WARO industry status thread

[Moutere]

At least you stayed out mate.
The no fly zone starts at the back off the farm it's funny when they think there's no one watching.......

The gentleman that did my flight test gave me similar advise, 'there is always someone watching'.
Great advice that has seen me right for my entire career since then.

I was up there in 2011. Never seen another machine.
It wasn't worth losing my Waro or supplier licence to be honest. It was my only form of income at the time and it was good while it lasted. Had to face reality when price dropped and machine costs went up.
Would go back and do it in a heartbeat but not at today's costs and return.

I think because of some stocked countries now supplying under the EU we will never see feral venison at a sustainable price again.

S&D will become the norm and I could never be part of that.

What is an animal typically worth to an operator at the moment?

[R93]

What is an animal typically worth to an operator at the moment?

Depending on machine and how many you could get an hour it is still productive.

Last time I checked maybe $220 Inc GST per average weight animal.

[outdoorlad]

I believe that James Scott supplies the same factory as Hales, not sure how much they are doing. One of his pilots got a bit defensive when I asked about shooting deer for pet food, he was adamant they weren't.

[HNTMAD]

If the current closed areas remain closed I do not see an issue. I did 3 months up there in the machine and it was limiting to say the least. Especially when you seen shitloads of animals ferrying thru the closed areas.
I was surprised at the amount of deer in that range.
You would have to be retarded not to get onto deer up there no matter where you hunt.

Love it and totally agree, but it does happen

[Gibo]

Love it and totally agree, but it does happen

Where? Snee road??

[HNTMAD]

Still to find that bloody snee road, guaranteed deer there apparently

[TJM]

There is no way its a viable proposition now, operating costs of helicopters if not overloaded out ways any return from the carcass pay out.
So wild animal recovery is either subsidized by the tax payer ie DOC or the operators do it for fun.The deer days of the 60s and 70s are gone!!
As a pilot i was always interested in the old footage and the skills of those who survived. As a hunter, dare I say it 1080 or aerial hunting is just a wank.
The native bush will recover from any animal browsing or human destruction once we have gone. not sure if you have ever gone to a spot you hunted say ten years ago and noted how much it has overgrown.nature sorts it self out very quiclky!!

[BRADS]

Still to find that bloody snee road, guaranteed deer there apparently

Dundee might Disagree he's still looking

[gimp]

An operator in Haast that I spoke to the other day says that he's been doing it the whole way through this reported "dip" in the market, supposedly different operators supply different markets so things effect them to varying degrees

[R93]

An operator in Haast that I spoke to the other day says that he's been doing it the whole way through this reported "dip" in the market, supposedly different operators supply different markets so things effect them to varying degrees

Yup in 2 500 D models no less.
It is totally viable if you can run a dirty D on venny.