Thread: Tahr cull doc betrayal

Originally Posted by Tahr

If the herd is 30,000 odd animals at present I've got no doubt that it it needs a thinning. Tahr can be destructive animals.

I've never hesitated to shoot a few extra nannies on my trips to thin the population a bit. Ive shot 15 in a day in high density areas and am quite comfortable about that. But there is no way that recreational hunters could cull the numbers that seem to be required at the moment.

If the herd is held at 10-15,000 I don't think it would be such a bad thing.

This is the report that still mainly informs current control thinking.

https://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/co...-plan-1993.pdf

1993. Cripes; their thinking hasn't advanced much has it ! The history indicates an unchanged destructive policy over more than 15 years.