Thread: Rotoehu 1080

Rotoehu public land managed by doc porters hill road hamilton road out to manawahe road 2.500 hectares will be getting 1080 tomorrow nice bush heaps of birds will be up until the 1080 drop

Poor @Gibbo - Won't have anywhere to shoot when he gets over his Sweeden trip!!!

Bugger!!

Easy bush should be trapped heaps of tracks

Lazy alright, easy as going in there. Shame

Did two winters trapping in there easy country, obviously DOC have money to burn should be done by ground control. I bet they won't use the repellant for the deer.

Originally Posted by Mooseman

Did two winters trapping in there easy country, obviously DOC have money to burn should be done by ground control. I bet they won't use the repellant for the deer.

Its big money for those involved that's why they keep using it , vote nz first don't think Winston likes it either

Originally Posted by Boaraxa

Its big money for those involved that's why they keep using it , vote nz first don't think Winston likes it either

The only thing Winston likes is Winston.

This may well be my first taste of a block that I regularly hunt being 1080'd. Keen to see if my views on it alter.

One thing I am happy (if that's the word) about is that the Otawa block in Te Puke will be ground baited and trapped. There are a lot of Kiwi in there. Funny though I'd sooner trap and ground bait Rotuehu over Otawa, its really shit in places.

Interesting from my experience they mostly ground bait and trap where they are worried about the by-kill (Kea, Kaka etc) especially when it can be seen by trampers/public. Or very close to tracks. Maybe more accurate with a chopper these days?

It will be interesting to see what you find @Gibo you should go for a look within a couple of days of the drop before the pelets/by-kill are cleaned up.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

The only thing Winston likes is Winston.

That's 99.99% of politicians despite how much the Press loves or hates them. Dont worry @kiwijames TV3 will tell you who to vote for

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

Interesting from my experience they mostly ground bait and trap where they are worried about the by-kill (Kea, Kaka etc) especially when it can be seen by trampers/public. Or very close to tracks. Maybe more accurate with a chopper these days?

It will be interesting to see what you find @Gibo you should go for a look within a couple of days of the drop before the pelets/by-kill is cleaned up.

Not sure I want any landing near me to be honest. Just had a text from the forest next door to the DOC native, no mention of the drop that started today and they back onto each other.

Originally Posted by Gibo

Not sure I want any landing near me to be honest. Just had a text from the forest next door to the DOC native, no mention of the drop that started today and they back onto each other.

HAHA yeah just stand there looking up with your mouth open. You won't feel a thing! Nah I meant after, just don't take a dog.

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

That's 99.99% of politicians despite how much the Press loves or hates them. Dont worry @kiwijames TV3 will tell you who to vote for

Oh good god. Is that the "Hoskings for PM" show or are there others?

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Oh good god. Is that the "Hoskings for PM" show or are there others?

"Hoskings for PM" it has a ring to it but for some reason that makes my stomach churn.

2500 hectars is virtually nothing, you have little to worry about(That is if you dont care about the terrifyingly inhumane suffering the animals that die and those that get a sub leathal dose endure) if there is any ajoining private land that holds animals that wont be done, they will quickly repopulate.

We (southerners) had it dropped over 300,000 hectars in ONE national park alone.

Not moaning just a bit of perspective for you North Island fellas.