Thread: Newshub attacking Sika

Opening up public access into the Kaimanawa / Kaweka would certainly help, Just look at the access of the desert road.

They could also look at incentive's for hunters like what was trialed in the Kaimanawa a few years ago for jaws and other offally bits

Eliminating the landing fees using DOC landing sites is one thing, if the DOC reduced the heli operators concessions fees that would really make a big difference in the costs involved to fly into these sites & target deer numbers in harder to access spots.

I hunt the Kawekas a fair bit and have been to most of it - Yep in places there are too many deer, but in others the evidence i'm seeing points to a healthy forest that can sustain the (local) population of deer present.

I get that everyone wants an 8 pointer, but if we don't all do our bit for conservation the park will get 1080'd or have aerial culling again!

Originally Posted by Sika 8

Opening up public access into the Kaimanawa / Kaweka would certainly help, Just look at the access of the desert road.

They could also look at incentive's for hunters like what was trialed in the Kaimanawa a few years ago for jaws and other offally bits

Eliminating the landing fees using DOC landing sites is one thing, if the DOC reduced the heli operators concessions fees that would really make a big difference in the costs involved to fly into these sites & target deer numbers in harder to access spots.

I hunt the Kawekas a fair bit and have been to most of it - Yep in places there are too many deer, but in others the evidence i'm seeing points to a healthy forest that can sustain the (local) population of deer present.

I get that everyone wants an 8 pointer, but if we don't all do our bit for conservation the park will get 1080'd or have aerial culling again!

now I am not disagreeing with you - but we need as hunters to watch our backs and be prepared to battle - we do not do enough to advance our cause - 1080 DOC cannot use it on deer at present - their own policy's prevent that - lets keep it like that - but what is happening time and again - it seems to me is hunters lose the argument because we are to slow to react - access is closed - we as hunters to slow before we react job done and access gone greenies and yes bloody mean landowner etc got in first and another access gone - yes I will say it DOC need a huge kick up the arse the way they have treated us hunters - the odd area Manager is pro hunting but in genersal they dont do enough for NZ hunters -lets hope this new govt change things - what we need is links on this forum to give us the oppoutunity to put our views foward