Hunting permits

Always print off a permit for the forest im going to hunt in, print off a topo map with emergency info on it in 'highlight pen', then laminate them together to make it waterproof.....easy peasy

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Originally Posted by JP100

allways get one printed out . but keep loosing them. its in the glove box some where.
Has any one ever seen a DOC ranger? haha

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Yes! Saw one on Monday who told me to stick to hunting the other side of the track.

Which was completely the opposite information that I found online after going to great lengths. I told him this but he got pretty defensive, so whatever, did as I was told. Pretty much ruined the trip though as I didn't want to hunt that ridiculously thick shit.

Boundaries are a real fucking problem - they need to sort their site. All I want is to be able to click on the various areas and get the rules and boundaries for hunting. Some areas you can, but others you can't and get vague as fuck information.

Yeah i always apply for permits online, but it is really frustrating how bad some of the "hunting maps" are. Its no wonder people end up hunting on private land, and no hunting areas the maps are shocking.

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Originally Posted by SiB

I'm happy to get my permit on line. I make a point of setting up the expiry date on my ph so I don't forget to renew it. The frustration is obtaining clear boundary mapping...

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+1 And also download it to my ph so I don't have to carry a piece of paper with me - I take my ph with me everywhere. It's so easy so why not.

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Originally Posted by deepsouthaussie

I Went up camping in the doc camp ground on Nokomai station a couple of weeks ago. I had a permit for some doc country that was accessible via station land. I asked permission to do so and was turned down due to the station managers poor attitude towards hunters. The attitude recieved was probably justified due to the amount of low lifes either poaching the farm land directly or crossing paddocks without permission. (And if they were doing that im sure they wouldnt have had a doc permit either)

I was told to go hunt mid dome instead because it was accessible from the road. Pity I didnt have a permit for there and it was the weekend! Made for a good climb without the rifle none the less. And as a conciliation found a few likely spots.

But my thoughts are if those people who weren't permitted to hunt in or around the station didnt trespass my odds of gaining permission for a hunt would have been far more likely.

Moral of the story. Pull ya finger (s) out and jump on the net and grab a permitt and ask farmers permission before crossing their land for cripes sake. Its that easy!

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You sure it was the station manager you talked to? He's a real good bloke.

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Originally Posted by JoshC

You sure it was the station manager you talked to? He's a real good bloke.

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Yep believe so. Shortish fellow. Bit of scottish blood in him by the looks if ya know what I mean. Hamish I think it was? ... Shepards were on the hills about to start weining. Dont know if that influenced him. I thought having the decency and permitts would've been good enough.

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Slightly off topic but does anyone know where you can get a back country hut ticket on North Shore Auckland. FCO are listed as sellers but when asked give you a confused look :s

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Originally Posted by Rusky

Slightly off topic but does anyone know where you can get a back country hut ticket on North Shore Auckland. FCO are listed as sellers but when asked give you a confused look :s

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I think Macpac shops sell them if you have one of them local. They used to anyway.

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Originally Posted by GravelBen

I think Macpac shops sell them if you have one of them local. They used to anyway.

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Cheers! I'll give em a call tomorrow, otherwise I'll be putting a bivy up somewhere by the looks over the next few days.

You'd think it would be a bit more convenient for a JAFA like me aye? :ORLY:

It is about time they (Doc) bought in an online system for hut tickets. We stopped off at Murupara on our way in last week only to find the office is only open from 10 -12 weekdays.

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Originally Posted by Rusky

Slightly off topic but does anyone know where you can get a back country hut ticket on North Shore Auckland. FCO are listed as sellers but when asked give you a confused look :s

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Rusky, I have four that you can have. I have had them for years and can't see that I will ever use them now.

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Originally Posted by Rushy

Rusky, I have four that you can have. I have had them for years and can't see that I will ever use them now.

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Cheers Rushy, but im sure you wouldn't be able to get them to me by wednesday any way. I'll ring around tomorrow, if no luck, im sleeping under the stars which isn't the end of the world.

I will be in the city tomorrow and could bring them in. PM me if that could work.

Plenty of times in the past when DOC offices have been closed on my way there I've just stayed in the hut anyway and bought the tickets out of honesty later. These days I usually have an annual hut pass so don't have to worry about it :)

I've been confronted once by a ranger in my over 25+ years of hunting and I did have a permit on me at the time.
I personally think they are a waste of time and paper

The online system for hunting permits pretty much defeats the purpose of the whole thing...

I NEVER buy hut tickets.. And will never buy in the future
We pay our taxes to the govt. and then a govt dept wants to charge for using something it's spent my money on?
Foreigners defiantly, but not kiwis
For those that will whinge about it, cry me a river...
We probably single handily saved a historic hut in St James over the years by taking in materials etc to patch it up every time we were there. It's now being restored by DOC which is nice as it's over 110 years old.
So there... I've paid my dues :D

I don't see why I should pay for hut passes down my way seeing as doc don't maintain the huts....we do, they don't want anything to do with them and all they want to do is pull them down.I still don't get how employees tell there employers were to go and still have there job:thumbdown::confused:

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My attitude towards DOC was jolted yesterday when I had to pay a visit to a local joinery workshop up here in lil old Whitianga. The door was partially blocked by a huge pile of slabs of 21 mm marine plywood that was cut into aprox 300 x 200 mm boards. I asked the owner out of curiosity what they were for and was a little surprised by the answer.
Order from DOC to make rat traps to go out to (privately owned) great Mercury Island. He had been contracted to simply cut the sheets up to manageable sized pieces to fit onto the charter boat, and was very happy to be getting $80 an hour to do it.

Now they (DOC) have at least two boats up here, but still charter a local to transport people and materials out to the islands instead of making use of their own resources.
The owner of GMI, Sir Michael Faye, has started a campaign to get his island pest free, and I commend that. But I dont see how jo blo should be footing the bill to such an extent.
And ...21 mm ply for rat traps?? Seems a bit OTT to me ffs

Yep I only use 12 mil ply for my deer shed shield for stags in full antler. They are a little big bigger than a mouse so I thought. Perhaps the GMI mice have big teeth if 21 mil ply is needed.

Just renewed my permit,wow 4mths goes quick. Swear I haven't been hunting since February when it expired.:ORLY::D

They should notify you when they expire.:wtfsmilie:

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Originally Posted by Dundee

They should notify you when they expire.:wtfsmilie:

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Yep would be useful. I set a reminder in my phone for the next expiry date when I renew it, otherwise I'd forget.

Next youll want them to tell you where the deer are:D its not that hard guys, and its free:thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Gibo

Next youll want them to tell you where the deer are:D

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Now you're talking, need all the help I can get! :D

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Originally Posted by GravelBen

Now you're talking, need all the help I can get! :D

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Ha ha same same :D

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Originally Posted by Gibo

Next youll want them to tell you where the deer are:D its not that hard guys, and its free:thumbsup:

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Easy aye just need to remember:D:P
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Is that today Dundee?

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Originally Posted by Rushy

Is that today Dundee?

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Sure is, where PT has possum traps set,back in there tomorrow to check,if ya zoom in on the deer she was still steaming.:)

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Originally Posted by Dundee

Sure is, where PT has possum traps set,back in there tomorrow to check,if ya zoom in on the deer she was still steaming.:)

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Well done.

Just updated my permit again it had expired on the 12th of this month.Cold shitty wet day here.PT and two mates have gone bush trapping for three days. I'm heading out tomorrow or sunday. Look out Snee Road.:D

A necessary evil I'm afraid... I always carry a permit ....one thing I would like to clear up....many of you call it DoC land.....
It is not DoC land only DoC administered "Crown land".....

The trick here is to ask for their documentation same as a fisheries officer. If they can't support their claim to being an official then it matters not whether you are permitted or not.... They are impersonating an official, and I'm pretty sure that this is an offence as well.....