Thread: FWF Ban for Non Attendance

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

If old mates attitude is that he thinks he can throw his weight round and hand out ten year bans to hunt PUBLIC LAND I know I for one would be making a point of saying fuck you and your stupid organisation. Id be going in there and hunting up a storm. Fuck their ballot

You must be joking? The fwf as an organisation has produced the most well balanced and productive herd we have in New Zealand and is the only place we have a solid management plan that is actually supported by DOC and works for all interested parties. You’re telling me that your solution to having a bad experience with one individual would cause you to go in and not only screw with their years of work but also screw thousands of your fellow hunters who apply for and go in there to try and reap the benefits of this work? I’ve seen through other things that you can be a real good bastard Ryan so as your fellow hunter who cares about the opportunities I have from the work the fwf does, I do hope you are indeed taking the piss.

Originally Posted by stagstalker

You must be joking? The fwf as an organisation has produced the most well balanced and productive herd we have in New Zealand and is the only place we have a solid management plan that is actually supported by DOC and works for all interested parties. You’re telling me that your solution to having a bad experience with one individual would cause you to go in and not only screw with their years of work but also screw thousands of your fellow hunters who apply for and go in there to try and reap the benefits of this work? I’ve seen through other things that you can be a real good bastard Ryan so as your fellow hunter who cares about the opportunities I have from the work the fwf does, I do hope you are indeed taking the piss.

I dont doubt one bit that for the most part they have done a great job, but like other organizations within the hunting space (ie: NZDA) there is a certain faction that seem to think that they are gods gift to the hunting fraternity and should be worshipped by all and sundry. I was also "banned" by one of their governing members who decided he could make his own rules after I got airlifted out of wapiti river with my knee blown to bits and my leg pointing in a direction that legs arent designed to point.
Theres definitely an "old boys association" within most of these organizations who seem to think their membership gives them some kind of special ability to make up punishments on the spot to preserve what they perceive as unwavering respect from all the peasants.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

I dont doubt one bit that for the most part they have done a great job, but like other organizations within the hunting space (ie: NZDA) there is a certain faction that seem to think that they are gods gift to the hunting fraternity and should be worshipped by all and sundry. I was also "banned" by one of their governing members who decided he could make his own rules after I got airlifted out of wapiti river with my knee blown to bits and my leg pointing in a direction that legs arent designed to point.
Theres definitely an "old boys association" within most of these organizations who seem to think their membership gives them some kind of special ability to make up punishments on the spot to preserve what they perceive as unwavering respect from all the peasants.

That sounds shit but I fairness an individual being a cock head and saying I'm going to spot everything your whole organisation is doing is a bit shit. I know your a bloody good dude so not having a go just my opinion. As for the public land part doesn't mean you can do what you like on it. As everyone owns its thats why it's managed so the few don't ruin it for the majority. (not saying your ruining it but going in and hunting the shit out of a small heerd with huge resources put into improving it could take it back to square one and undo years of work.

Blanket statements about organisations are easy to make as it simplifies wading through the good and the bad but realistically it's never so black and white.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

I dont doubt one bit that for the most part they have done a great job, but like other organizations within the hunting space (ie: NZDA) there is a certain faction that seem to think that they are gods gift to the hunting fraternity and should be worshipped by all and sundry. I was also "banned" by one of their governing members who decided he could make his own rules after I got airlifted out of wapiti river with my knee blown to bits and my leg pointing in a direction that legs arent designed to point.
Theres definitely an "old boys association" within most of these organizations who seem to think their membership gives them some kind of special ability to make up punishments on the spot to preserve what they perceive as unwavering respect from all the peasants.

Out of interest what was the reason they cited for banning you? And was it the same bloke?