Thread: Ruahine deer control

Te Urewera is much the same deer levels are climbing - and certainly many areas of private land deer numbers are well up - about time DOC did start to give the Rec hunter more of a fair go - they always poo poohed the idea that Rec hunters could make any impact and largely they were correct - but the Rec hunter of today well the better ones are a different beast - thermal gear -better long range capability with their firearms - GPS and mapping especially aerial maps -the use of indicator dogs has taken of - -more communication with other hunters for info on areas all add up to a better hunter - and in some areas Rec hunters could make a real differnce maybe not Te Urewera or Ruahines but smaller areas of Public land - now if DOC are doing thermal imaging yes why not release that info - have any of you asked them -