Thread: Is that a pukeko or a Takahe Oooops!

Stupidity knows no boundaries.

Originally Posted by stug

Deerstalkers mis-identify pukekos Hunters kill takahe during pukeko cull - National - NZ Herald News

Members of the NZDA. Labelling them as just hunters is perpetuating the myth that it was folks who only hunt deer - the media is trying to id them as guys with guns having a blat, which is not the case.""It shows complete incompetence on DOC's part to bring in these Barry Crump-type good keen men." - Labour MP Rino Tirakatene.

There's loads of people who are members of NZDA who don't hunt, and who are clay shooters, duck & game shooters, target shooters.

They were also shot by shotgun, not a T3

Kscott our newsroom could work it out this morning, Producers trying to understand what it meant, how can you shoot them in the wing.
Just ignorance of our sports. I was not in any way denigrating NZDA as I think they do a fine outstanding job.
You would think a Government Dept. would be required to source the best people for the most professional results, and yes I bet deerstalkers (Assn. or not) would be in that mix.
If I offended any deerstalkers, sincere apologies, but it was to good a shot to not take it, in jest, in jest I add.

lets face it -these birds hopefully were here one minute the gone unlike a bloody lot that suffered a lingering horrible death at the hands of DOC 1080.
Doc of course are too spineless to ever admit the wrongdoing and others which some canterbury folk are aware of but thats just repeating history eh.see old mad maggie the TV marigold mauler put her 5 bobs worth in.Katie Bradford(parliamentary TV reporter) ,bless her wee cotton knickers must have bumped into Maggie at the MPs canteen in parliament (or do they suck on the gin in bellamies for breakfast.?)and regaled her with the suitably tragic version of the tale!

toby .....that's a terrible fuking attitude

What I find hard to believe is that the shooters did not identify there target beyond doubt whether is a bird or deer the same rules apply which nzda

Originally Posted by jadeboyd7

What I find hard to believe is that the shooters did not identify there target beyond doubt whether is a bird or deer the same rules apply which nzda

actually I would disagree as they look similar and would be hard to pick the difference if they were flying away from you at "Warp Factor 9, Mr Sulu"

but more of a concern

If I'm not mistaken Takahe are FLIGHTLESS so who was shooting them "not in flight"........................................... ............

Originally Posted by mikee

actually I would disagree as they look similar and would be hard to pick the difference if they were flying away from you at "Warp Factor 9, Mr Sulu"

but more of a concern

If I'm not mistaken Takahe are FLIGHTLESS so who was shooting them "not in flight"........................................... ............

First shot head height, second shot in flight, but I've moved on

Originally Posted by mikee

actually I would disagree as they look similar and would be hard to pick the difference if they were flying away from you at "Warp Factor 9, Mr Sulu"

but more of a concern

If I'm not mistaken Takahe are FLIGHTLESS so who was shooting them "not in flight"........................................... ............

That comment also tells me that a deer looks like a cow

Rules strongly adhere to

In that reasoning alot of protected waterfowl are fair game then

I see Toby's point of view, the whole situation to me is a sham while we continue to poison habitats from the air and DOC has its head up its behind, I struggle to support the people trying to save birds in NZ. Cats Ferrets,Stoats Rats,Mice, some high end Moari thinking it's still ok to eat certain species, it's like pushing melted butter up a porcupines arse with a hot needle! We need a sane plan, but it ain't gonna happen with Mrs Smith and DOC, IMHO

After having watched 1 news tonight and being told that the hunters were breifed to only shoot birds in the air and were even shown a live Takahe I can only say that this is a very disappointing result.

More bad press for hunters in general.

Bad for NZDA is bad for all hunters member or not.

Doc have been working well with NZDA locally for the benefit of both party's tho I have privately heard of safety concerns from a involved member.

It would appear NZDA could do better in screening/training the membership joining these cull type events, That is where it gets really difficult tho...who is competent/capable and how do you determine that?

The retard antis are now using pages from this forum to back up their anti hunting comments on the Guardian's website

New Zealand conservationists apologise over accidental shooting of endangered takah

Originally Posted by dogmatix

The retard antis are now using pages from this forum to back up their anti hunting comments on the Guardian's website

New Zealand conservationists apologise over accidental shooting of endangered takah

I cant see any reference to this or any other forum?