Thread: What a waste

There used to be 5-6000 helicopter shot deer come out of Haast every year.
It was still one of the best places to hunt during those days.

I have seen over 100+ deer on a winters morning run in the machine in the Ruhines. A lot were in the safe rec hunters areas. Still managed 20 a run for a morning shot easy.
That was only 4 yrs ago.

I can clearly understand that the famer needs to look after the feed/grass for his stock , sheep cattle etc. But instead of paying for a chopper at what $1500 per hour......

There would be many people that would be happy to pay a reasonable price to shoot a deer....

Next point , why does everone shoot the best stag they see in the bush, imagine if we couldn't, by a law or permit.... Then we would all be forced to shoot the shitty scrubby heads .... Imagine what would happen in a few years...


What would remain would be a strong healthy blood lines with great heads wouldn't it ...

Originally Posted by Mohawk660

I can clearly understand that the famer needs to look after the feed/grass for his stock , sheep cattle etc. But instead of paying for a chopper at what $1500 per hour......

There would be many people that would be happy to pay a reasonable price to shoot a deer....

Next point , why does everone shoot the best stag they see in the bush, imagine if we couldn't, by a law or permit.... Then we would all be forced to shoot the shitty scrubby heads .... Imagine what would happen in a few years...


What would remain would be a strong healthy blood lines with great heads wouldn't it ...

Don't be so romantic @Mohawk660. The soil condition in the Ruahine's and surrounds does not support decent heads in any real magnitude. Shoot the shot outta them if your so concerned, that's probably the biggest problem faced in some areas. Expecting some Bavarian trophy to step out from the snow grass and tussock just cause you left it alone to grow ain't gunna happen. Animal numbers are not going down as I'm seeing it too and a 1970s attitude towards deer in certain regions is admirable but flawed.
As I read it, these are from the Tararuas. Supposedly a deer vacuum from what some will tell you. Not off the farm so I doubt the cocky will be paying fuck all for the machine and if anything getting a box of beers for the use of his strip.
If anyone wants to shoot a deer most need simply to get off their arse. No palms need to be cross with silver or other unnecessary payment made.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Don't be so romantic @Mohawk660. The soil condition in the Ruahine's and surrounds does not support decent heads in any real magnitude. Shoot the shot outta them if your so concerned, that's probably the biggest problem faced in some areas. Expecting some Bavarian trophy to step out from the snow grass and tussock just cause you left it alone to grow ain't gunna happen. Animal numbers are not going down as I'm seeing it too and a 1970s attitude towards deer in certain regions is admirable but flawed.
As I read it, these are from the Tararuas. Supposedly a deer vacuum from what some will tell you. Not off the farm so I doubt the cocky will be paying fuck all for the machine and if anything getting a box of beers for the use of his strip.
If anyone wants to shoot a deer most need simply to get off their arse. No palms need to be cross with silver or other unnecessary payment made.

+1, highly unlikely the strip owner is paying for anything.


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Veni prices are making it hard for the heli operators to get it to stack up at the moment. They are taking less animals they did than last year, or the year before
Heard first hand from one of them that doc is subsidising them to hit the Raukumaras hard for 2500 animals over winter as numbers are getting up again