Thread: Thar extermination

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

What sort of things did you put in the letter's? Not sure what to put in them. But I know that they're the best way as they have to reply in kind.

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Awesome, sent some myself. Postage is free to parliament (well I guess we pay for it in tax money).

Originally Posted by 257weatherby

We need everybody in this fight, but what the fuck has any "iwi" got to do with Tahr on "cultural grounds?

Well didn't you know @257weatherby that Thar guided Hōne Heke over the southern alps when he was down there rounding up the southern Maori to take them north for a feed.....oh them being the ones being eaten

Originally Posted by McNotty

https://www.facebook.com/hunting.com...6277576141197/

I wonder if this is someone trying to make a quick buck off the back of the proposed cull? Hate to imagine the amount of gut/arse shot animals running round after a rookie chopper shooter has had a go.

Piss poor shooting, not a good look and I wonder if he was licensed to be using an E Cat rifle?

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

Piss poor shooting, not a good look and I wonder if he was licensed to be using an E Cat rifle?

Probably an Aussie lol. So hell no.

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Originally Posted by outdoorlad

Piss poor shooting, not a good look and I wonder if he was licensed to be using an E Cat rifle?

I think someone may have got the message?

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I'm just going to leave this here as my first post on the site. Greg Duley says it better than anyone could and backed up by actual facts - well done sir

https://www.facebook.com/nztahrfound...8868209477422/

257weatherby me ol bud......the "iwi" in this context as I read it could be ngati Kiwi......or ngati NZHS for that matter...iwi being group of people/large family we the large group of people who like to hunt thar...... tis a shit sammie of a situation we are finding ourselves in.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

257weatherby me ol bud......the "iwi" in this context as I read it could be ngati Kiwi......or ngati NZHS for that matter...iwi being group of people/large family we the large group of people who like to hunt thar...... tis a shit sammie of a situation we are finding ourselves in.

Context is sometimes difficult to judge, tell you this though: getting out in the hills with a rifle and putting meat in the pot and sweat on the brow, is what keeps me sane, and I'll bet I'm not the only one.......

Yea well done to Greg and Willie Duley, and to the idea of the Give A Little fund.
Wouldnt be unreasonable to suggest that everyone who supports this forum should support that fund as well, imho

Originally Posted by indigo1

I'm just going to leave this here as my first post on the site. Greg Duley says it better than anyone could and backed up by actual facts - well done sir

https://www.facebook.com/nztahrfound...8868209477422/

Top first post there @indigo1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6XNVKcfnzY

Thanks for the video of Question Time.

I think as hunters we have to be very careful how we play this. Sarah Dowie is my local MP and she is an underwhelming representative I have to say, basically I wouldn't trust her one bit and her judgement on a whole raft of local stuff has been suspect. The petition she has put up is very badly worded and extremely self serving (an email capture thing for National - WTF).

As Winnie pointed out in the video (and illustrates by his rant), political parties of all colours have and will continue to punt hunters/hunting all over the place - witness how hard it was to get the GAC over the line.

While the political battle is essential, the war will only be won if we have a wider public who understand the basic issues and help keep the politicians in check.

Aye, it could be seen as self serving by the Nats ... but we (hunters) might as well have at least one political party batting for us.
And Winnie has made an artform out of promising voters all sorts of things to get himself elected in order to maintain his lifestyle, bank balance & ego ..... and NEVER delivering.
Was NZ First not promising to do something for hunters & 1080 in the lead up to last election ??

I think it is important that we don't get confused about what we are trying to achieve.
I am not fighting conservation or conservationists. I want our forests and waterways protected and our land protected from exploitation.
What I also want is recognition of our game species as a valuable resource to be managed responsibly and be part of that conservation process irrespective of what government or party is in power. The Tahr management plan has been in place since 1992? and no government since then has actively managed or monitored it or, as far as I can see, made any attempt to change the status of our game herds.

Originally Posted by Shearer

I think it is important that we don't get confused about what we are trying to achieve.
I am not fighting conservation or conservationists. I want our forests and waterways protected and our land protected from exploitation.
What I also want is recognition of our game species as a valuable resource to be managed responsibly and be part of that conservation process irrespective of what government or party is in power. The Tahr management plan has been in place since 1992? and no government since then has actively managed or monitored it or, as far as I can see, made any attempt to change the status of our game herds.

The same as what the majority of us want. The 25 year old management plan needs updating with sound science backing. A lot has changed in the hunting industry since then.