Thread: The state of pest populations in NZ

Rabbit numbers in the lower North Island seem to have exploded this year. I am seeing them everywhere.

Originally Posted by ebf

Rabbit numbers in the lower North Island seem to have exploded this year. I am seeing them everywhere.

If that is not due to "gun control", what is the likely cause?

Can someone tell me where these massive wild deer populations are anywhere near the waikato?i consider myself a decent sort of hunter but I still average 1deer every 3 hunts on public land(pureora ,lake tarawera and clements mill rd)much the same as 10yrs ago and I’m not spooking large numbers of deer,I usually bump 2 on a hunt ..

Originally Posted by The bomb

Can someone tell me where these massive wild deer populations are anywhere near the waikato?i consider myself a decent sort of hunter but I still average 1deer every 3 hunts on public land(pureora ,lake tarawera and clements mill rd)much the same as 10yrs ago and I’m not spooking large numbers of deer,I usually bump 2 on a hunt ..

I don't know about "massive wild deer numbers" but there are still plenty of them in the Kaimais...hunters flogged themselves silly all winter chasing skinny animals and then when spring arrived the hunters seem to have gone elsewhere.

Originally Posted by sightpicture

If that is not due to "gun control", what is the likely cause?

Seasonal and the virus having runs its course.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Seasonal and the virus having runs its course.

Proof?

Originally Posted by sightpicture

Proof?

Observation.
Haven't shot a rabbit for a few years now.
See a few on our place and then the virus cleans them up.
Years ago my brother used to run competitions at his pub.
You would hardly get an entry now.
We used to have a lot of rabbits we don't now.
The conversion to dairy with the longer grass changes things to.
Mind you last time I went to PiroPiro flats they had an impressive amount a couple years ago.

Originally Posted by sightpicture

If that is not due to "gun control", what is the likely cause?

Yes @sightpicture, you are absolutely right... The rabbit explosion is directly attributable to the policies of Jacinda Arden and the NZ Labour party

Originally Posted by ebf

Yes @sightpicture, you are absolutely right... The rabbit explosion is directly attributable to the policies of Jacinda Arden and the NZ Labour party

Sometimes in life its best to stop arguing with someone and to just let them be wrong.

Originally Posted by sightpicture

If that is not due to "gun control", what is the likely cause?

I'm sorry but this seems like a seriously far fetched claim to make.