Thread: Somethings to just have a look through..

Gas vs. spring loaded.... I don't think we have our technique/bait/placement right for our gas traps ... as no discernable sign of any kills. Having said that, the dead things drop straight onto the ground where they can be cleaned up by other critters. We've put these traps side by side as an experiment to see if its a placement issue.

We fenced and planted all our streams. Waterway has changed significantly. It has gone from low poorly formed banks with silt/mud bottom.and a lot of water cress to firm steep banks, stone bottom and faster shallow running water. Have.seen an increase in pukes but it has not resulted in ideal duck habitat. I would suspect numbers are actually now lower on the property.
Theres a lot of research required and it is not as simple as fencing and planting. It needs to be strategice development of habitat and predator control fornitnto actually have the desired effect.
The other downside is that there are now no eels in the creeks. I do however see young trout from time to time but they were also present previous to planting.

Should add i see the current research as a move in the right dorection to have informed development moving forward

Good points DS, well done on your conservation efforts, hope they pay off for you in the future, keeping it in your own hands is a great step forward.....

Errr huntfishsouth, its not "your" money, the funding is centralised and contested for, so its possible that license sales from larger regions than Southland are actually 'subsidising' your region.

Originally Posted by huntfishsouth

There is one person behind giving away Southlands money, the same person who is going to stop us using lead!!! his days are numbered!!!

Naturally you are talking about a change of gaurd at the next election.

Originally Posted by Snuffit

Errr huntfishsouth, its not "your" money, the funding is centralised and contested for, so its possible that license sales from larger regions than Southland are actually 'subsidising' your region.

I was led to believe it is actually money not contributed to the central fund (that should have been), so wasn't up for contesting, which "erked" a few regions. Either way I want it used for research not to prove an ancient interaction between natural predators and prey.