Thread: The Future for Molesworth - DOC survey & actions.

And is Hunting not part of our heritage?

Originally Posted by deer243

Thats what im hearing. The whole point of the 1080 drops were to wipe out as many deer and pigs as possible. Hunting isnt seen as a encourging option, looking at doing more tourism options , be it if leased out or not but hunting isnt something they want to see increased.
Iwi are going to have a say, theres money to be made in those hills

Feels like a farkn stitch up for sure

It's easy to say that the purpose of the 1080 drops was to wipe out deer and pigs but i don't think there's a shred of evidence to suggest that it's true

Originally Posted by Backcountry Bob

It's easy to say that the purpose of the 1080 drops was to wipe out deer and pigs but i don't think there's a shred of evidence to suggest that it's true

Are you for real?

we would be much better off with more well managed gold mines and oil wells than hoards of tourists.
better return on investment,better standard of living for the locals, less pollution and less chance of being killed on our roads
Tourism is just another bad deal for NZers.

Originally Posted by widerange

we would be much better off with more well managed gold mines and oil wells than hoards of tourists.
better return on investment,better standard of living for the locals, less pollution and less chance of being killed on our roads
Tourism is just another bad deal for NZers.

Nice one and very true. The Greens and DoC will dislike that common sense intensly

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Are you for real?

Yup. While it's satisfying to think of conspiracy theories I suspect the operation was almost certainly undertaken for possum control and the number of deer killed was a surprise to all involved

Originally Posted by Backcountry Bob

Yup. While it's satisfying to think of conspiracy theories I suspect the operation was almost certainly undertaken for possum control and the number of deer killed was a surprise to all involved

That's a load of bollocks. It's well known that the greens and their buddies don't want anything but natives scurrying around the land. Why would they 1080 just before the roar and do deer culls just before the roar all over Auckland?

Logic would indicate that the two main groups , DoC and OSPRI / AHB which have invested close to a BILLION DOLLARS of public money into poison use over the past FIFTY YEARS+ along with high numbers of Environmental Expert Scientists actually had the knowledge and expertise to not only accurately assess animal numbers ( possums rats deer pigs etc) in the area, along with the makeup of the plant communities, AND the long time accumulated knowledge of the effects of 1080 poison; that such a debacle of slaughter could only be the result of gross incompetence OR a deliberate act. I find it difficult to believe all those " EXPERTS" could be so incompetent and still retain their jobs; therefore there it is more likely the other .
Why have we not yet seen a detailed report of the surveys?

​I think the drop was carried out in late October/early November from memory. I don't believe it was politically motivated.

'and do deer culls just before the roar all over Auckland?'

I don't understand this bit