Thread: Illegal hunting..does it bother you?

Originally Posted by Fat ninja

Is this guys name Murray?

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I take it you know of him too @BRADS? Haha

Originally Posted by Fat ninja

I take it you know of him too @BRADS? Haha

Family farm is next door to the nutter

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I dont actually know what the farmers name is .

Originally Posted by Jusepy

Hey guys ,
I know this is an old thread , but Im curious about a spot Ive been looking at.

The farmer at this spot actively bullies and scares people off because he believes that people are tresspassing on his land but the land he is talking about is the only access point to said DOC/paper road. I have looked into it with walking access and contacted DOC themself who believes there is a access point there.

I know for a fact that the farmer has tresspassed and called the police on several hunters and the spot is actually quite good because no pressure has been put on the animals there , this is because the farmer has basically scared the shit out of every hunter by abusing them and telling them not tooo come back.

I am wondering what the process is to find out about the ins and outs of this place as talking to the farmer is not an option as he is quite the angry character.

Thoughts and opinions please. Thanks

you said his land is the only access point to a paper rd?is this true or disputed?if you have to cross private land to get to an old paper rd the farmer has every right to not want people going across his land and should be pissed off if people are using his land without permission.if it is private land you need to respect that mate-dont push the issue.

Does not having a DOC Permit to hunt on Public Land constitute Illegal Hunting. ?????

This just came through. About as timely as a timely thing:

https://www.herengaanuku.govt.nz/abo...sVpJ2APOm8yJ2M

Originally Posted by BSA

Does not having a DOC Permit to hunt on Public Land constitute Illegal Hunting. ?????

My understanding is yes, it does

Landowners can apply to their council to have an unused legal road closed. I think that the process is quite simple and has a low application cost, it does therefore represent a danger to access. A written letter to the council and held on record that proves there is public use of the road will prevent it being closed

Originally Posted by BSA

Does not having a DOC Permit to hunt on Public Land constitute Illegal Hunting. ?????

Yes, and can bring a whole lot of other charges under the Wildlife Act etc

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Landowners can apply to their council to have an unused legal road closed. I think that the process is quite simple and has a low application cost, it does therefore represent a danger to access. A written letter to the council and held on record that proves there is public use of the road will prevent it being closed

Follow the Opawe road thread, or have a look at this media writeup. There is a process that must be followed, and as has happened with the Opawe road, the Public have spoken. And the (paper) road remains.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300...nkles#comments

Originally Posted by BSA

Does not having a DOC Permit to hunt on Public Land constitute Illegal Hunting. ?????

Sure does, it only takes 2 mins to get online & costs nothing, easy as!

Originally Posted by Yesmate

you said his land is the only access point to a paper rd?is this true or disputed?if you have to cross private land to get to an old paper rd the farmer has every right to not want people going across his land and should be pissed off if people are using his land without permission.if it is private land you need to respect that mate-dont push the issue.

I disagree. If we don't push for access over paper roads the "Public land" becomes de facto private land. If we don't exercise our rights we will lose them.

Just because the farm is private land doesn't mean he is magically exempt from his obligations.

Originally Posted by turtle

A DOC/Tuhoe permit is worth what it costs. However it is not same when you apply for a permit to hunt on south island maori land which still costs nothing. I found it refreshing that a Nga Tahu require some detail such as dates your hunting a vehilce rego etc. Felt like the permit had some relevance.

Ngai Tahu are easy and helpful to deal with for permits be it Hunting, Firewood etc although the digital on-line process needs a little bit of work to streamline it a bit.

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

I disagree. If we don't push for access over paper roads the "Public land" becomes de facto private land. If we don't exercise our rights we will lose them.

Just because the farm is private land doesn't mean he is magically exempt from his obligations.

yes it does,he has no obligations to the public.read my post again I said if you have to cross private land to get to a paper rd.private land and paper rd totally different.