Hi Guys,
I have not used an operator to fly in here before. Looking to fly in in 4 weeks time. Who do you recommend as a good reliable operator to get you in a and out?
Cheers
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Hi Guys,
I have not used an operator to fly in here before. Looking to fly in in 4 weeks time. Who do you recommend as a good reliable operator to get you in a and out?
Cheers
Hi, first question you ask, do you operate a Robinson.
Either Simon Lawn from Ahaura Helicopters or there are two operators in Hamner Springs.
Amuri Helicopters all the way.
@Moutere, Cheers mate I have gave them a call. Seem like a good knowledgeable company to deal with. I think they even have a farm you can park your vehicle at rather than leaving it on the side of the road which I would not like to do in the lewis.
@tetawa great question, I think I would be hesitant to have a seat in a robinson.
Amuri or the grumpy bugger Bill Hales but he is back doing WARO now though
Yep Ahaura helicopters have always been good for us
Bill Halo Hales.Hanmer.In excess of 30,000 hours rotor wing on venison.He'll get you in & out.If he cant fit you in between jobs, then his understudy Mike Geen.Hanmer
Who's buying feral veni? Aside from petfood - small market. Nothing been shipped overseas??
If there's only one or two of you just get Mike Green to fly you in 44 you won't get cheaper and he knows the area well. Amuri are good operators but do everything with a squirrel and you pay for it.
I would suggest ahaura also but their recent social media post has left a bad taste in a fair few mouths...
Aumri are good buggers. They also have 520 so that will a bit cheaper than a squirrel.
@Dama dama thanks for that, yes that quoted me on the squirrel which I thought was quite excessive for how far we are looking to go. I might phone back and ask for a quote for the 520. The 520 should carry 4 of us and gear.
Amuri were rather expensive on our last trip we feel. Make sure you get the pricing in email rather than over the phone.
Hi @matto1234 cheers for that good point. Did they end up charging you more than what they quoted over the phone?
A 520 will carry a 450kg payload, give or take. So if your 4 are big boys, or you want carry 2 packs each, and a big aresed tent, and a cooker, and a ctn of beer, then there is the possibility that the 520 wont be big enough.
That is true. Four and plenty of gear, I'd go for the squirrel.
Yip Squirrel and then you can shoot half dozen hinds and bring a good load of meat out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dama dama
doesn't matter, DOC are paying for excess number removals.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunteast
There was a list of operator’s that didn’t take part in the Tahr cull perhaps you could consider giving one of them your $ .
Just a quick search but “seemly” here are companies that should be in the naughty corner , personally I have a rather long memory & would avoid them but that’s your decision to make …disclaimer the list comes from nzhs :) .
Gus Gordon, Glacier Country Helicopters, Franz Josef.
Michael Glyn, Mountain Helicopters, Fox Glacier.
Bill Hales, Alpine Springs Helicopters, Hanmer Springs.
Wallises, Alpine Helicopters, Wanaka.
James Ford, Aspiring Helicopters, Matukituki ,
Harvey Hutton, Backcountry Helicopters, Makarora , Wanaka
It’s tough enough for operators as it is without that kind of righteous crap.
The industry isn’t in a position to turn down work at the moment, finance companies don’t discriminate where revenue comes from.
In the end someone will undertake the cull work. DOC will just get operators in from the north Island if push comes to shove.
I couldn’t give a flying fuck what your opinion is , I have a good memory and any hunters that were against the cull should well remember that . If you want to fly with the above company’s go for it , however should someone want to make an informed decision then why not consider the company’s that didn’t take part in the cull.
;) Right back at you.
@Boaraxa just to update your list there, alpine heli (wallises) pulled out of the cull after only a few hours (4.25 approx) due to shitting where they eat. so they can be removed from the naughty corner.
Ahaura helicopters should be added into the naughty corner for their recent social media posts showing 8 chamois bucks on an mia tent shot by 3 hunters. 2 trophies, rest were babies. no need to condone that kind of behaviour when a good chamois buck is hard enough to find as it is! just my 2 cents
Karma ... what goes around comes around
Bill Hales has a bit of a rep for being one who would shoot his own Grandma if she tasted of Veni
Sorry to the OP for this getting off topic here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mohawk .308
Redirecting a token $1200 roar trip ain’t going to stop DOC policy and them awarding work to the next lowest bid.
No, its not going to alter DoC's policy. But individuals can only do what they can, and if enough do so it will have some effect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moutere
I do understand your point, but realistically the only outcome will be a moral stance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxx
In terms of curbing future culls there will be zero effect.
In my experience quoting kiwi hunting parties, they generally run with the closest and cheapest operator to their block.
The only reason you are having a cry about it is because you are a steak holder of some description , im not judging you but as its been alluded to here the cull was a big thing to a lot of folks , A blanket search & destroy went totally against the grain & it only changed when hunters banded together and made there views 1 hundy percent clear with donations & an awesome convoy , not to mention all the media coverage . So it is completely ON topic and by writes we should have a list that is readily available to those that do want to support those companies that did not participate , As you mentioned its tuff time,s at the mo maybe now is a good time to remind those company's not to shit in there own nest .Quote:
Originally Posted by Moutere
I am not crying, or a stake holder for the culls. I'm not even upset enough to swear in my posts. #22
Just saying it how it is, whether you like the truth or not.
I agree that despite their prior outrage, most hunters will subsequently go with the cheapest. However, I also remain of the view that the most effective incentive/disincentive is financial/economic, in which case if enough users choose to take their business elsewhere (and who knows, the cost implications of that may be nil?) it will have some effect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moutere
I have been fortunate enough to have been in the situation in the NI where there is a choice of operators and so was indifferent re price, and have chosen to go with one because the other was a surl, rude prick. So it can happen.........
Didn't they crash a chopper at the start of the first cull?Quote:
Originally Posted by wanakahunter
I liked dealing with Ahaura but I also saw that post and cringed apparently other animals shot on that trip too. I think that was a bad call by them to post it and maybe they shouldnt take those guys back in again but they cant tell their clients what they do can they?
He does know the RHA well hes poached it for years. :ORLY:Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy Jack
So has Simon Lawn, but then again he's not on the black listQuote:
Originally Posted by Stocky
So has Simon Lawn, but then again he's not on the black listQuote:
Originally Posted by Stocky
We flew with Simon a couple of years ago and found him good. Not that I’m a fan of R44 but he now has a Longranger as well. He was chatty, didn’t rush and flew nicely, etc. I asked him about doing waro and he said he only does it when he doesn’t have other work on, it’s secondary to his other work.
The Chamois photo was in poor taste.