Thread: mallard releases

So if I was to save some ducklings from being destroyed on a farm, because they are a pest to the farmer, and then hand raise and repat them in a different district to bring up there numbers I would be breaking lots of laws DOC and F&G ?????

Originally Posted by Natatale

So if I was to save some ducklings from being destroyed on a farm, because they are a pest to the farmer, and then hand raise and repat them in a different district to bring up there numbers I would be breaking lots of laws DOC and F&G ?????

basicly yes tho your hypothetical case sounds a unlikely one as farmers are humans to and have access to reliable shooters and f&g help to alleviate pest problems.
you,d have to be some sort of a heartless bastard to kill ducklings
repatriating them somewghere else is not as easy as just finding a watery spot.
predators and human factors could undo in seconds what you,ve tried to achieve.
thier are outfits you can take ducklings injured birds to spca etc

And if it is private property ?????

private property matters not a toss
ducklings and all gamebirds species are protected by seasons as well as conditions and the way they can be killed.
wild mallard ducklings can legally be killed at anytime id posit

Originally Posted by Natatale

So if I was to save some ducklings from being destroyed on a farm, because they are a pest to the farmer, and then hand raise and repat them in a different district to bring up there numbers I would be breaking lots of laws DOC and F&G ?????

This is Wellington F&G policy on that matter dating to 2001

4a- The capture, keeping, and release of game birds for
i- bonafide scientific investigation bla bla
ii- live removal from a locality where they are damaging crops or causing other problems
iii- the rescue, rehabilitation and subsequent wild release of injured or orphaned birds
will be SUPPORTED

Aside from that few are going to object to the circumstances you describe nor is it worth keeping from public discussion. GSPFollower has raised the topic of commercially supplied birds for some form of syndicate or preserve style shooting.

My concerns lay primarily with the monitoring and item 3d of the same policy- The release of game birds will not compromise the circumstances of the locally resident wild game bird populations.

Ducks are extremely gregarious and mobile. Using substantial numbers of put and take mallards with good game keeping practice has the potential to cause disproportionate harvest- mostly for financial gain while the recreational hunter pays but sucks a kumara potentially. Flat lining, the regions with the most apparent population stress or hunter dissatisfaction are A/W, Eastern, HB.

Last point for readers to ponder- Population Decline. A good business plan requires increasing a customer base or creating a need for a certain product or service.

private property matters not a toss
ducklings and all gamebirds species are protected by seasons as well as conditions and the way they can be killed.
wild mallard ducklings can legally be killed at anytime id posit

sorry that should read cant be legally killed at anytime.
also my point about delisting parries should have included that with 2 year round huntable ex gamebird waterfowl species[geese and parries].
guides would then have a longer and thicker string to thier bird hunting guide bows.
read incresed income and tourist dollars for the country
as if we aint .slaves to the overseas enough already but if you believe that line of horseshit ive got some swampland you can buy.
id hate ducks to be another step in the sorry waste and misuse of species that were gifted to the poorest and richest kiwi sportsman a like.

Last point for readers to ponder- Population Decline. A good business plan requires increasing a customer base or creating a need for a certain product or service.

but by pissing on your investors to do it and telling them its raining??
spose that is todays business method tho.
the end justifys the means and the investors are just suckers anyway.
anyway how much advertising do the suckers buy??
nothing compared to chain stores and guides id guess.
when you,ve screwed nz,squota over theres always the rest of the worlds sportsman suckers next