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The onus is now on the Tahr Foundation to use our public money wisely and in the best interests of all Tahr hunters. They are a funny old mix of commercial and recreational interests - strange bed fellows who now have to pull together for the outcome with the most utility.
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Up to $56000 with only 708 donations :thumbsup: bloody hell thats good going.
Could you imagine how much clout we would have if we all pulled together like this more often! Our if every hunter out there donated.
Done.
Done.
Have 1 Tahr skin from last year. Keen to go back with my sons and some some mates in years to come.
Zq
Done. Such an important cause and so worthy of fighting for.
We should never have to put up with such dictatorship from such an extremist green.
Done,
Never hunted Tahr but feel like this is the beginning of the thin end of the wedge, Speak up now or loose what we have.
Done
Hi went to the " give a little page" and a box came up "page is pending moderation" and "this page pending approval by the moderation team" it will not take my visa card. Is there a bank no. I use for a donation?
@doubleRB tap on that pending blue note and it will then reload through to a pink bar where you can the donate.
Hunting & Fishing NZ have donated $10,000
Done - only $50 but times are tight and if this sort of thing doesn't get challenged then deer will be next!!
Thanks sideshow, done, yes deer may well be next and it looks like trout maybe on their list
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Originally Posted by Tahr
That’s good to see, if we could get 10,000 NZ hunters to throw $50 (cost of a packet of ammo) in then they would have a great fighting fund, keep spreading the word chaps.
Done....
Done. I definitely see this as the start of a slippery slope.
Done. Never seen a tahr but I want the chance to one day
They’re damn cool to see up close.Quote:
Originally Posted by piwakawaka
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When we win make sure you do.
Donated, every bit helps.
Hi, I have forwarded the link to a good number of my nzda Branch people in Hamilton.
I think there might be some foreign hunters who might be willing to give as well. Does any body on the forum has got good contacts with the SCI or other North American organisations or forum sites ( long range hunting.com is one coming to mind), to explain the current situation and show the link?
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If anyone belongs to the Lions, JC, Return service association, rugby netball clubs etc print our write up a poster even bring it up at the next meeting! Let them all know about the give a little page and what's going on here!
Just saw the $10,000 donation from Hunting & Fishing, but every little helps ah:)
Having only just recently had the privilege to hunt these magestic game animals for the first time with my two young boys, I was literally humbled by the whole experience. As a North Island hunter heading South I had no real expectations or real appreciation for the size of the country or animals we were about to hunt. 10 days later we left with a complete newfound passion/addiction and I was so lucky to share this with my two boys. The mental and physical challenging country was the best I have seen and the environment these beautiful animals survive in was an unbelievable sight.
I am a hunter who absolutely lives for the mental and physical challenges that come with this passion. I love nothing more than a good load in my macpac cascade pushing the mind and body to places it hasn't been before. But I am also a conservationist and like most of us also have the upmost respect for our privilege of being in these hills. We clear tracks, do hut maintenance , pick up and remove any rubbish, set traps and help remove predictors and do our bit to keep game animal numbers reasonable while also providing an organic meat source to not only our family but to those less fortunate. I have seen first hand having had both my boys trudging the hills with me since they could first walk what it does for them. They are confident, strong minded, passionate and compassionate kids who challenge themselves in all aspects of their young lives. We live in a world full of technology which has its positives that's for sure, but we also have a high number of child obesity, mental health issues, and a lot of kids who can't even deal with the real world as they are stuck behind computers playing games to all hours of the night, that could benefit from a passion like this. I'm not saying hunting will solve all these issues at all but I know the positives it has done for myself and my children, the memories and time spent together whilst gaining high fitness levels and mental strength is 100% proof of it and without it I don't know how I'd cope.....just the thought of it makes me shutter. We must all stick together on this as its so much more than just a couple of winging redneck hunters wanting free meat. For my family it's our way of life and a great one at it. It's growing my boys into fine young men with the values that we want in this country in the future......and what a sad waste of such amazing resources not to mention the effect it will have on many peoples business and livelyhoods.
I will do my part to keep my voice strong and my money going towards helping this fight as this IS our passion and we love these mountains and all they provide more than anything.
Matt
Looking at the Tahr foundation page it listed safari club international as an affiliate , would be nice if they made a generous donation !! , im going to put some more money towards the cause this week be nice to keep the $ going up , it helps boost moral !Quote:
Originally Posted by Friwi
http://scinz.org.nz/content/himalayan-tahr-cull
Will the thar fondation have a booth or be represented at the sika show next weekend?
$100 done,
I would assume so might be in with the nzhunter boothQuote:
Originally Posted by Friwi
Done, whats the money going to?
Would be good to see Mr Tippet step up to the plate and match it :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
Saw some TV coverage in news on TV1 last night. Thanks to Willey & Greg for fronting the media & putting forward a few positive words about the value of the resource & concerns over the DOC "plan".
Hardly recognised them with out the camo :thumbsup:
What was disappointing was how little time or opportunity was provided by TV1 to talk in any depth about the facts & core issues.
They then cut to Eugenie Sage who just dismissed it "of course we are not going to kill every last animal". Yeah right ?!
Do the math .... by DOCs own count there could be less than 20,000 Tahr, such is the error in the count and assumptions.
You Mz Sage have just set in motion orders to eliminate 25,000 - DUH ! Lying troll.
It's pretty cool to see people banding together and supporting this.....over $112K in less than a week - impressive:cool:
Every hunter should give a little, if you think ' oh I only hunt sika in the kawekas' then your missing the bigger picture.
I've just donated. Was hoping to convince my southern cousin to go with me for a few days next year. Not so sure now.
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Here Here!Quote:
Originally Posted by Conmad Jackvann
Anyone know if this Injunction is going ahead? I'm continuing to donate as I'd say we will need a lot of money to keep Thai up at least as far as the next/hopefully change of power.
I just sent an email to SCI in the U.S. and asked them to link to SCI NZ on this issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boaraxa
Also noted that this is just the tip of the iceberg - and all introduced game animals are now under threat of eradication by the current coalition Government.
One major party (National) that recognizes our vote can get them across the line without the greens or NZ First is what we need to achieve next election.
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Labour, driven by the greens will look to find a way to force the current agenda, simply because now it will be about "fuck you" payback.
Same with Doc, we can't vote them out but we can influence who their legal masters are.
They only recognise it because they're not in power. If they were truly serious about game animals then they had 9 years to fund the game animal council and modernise the tahr control plan. But they didn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by 257weatherby
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I'd suggest we hunters need to learn from this & change our thinking and actions. Yep, you are right the Nats had 9 years to make changes & in regard to these and lots of other issues it was not progressed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Russian 22.
Why ? ... because it was not considered a priority in political terms
Why ? .... because there was no clear "voter impact" that would trigger a need to invest political resources by the Nats (or any one else).
Why ? ... because the hunters & interested parties don't have a common voice or visibility at the polling booth or public visibility
why ? ... because most of us are individuals and by nature fiercely independent and self reliant
So if we want to have more influence over government policy and departments then we need visibility & a common voice. That will require funding and some smart people to operate.
That wont satisfy every hunter and our differing views and ideas, but we crucial that we align around big common goals with some give & take.
I'd love to see something along these lines launched off the back of the Tahr campaign.
You could argue that an even stronger voice would be a combined hunting/fishing/firearms interest group, but that might be too diverse.
Perhaps one of the existing entities (there's several of them) could morph into an effective national lobby group.
I would value learning others ideas and suggestions for how we learn and change from this "Tahr issue" to the benefit of much wider hunting or hunting/fishing focus
Game animal council was only established in November 2013, that's five years ago. The Govt at the time did provide several hundred thousand dollars setting it up and provided funding through their final term. The GAC was set up essentially to become self funding over time. Big ask in a short time frame, but they have achieved some good stuff with the limited funds they have to play with to date.
People commenting on who had a chance to update or modernise the TCP 1993, or "who" should have put more pressure on the tahr numbers while in charge, is not a valid argument, as the Govt has changed several times in the last 25 years. So essentially they've all had a chance to implement more intensive control measures over the last two and half decades to meet the numbers in the TCP 1993.
The only difference now is, Labour/Greens have increased funding to DoC and they now have the money to do more culling.
As much as this relates to hunting in NZ, and it is political to a degree, we should be mindful of keeping political opinions and agenda off the forum aye...:)
