Thread: Alpine Helicopters culling tahr

Unless there is a huge jump in shot velvet price I havent heard of, I dont know how you could even justify an R22 shooting stags for velvet alone.

Game management likely will never work in Nz. Too many different interests with different ideas.

Helicopters hunting velvet only, is a bit weird. I was in the game for a long time and do not recall it happening. Times have changed however.

But you can't really moan about it when 95% of recreational hunters don't give a flying fuck about management or trophy potential. 99% wouldn't know how to assess a potential trophy deer when in its first couple years. The majority also wouldn't give a fuck and just shoot anyway so they have a kill. Or tney have the attitude if I don't shoot it now, someone else will.

Meat hunters using thermals, spotlights or just killing trophy stags in early velvet is just plain selfish and incompetent imo. I despise it and see it all the time here on the coast. If your after just meat why not just wait for a more suitable animal.

There is a lot of education and attitude change needed at the recreational level before any form of successful management can happen in NZ imo.





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