Thread: An odd response..

Recently I thought I would be proactive and contact a few DOC offices around the place in NI to get some info on places to look for goats/deer etc. So I can make some plans on trips.
And weirdly, one response I got, was basically, just pay for one on private land. And that was from down the line where there are definitely DOC areas that hold game..
Is it just me or is that a bit odd for DOC to be telling me?
I had to ask twice via email because he never answered my question, just kept talking about paying for hunting.
Private is totally fine, don't get me wrong. But that wasn't my question. Just struck me as odd, I half expected him to want me to ask who he uses so he could recommend someone.
Weird!

you need to know who to ask in a DOC office other wise that is the sort of stupid reply you will get -- you need a staff member who does Bio-Diversity Threats- someone out doing goat control and possum control - or someone in the Area Office who does hunting - be warned they are rare breed these days

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

you need to know who to ask in a DOC office other wise that is the sort of stupid reply you will get -- you need a staff member who does Bio-Diversity Threats- someone out doing goat control and possum control - or someone in the Area Office who does hunting - be warned they are rare breed these days

He was the biodiversity officer. I saw it in his title. Perhaps not the right one though. And he is a hunter, he just kept on talking about his Thar hunts down south and how much they cost. Weird fulla!

very sadly many cant be bothered - would it not be a wonderful world where one DOC Officer at an Area Office was specifically tasked with having good knowledge of the Area hunting potential and answering requests from hunters for information - the odd Area is lucky enough to have such a staff member and they should be looked after but sadly in so many areas - what has happened that a lot of the goat and possum work has been handed out to Contractors with one DOC staff member just processing paper for it - so a staff member with good knowledge of hunting in the Area is now a rare beast - there are exceptions but not a lot