Fiordland hunting question. Can I hunt out of ballet season?

Hey!

Just a quick question. I am heading down south and will be targeting some Wapiti deer in Jan. Around the fiords and I have a boat.

According to the ballet they give blocks for the Wapiti Roar period. Is it possible to hunt this area outside of the Roar? The topo50 excludes all the block areas. Because these animals are such a pest I thought we could hunt them outside of the ballet?

Anyway if someone could easily clear this up.

Also are there good numbers of Wapiti around the neighbouring area outside of the blocks?

The blocks get closed to hunting early March or slightly earlier, Check with DoC Te Anau when it actually is.

Core blocks are closed from 31st December this year. Basically all the blocks are clasped as core blocks

You can hunt out of ballet season but you still have to wear a tutu

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Originally Posted by AndreNZ

Because these animals are such a pest I thought we could hunt them outside of the ballet?

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Them's fightin' words!

I'd rephrase and perhaps re-examine your motivations there Andre. The fact that you're calling Wapiti a pest means you are likely in need of a little education in the finer points of hunting NZ's most prestigious game animal, plenty of good resources available online and through the FWF to help.

I don't think we should take this post seriously - at least I hope we shouldn't.

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Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

Core blocks are closed from 31st December this year. Basically all the blocks are clasped as core blocks

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Well overdue.
@AndreNZ if you think or treat the Wapiti as pests don't bother coming down, they are one of NZ's premier game animals and hunting experiences, available because of the hard work of the FWF and ballot hunters who have donated the money to ensure they are where they are today.

Haha what a stupid attitude. Hopefully you get nothing

Calm down, guys! Calling the animal a pest came directly off "The Hunting Show" podcast episode I was listening to today when they were talking about these deer. Not my words, just a direct quote. All deer are pests technically in NZ. If you have a problem with calling them a pest, have it up with Roy Slogan who is the president of the FWF. OMG, I forgot how pesky forums are!

So Jan is out of the ballet season so fine to hunt, but there is a big gap in the map where I want to hunt?

Any ideas? Or is this like Waikaremoana where it is a separate permit?

https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets...-map-small.jpg


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Suggest you stick to hunting Waikaeramoana - the wap blocks are off limits

What part of the the core Wapiti blocks are closed from the 31st Dec until after the ballot don't you understand?

The sheer stupidity of the o/p is such that I would suggest it is a troll.

I'll sit on the fence with this one.
I can see getting some experience on what it's like down there i.e. If you have a block for next year and do a recy trip.
But only 8posts himmm

when in ballet season the correct camo is essential Attachment 95679

Nice - very nice

nothing on the doc website to say the blocks are closed other than the ballot period.

Anther forum full of keyboard warriors! I thought this group may have actually been different. I'll get my my information from reputable people and leave the children to their games

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Originally Posted by blair993

nothing on the doc website to say the blocks are closed other than the ballot period.

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It’s on the FWF site “The core area will be closed to general hunting from 31st December until the blocks open. See this pdf for more details.”

http://www.fwf.net.nz/ballot/2019-wapiti-ballot/

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Originally Posted by AndreNZ

Anther forum full of keyboard warriors! I thought this group may have actually been different. I'll get my my information from reputable people and leave the children to their games

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So you have a problem with other forums as well? I think I see the problem!!

The Blue bits on the map are open year round!

If you can get a hunting permit - good luck!! No free rein there. When in Rome.....

Jesus what a bunch of prissy bastards. He didn't say he thought they were pests, he was saying DOC regarded them as pests and from that he hoped the blocks might be open year round apart from the ballot.

Yes, you can hunt in the Wapiti blocks year round except for the ballot period. Be aware that they close the blocks prior to the start of the ballet period, usually at the start of March. This next year the Wapiti Foundation have advised that the blocks are closed to all "open" hunting from 31st December to the end of the ballot period.

The gentleman's rules are: you shoot one wapiti bull as long as you are going to pay to mount it and put it on your wall. If he is not good enough for that, leave him. You don't shoot cows.
You may shoot red deer, but find out how to tell the difference - they can look similar, and people can mistake young wapiti for reds.
People take the wapiti blocks seriously.

What you should do is get a party together and apply in the ballot.

Oh, and if you meet a guy in a launch with party lights and a disco ball, a generator, a sound system, and a lot of booze, go flycamping before he sees you. He nearly burnt me to death.

By the sounds of it you got away lightly, with a description of a guy like that you could have been walking funny for weeks [emoji38]