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Originally Posted by kiwijames

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Go Pi!

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Thats a hard case movie aye......I personally think he took to much acid!

What replaces it?

Never will be pest free but still have to be controlled and it's the most cost effective way for success even with its draw backs.

It maybe trophy potential down there but could do with a clean out as well with scrubbers an deer numbers still thrive down there. . . .

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Originally Posted by Rushy

That bloody woman infuriates me. I spoke to her in Rotorua once and offered to take her into the bush to experience the silence after a 1080 drop. she was not in the slightest bit interested.

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I understand her not wanting to go bush with you, especially when you mention a "dawn chorus"

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Originally Posted by kiwijames

and the viable alternative is???............................................. .................................................. .........

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At least investigating alternatives, instead of head up arse

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Originally Posted by tui_man2

What replaces it?

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Sic the young PT Dundee on them with his new bow. Should have them gone in no time.

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Originally Posted by Maca49

At least investigating alternatives, instead of head up arse

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I can even help with a suggestion Maca. If we are open to an alternate view point and come at the issue from the angle that possums, stoats and rats aren't the problem and rather that possums, stoats and rats procreating are the problem then all that needs to be done is for DSIR to come up with a species specific sterilisation drug, whack it into a shitload of pellets and aerial apply repeatedly across the country. Not a stoat or rat left in five years and no possums after 12. BAM!

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Originally Posted by Rushy

I can even help with a suggestion Maca. If we are open to an alternate view point and come at the issue from the angle that possums, stoats and rats aren't the problem and rather that possums, stoats and rats procreating are the problem then all that needs to be done is for DSIR to come up with a species specific sterilisation drug, whack it into a shitload of pellets and aerial apply repeatedly across the country. Not a stoat or rat left in five years and no possums after 12. BAM!

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Yeah, cause genetic mutation is so much more palatable than poison.

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Originally Posted by Rushy

I can even help with a suggestion Maca. If we are open to an alternate view point and come at the issue from the angle that possums, stoats and rats aren't the problem and rather that possums, stoats and rats procreating are the problem then all that needs to be done is for DSIR to come up with a species specific sterilisation drug, whack it into a shitload of pellets and aerial apply repeatedly across the country. Not a stoat or rat left in five years and no possums after 12. BAM!

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They're working on something similar in Australia for Carp. Trying to work on creating "daughterless carp" which will in theory breed themselves out.
Very expensive though that kind of work and takes years and there are no guarantees. The problem with those sorts of things is the risk of non target species being affected.

I probably already said this but in Aus we're about a year away from releasing PAPP as a replacement for 1080 on pigs and dogs (foxes, wild dogs, dingos etc.). Doesn't effect natives i.e. your possums but could maybe work on stoats!

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Originally Posted by kiwijames

Yeah, cause genetic mutation is so much more palatable than poison.

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Read again.. Not talking mutation. Talking sterilisation. Sterilisation equals no reproduction. Nothing gets mutated

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Originally Posted by Rushy

Read again.. Not talking mutation. Talking sterilisation. Sterilisation equals no reproduction. Nothing gets mutated

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Sounds like an awful lot of docking rings are needed then.

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Originally Posted by kiwijames

Sounds like an awful lot of docking rings are needed then.

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For the last time, read what I wrote. Enough.

Here is a petition to ban 1080 there has been a few but don't seem to do any good.

Just sign if you want.

http://www.change.org/en-AU/petition...share_petition

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Originally Posted by Scouser

I raised the issue at our annual GM of the NZDA....The government using my tax dollars to fund DOC to drop indiscriminatly on 'National Parks'....not holding my breath......

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they are sneaky fuckers the way the fund it. first you get the TB issue when you prove its bullshit they go the biodiversity route. then when DOC uses their budget the Animal Health board uses their budget. Now waikato rate payers fund it. when they dumped it on my back door last year all the private land that was hit had deer repellent doc refused to use deer repellent. Deer and Pig in particular have been here long enough i feel to be regarded as indigenous. it is good enough to say we are from here and this is our home the animals deserve the same treatment and protection.

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Originally Posted by Rushy

I can even help with a suggestion Maca. If we are open to an alternate view point and come at the issue from the angle that possums, stoats and rats aren't the problem and rather that possums, stoats and rats procreating are the problem then all that needs to be done is for DSIR to come up with a species specific sterilisation drug, whack it into a shitload of pellets and aerial apply repeatedly across the country. Not a stoat or rat left in five years and no possums after 12. BAM!

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It would work if they were not targeting the deer Rushy. oh thats right it's illegal to target deer with 1080 we just not put repellent on it and drop it when deer are pushed for feed oops 50% of the deer population just died a slow and painful death equal to ebola.