Thread: TB in possums - not many if any

Originally Posted by JoshC

Those photos are so set up it is not funny.

But in the same valley I could take you about 3 kms north, cross over the road into land administered by DoC, it's been aerial 1080's every 3-4 years for the last 15-20 years. The silence is deafening. It sure wasn't possums and rats eating birds that shut the place up.

Ok JC I thought you were referring to DOC ( public land ) not land that is not controlled by the DOC. I to know a few areas that I would say are special, birds aplenty, deer and other PESTS and these areas are not administered by DOC. There areas as we know are through out the country and as we know once again there are many fortunate hunters that either own or hunt these areas with permission.These hunters that do hunt these areas are happy with their hunting and (many ) have no idea what 1080 does,only what they hear.
If all of these places were bombed as heavily as the DOC land (public land) they would soon come to understand the real, bigger picture I'm sure.
Real hands on experience with 1080 and what it really does only sits with a minority of out doors types.The majority rules,propaganda is a very powerfull tool when fed to the gullible.
Life however is far far to short to be getting uptight about what some see as being the only solution.Us older bods have been and seen,aint a lot different now to what it was then.