Thread: Tahr foundation petition and court action

Originally Posted by DBL

Heard two seperate reports that Tahrmageddon 2.0 has already started and that the Rangitata population has been obliterated. Can anyone one on here confirm if this is true?

Not going to argue that in parts the Rangitata population needed to brought down BUT it will be truly sad if the "obliteration/annihilation" account is true as this would have to be one of the more popular valleys for the recreational Tahr hunter and where many of us first cut our teeth on Tahr.

I heard bill hales shot 1600 in two days Up there not sure when it was though might have been before lockdown

Originally Posted by Mr300WSM

I heard bill hales shot 1600 in two days Up there not sure when it was though might have been before lockdown

He must have moved his chopper then as he is a neighbour and regularly flies over our house, never met the guy and hear nothing good about him no scruples at all.

Was talking to a bloke yesterday who reckons the damage to the Tahr Herd has already been done with last years cull. A lot of flying recently and they are not seeing any nannies/juveniles, only bulls. They start shooting this week. Reading the comment about the Rangitata I fear it is too little too late with the Court Case, unless like last time with the Save Our Tahr campaign a Moratorium can be attained to let the numbers build up. A very sad time for Game Animals in NZ and I fear this will be but the beginning. Remember Molesworth Staion and the Deer/1080 "Experiment" and now Tahrmageddon 2. Hard times ahead for the Hunting Community and the animals. Without getting political it is now or never for us all to stick together and be very vocal about it.