Thread: Deer Population Growth

Originally Posted by Flyblown

Bullshitting? Are you for real?

And helicopter operations always using the meat? Are you aware of the current venison economics? Thousands of deer are being shot to waste right now, because the economics of recovery and processing aren't remotely close to breaking even, let alone turning a profit.

We are free to express our views in open forum and I will do so in this matter whether you like my "projections" or not. Simply put, the answer to this problem is absolutely not giving new hunters permission on every property with a deer control problem. That is an extremely naïve view. Land owners have significant exposure to hunting related risks and unfortunately, the new hunter population is and always has been plagued by the unacceptable number of fuckwits. Why do you think that land owners are so wary of giving strangers permission? New hunters need to work up the ranks just like the rest of us did. They are extremely lucky to have so much public land access in NZ.

I'm quite happy to stand by what I've said. I can't really get my head around you seeming to believe we're making things up about the over-population problem. Unreal.

Those who want to achieve something find ways those who do not find reasons...

All these "problems" could be solved or at least mitigated if there was a will. Instead some actors choose to whinge and moan.