Thread: Queenstown Hunting.

Originally Posted by Howa270

Sorry but why are the whitetails expensive? Are they protected there? Is there fines or taking one out? Not keen to be a dirty poaching c@#t.

If you see one in that region you're looking at going then it is very likely to have been relocated there by helicopter within the last 18 months. A few were netted and moved as the herds are not well populated in their original valleys. Hence the reason they're expensive.

There remains a voluntary hunting moratorium on the Whitetail. No fines, just some very sad faces from those who would prefer you to let the numbers accumulate.