Thread: Tahr cull- where are we at now?

Originally Posted by doinit

A team of Coasters spent a week up the Rangitata coupla weeks or so back,bad weather, got nothing but found dead Thar scattered here and there..heavy frost must have killed them eh.

Why coasters would bother to hunt Canterbury has me stumped unless private land? Must have been frustrating for them seeing dead animals everywhere.

I have just finished 2 and a bit months chasing them here on the coast. Our weather saves them from being decimated more than anything I reckon.

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Originally Posted by gimp

ZIP were culling tahr to use the carcasses as a distraction for kea, to try minimise by kill in their operation. It was fairly well reported at the time.

As a mate said....When did Kea do best? When the cullerz were going.
Could doc use that knowledge to their advantage.? Of course. Slip into Kea areas and blow a feed over for them, come back a few weeks later and blow another feed over. It wouldn't take to much I hazard to work out how often it would need to happen

Originally Posted by Wirehunt

As a mate said....When did Kea do best? When the cullerz were going.
Could doc use that knowledge to their advantage.? Of course. Slip into Kea areas and blow a feed over for them, come back a few weeks later and blow another feed over. It wouldn't take to much I hazard to work out how often it would need to happen

Maybe too logical?

Originally Posted by Wirehunt

As a mate said....When did Kea do best? When the cullerz were going.
Could doc use that knowledge to their advantage.? Of course. Slip into Kea areas and blow a feed over for them, come back a few weeks later and blow another feed over. It wouldn't take to much I hazard to work out how often it would need to happen

Yup, with sage and her cronies making sure kea have plenty to eat in the form of mass butchered Thar, sheep can feel safe.

I just hope all the good work done last year by the Tahr foundation and various interested parties have developed a reasonable relationship with Doc.
It would be far better if all interested parties could work together and identify 'hot spot' areas that need targeted rather than the dictatorship form Doc that we were afraid would decimate the Tahr population to low levels.
We need transparency and good open communication through the Doc website, hunting magazines and social media to keep everyone informed.
Going back a few years ago this seemed to be happening quite well with Doc and the Tahr liaison group organizing culls and pointing hunters in the areas that need targeting.
It simply seems to have unraveled with changes in government political parties and various Conservation ministers and their own personal views.

Thanks for the Update, I've been wondering this myself... local sources say its Happening again but how widespread and dramatic is it actually at this point in time and in future is something I'd be keen on hearing more aobut, simple thread like this helps.

i've noticed alot of Aussies heading over flat out even after the ChCh drama, also seeing some BIG Bull Tahr come out from some hills too!


One other question is where are the unspoken Chamois in all of this ? not once seen mention of the animal but in hindsight its in the same class of animal to the DoC.

cheers

the poor chammy get hammered from allsides on regular basis....the waro guys do a run on them from time to time too,you can bet your left nut they take note of where they are during the times they arent targeting them so know where to head when they are. lovely little critters,personally I prefer to see/shhot/eat them to thar any day of the week.

On the note of dead tahr left lying around, years ago when they first opened up the Macauley River after releasing to crown / public ownership, I was in one of the early groups that went on NZDA organised culls straight after the machines had been on search & destroy. What a bloody sight seeing dead carcasses everywhere, so many that the valley was full of seagulls

Those look really tasty? Are they any good to eat, or musky tasting?

Originally Posted by Got Juice?

Those look really tasty? Are they any good to eat, or musky tasting?

Mature Bull Thar are not very good eating at imo. OK in sausages and salami.
Nannies and juvenile animals are as good as any game meat I reckon.
I always try and shoot a few nannies late summer when they're fat. Great chewing.

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Originally Posted by R93

Mature Bull Thar are not very good eating at imo. OK in sausages and salami.
Nannies and juvenile animals are as good as any game meat I reckon.
I always try and shoot a few nannies late summer when they're fat. Great chewing.

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So mature one's taste similar to mutton>?

Originally Posted by Got Juice?

So mature one's taste similar to mutton>?

Dunno about that. But I have never had a good steak off a mature bull.


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Originally Posted by Got Juice?

So mature one's taste similar to mutton>?

wash your mouth out you heathen you........... if you dont like the taste of mutton either you have no tastebuds or your cook needs the sack. or both. we in our house wont kill a sheep untill its at least 3 years old,far bigger roasts and they have some taste.....you Philistine you!!!!!

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

wash your mouth out you heathen you........... if you dont like the taste of mutton either you have no tastebuds or your cook needs the sack. or both. we in our house wont kill a sheep untill its at least 3 years old,far bigger roasts and they have some taste.....you Philistine you!!!!!

hahahaha, I have eggie on my face mate, I can honestly say I am totally out of my depth here. And FYI I make a killer mutton stew

Just trying to equate it to something I may have eaten here in the Frozen North. Perhaps like a Dall Sheep?

LOL, Philistine!!! Gdamn, that made my day. Thank you!!!

Originally Posted by Got Juice?

Those look really tasty? Are they any good to eat, or musky tasting?

Old or big bulls are tasty however they are as tender as an old boot.