Thread: do you shoot hinds???

I don't get out after deer as much as I used to hence why I try to load up when I do. I agree tho I can't just take backsteaks. at the bare minimum its back legs and steaks. I don't like to waste meat. Tbh tho any further than a km from the truck I think twice before pulling the trigger 😅.

Forest service boys targeted white tail on Stewart island in the eighties 1080 gel on board leaf very effective

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Originally Posted by NRT

Forest service boys targeted white tail on Stewart island in the eighties 1080 gel on board leaf very effective

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Yes. Long time ago, eh.

The thing is, that if DOC or whoever really wanted to poison deer they would up the sowing and poison rate in the baits and do what ever was necessary, and absolutely devastate them. Molesworth was a taster, but fortunately OSPRI has backed off that approach. I don't like the by-kill, but its nothing like what would happen if they turned their mind to it eradicating deer.

The Game Council and NZDA have made good inroads into persuading the authorities to use repellent so we need to do our bit and get on with shooting more hinds when we get the choice or opportunity.

Micky Duck
It's depends on the AREA and time of year in SOMEPLACES.
So not a blanket yes.
But yes.
KH

Forgot to add, Rotoiti, Rotoroa, Sabine, Travers etc deer 1080ed during 'Lockdown' drop last year

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Forgot to add, Rotoiti, Rotoroa, Sabine, Travers etc deer 1080ed during 'Lockdown' drop last year

Garth sorry but that's not true if your talking Aerial drops I confirmed it with a mate in Pest control and aerial 1080 is very much illegal to use targeting deer. The only currently approved method of targeting deer with 1080 is 1080 paste and that hasn't been used in Modern times all of these drops you will find are TB control targeting possums. No argument on the deer they kill but saying they are deer targeted isn't fact

So this poll seems to suggest the notion that most hunters going out are passing on everything except antlered stags is BS.The main issue is access denied to farmland bordering doc land and lack of bush hunters.