Thread: Okay, who was it?!

Sorry hands up it was ME I did it to control those Peacocks
See the pigs rub the trees at nicght that them peacocks are sleeping in they then fall out and the deer kick em out over the fence so high that it’s very sporting to shoot. There still very asleep so rather humane

Actually there not feral....it’s called re-wildling!? Now there’s soooo many we need our semis back

I’m blaming it on all these vegans.....not eating enough bacon......more for me.....now that is a result

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Sorry hands up it was ME I did it to control those Peacocks
See the pigs rub the trees at nicght that them peacocks are sleeping in they then fall out and the deer kick em out over the fence so high that it’s very sporting to shoot. There still very asleep so rather humane

Actually there not feral....it’s called re-wildling!? Now there’s soooo many we need our semis back

I’m blaming it on all these vegans.....not eating enough bacon......more for me.....now that is a result

There're a lot of novel concepts in this confession to unpack.....

Not least deer drop kicking peacocks over fences........

I think one of us hasn't taken his medication lately.......

And I'm a little concerned that it might be me.

it says the pigs have been rooting at night......guess that explains the population increase????

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

it says the pigs have been rooting at night......guess that explains the population increase????

Er, possibly.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

it says the pigs have been rooting at night......guess that explains the population increase????

@Micky Duck if you read the article properly it says the pigs are rooting the ground. Sounds pretty uncomfortable but if that's what they're into who are we to judge. Won't increase population though.

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

There're a lot of novel concepts in this confession to unpack.....

Not least deer drop kicking peacocks over fences........

I think one of us hasn't taken his medication lately.......

And I'm a little concerned that it might be me.

Max if a cow can jump over the moon and a dish can run away with a spoon then I for one can believe that a deer can kick a peacock over a fence. Sideshow has offered up an entirely plausible explanation.

Originally Posted by Rushy

Max if a cow can jump over the moon and a dish can run away with a spoon then I for one can believe that a deer can kick a peacock over a fence. Sideshow has offered up an entirely plausible explanation.

The cow jumped over the moon, but sadly it burnt up on reentry.

As for the dish and the spoon.... how much waikato have you had tonight?

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

The cow jumped over the moon, but sadly it burnt up on reentry.

As for the dish and the spoon.... how much waikato have you had tonight?

Zero but I will fix that in a flash.

@mopheadrob why don't you just go and empty the pig traps at 5am on your way in to work. You would get in trouble if you shoot the dirty rooters in the reserve but taking one out of a trap would not be commiting an offence and would be a saving in ammunition, especially considering your last 200mtr group at the range.

Someone tried to set up a game park type arrangement in Landsdowne Valley around the early 90’s. I believe this turned out to be a flop so the animals were released (or fence cut) into the scrubland/gorse in the valley. I was told back then that Fallow deer and pigs were released.
A guy I trained at work used to shoot Fallow on his girlfriends parents farm in the valley, and that would have been pre 97 as I left that job then. Pigs on the eastern faces of the Port Hills weren’t necessarily recent releases, and are more than likely descendants of those from Landsdowne Valley.
Just another fairytale from Stuff.

Originally Posted by Sauer

Someone tried to set up a game park type arrangement in Landsdowne Valley around the early 90’s. I believe this turned out to be a flop so the animals were released (or fence cut) into the scrubland/gorse in the valley. I was told back then that Fallow deer and pigs were released.
A guy I trained at work used to shoot Fallow on his girlfriends parents farm in the valley, and that would have been pre 97 as I left that job then. Pigs on the eastern faces of the Port Hills weren’t necessarily recent releases, and are more than likely descendants of those from Landsdowne Valley.
Just another fairytale from Stuff.

Exactly this ^

I know a guy who shot a fallow deer on the summit road, must've been around 2003ish.

Was it PT?

Originally Posted by Sauer

Someone tried to set up a game park type arrangement in Landsdowne Valley around the early 90’s. I believe this turned out to be a flop so the animals were released (or fence cut) into the scrubland/gorse in the valley. I was told back then that Fallow deer and pigs were released.
A guy I trained at work used to shoot Fallow on his girlfriends parents farm in the valley, and that would have been pre 97 as I left that job then. Pigs on the eastern faces of the Port Hills weren’t necessarily recent releases, and are more than likely descendants of those from Landsdowne Valley.
Just another fairytale from Stuff.

I was talking to a hunter over 18 moths ago who would get both deer and pigs up there. Some very easy to get to-some not all. I got the impression they had been there for a while.

The deer and pigs swam / washed down the Selwyn river in flood to lake Ellesmere along with Fallow deer, all from Selwyn plantation Board land up by 13 mile bush. Then they followed the Halswell river to the foot of the port hills. Nothing to do with hunters
The Peacocks were released by a woman who makes hats for NZ trotting Cup at Addington Raceway. Again nothing to do with hunters

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

... taking one out of a trap would not be commiting an offence and would be a saving in ammunition, especially considering your last 200mtr group at the range.

Are you saying @Moa Hunter that the way I shoot at 200 metres, it would be better if they were stuck in a box?! Sounds like I'd better come up for some more practice!

Loving the hard-case responses to this article, but it's a bit of a worry what some people read into the news