Thread: Hunting in NZ, is it too easy?

Had a few coffees and here are my opinions.

A - Yes, if hunting resources are not managed correctly (better than they currently are) then kiwi hunters may eventually start to resent the ease that foreign hunters can come here and deplete further a resource that will end up in decline.
The population of NZ is only going to grow, there will be more hunters, more pressure on wild game animal populations and less to go round for everyone!
B- I think in 10, 20 or 30 years time that there could be regret in 1080ing the shit out of every living wild mammal and allowing heli hunting on public lands to decrease game animal populations to a level that a kiwi hunter struggles to find an animal to put meat on the table...I think that foreign hunters are the least of New Zealand's problem as far as animal numbers are concerned and I think that other factors are of much grater concern - Ballots are a different thing entirely and there will probably need to be a regulated number of places allocated for foreign hunters to prevent kiwis loosing out unfairly.
C - I think a ballot system on all public land would be detrimental to NZ on the whole as this would restrict a lot of potential tourism and local economies would suffer. Increasing the cost of licensing would be a better idea and foreign hunters would still pay as long as it is kept reasonable.
D - Just restrict where they are allowed to hunt periodically, foreign hunters are used to a LOT of rules and regulations regarding hunting seasons for different sexes and types of animals and would generally be very understanding because of all the rules that they already put up with in their own countries.


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