Thread: Carcass etiquette

I like to feed the grissillinia trees with carcase deep in the bush.but deep in the ferny crap I hunt in normally the remains just stay where they are.VERY FEW other people go where I hunt.in open country I will try to poke out of sight under tussuck etc. I've seen nzfalcon n keas race to get to hares after we shot them with unsuppressed 270s and 7x57mm .

kicked straight into the nearest hole,unless hunting on a private block with other instructions

yup bout it Yesmate thats what I do

Had to google Kahu

yes a neat raptor shared with Australia as they have same bird - Australasian Harrier Hawk - now if you want the neatest raptor we have look up Karearea our own little raptor NZ Falcon amazing bird beautifull only surpassed for speed by the peregrine falcon

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

yes a neat raptor shared with Australia as they have same bird - Australasian Harrier Hawk - now if you want the neatest raptor we have look up Karearea our own little raptor NZ Falcon amazing bird beautifull only surpassed for speed by the peregrine falcon

yeah quite familiar with both the birds....just the first time I had heard the Māori name for them used.

we have a little school and settlement out back of Taranaki Makahu white hawk ya learn something silly every day yuk yuk

The Buller or a tributary is fine... them giant buller slimy phiranas will have it gone by the next dawn.

If you're in a TB zone it's worth considering burying the offal pile and head, at least - especially with pigs. If the pig you shot was infected, the remains (especially lungs and lymph nodes) are a potential disease vector.

Keep it away from water ways out of respect for nature & other people, take as much meat as you can carry as not to waste to much of a resource, hang the vital organs in a tree to give it back to Maui as a sign of respect and a thank you to the land. I usually cover the carcass with fern leaves/branches to keep it out of site.