Thread: do you shoot hinds???

Originally Posted by Tahrzan

^^ that had me cracking up! Once upon a time I would have done the same

I go against the grain here it would seem, I don’t shoot adult hinds or cows. However I shoot yearling reds which often are female so that kinda counts.. I don’t shoot young stags either. In Southland/Fiordland/Otago there is plenty of opportunity to be picky which is half the problem. I’m certainly not going to sack a hind (or a young stag for that matter) on an expedition type hunt like crossing the main divide or traversing through the wapiti blocks. With patience comes reward, I have some beautiful trophy’s to show for it, however I realise this also creates a problem. Some of our doc country is currently being poisoned due to high animal numbers, and I completely agree for need to control them. Wether or not 1080 is the right way to go about it is a different argument all together. So in hind-sight (��) I should probably be slaying hinds on the spot, removing the back steaks and carrying on but I cannot bring myself to do it, therefore being part of the problem.. it’s a conundrum

Where is 1080 or any poison being used on DOC land to purposefully control deer numbers? I accept that deer are often enough a by-kill (and just as often now not so much because repellent is used) but you seem to be saying that deer are actually a specific target species for poison? I haven't heard of that??