding it to your family/children -no

If the Graf boys can ever prove that contamination down at the PPM level can cause reproductive harm etc then we will be glad to have left potentially contaminated meat on the hill

i would eat it no worries.

I'd eat it too. And have done in the past.

and to add..... a few years ago after a drop in he pureora a certain well known DOC ranger was in harvesting meat for personal consumption.........do as i say not as i do.....i imagine it is a legal requirement for DOC to have the exclusion zone and period , its up to you whether or not to eat harvested meat......kinda agree with @7mmsaum tho if your that worried dont feed it to anyone ....personally i would eat it tho

If you decide not to eat it.....dont go and feed it to your dogs!

Bury it! or dispose of it in back bags at the dump.

Cheers S

Originally Posted by Strummer

I whacked a yearling two nights ago for the bbq, from where I thought was well outside an aerial 1080 drop zone. I know the drop has happened over the past month.

I just had a quick look at the DOC map and was a little dismayed to see that I shot it within the 2km buffer zone where they recommend you don't eat from. My animal was more like 1-1.5km outside the drop zone.

Obviously I don't want to take any risks in feeding something harmful to my family. The animal looked happy and healthy, grazing a clearing with hinds and fawns. What would you do?

Sensible answers please :-)

The 'exclusion / buffer zone' is rather academic in that a deer can run at 40kmh so 2 km is a blink. Time after the drop is far more important than distance. The exclusion for taking animals for pet food animals is 2km for goats and deer and 5km for pigs plus 4 months after a drop of two months if there has been significant rain (100mm +). Deer will travel from native forest areas out 2-3 km onto farmland to eat crops at night with ease, so the question is 'do you consider the deer has remained localised where you shot it or has it been moving back and forth to where there are baits'. What does the terrain look like - what is between the two areas?

If you decide that it is no good, what you could do is mince it and use it for Burley and tell your friends and workmates never to vote for the Green Party

Now that Burly is a good idea!