Thread: what a fuckin surprise

now i.l admit that i purloined this from next door but in my defence i have been vocal about how they stole the selwyn river in the first place

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Canterbury has some great rivers for upland bird hunting.

One of these is the Selwyn river.

I've only ever seen it flow once above SH1 in my short two years in Canterbury so far. It has some great hunting and the section on the true right above SH1 was where i learnt to hunt and train my dog. Its a special place for me for these reasons and i could always count on this stretch to produce quail coveys of 30+ birds. It was great fun so with sadness i now tell the story of its demise.....


It started with a fence.....
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At first myself and a few other weren't too worried. There were still large areas unfenced that held good bird numbers.


But no. A new pivot was spotted and suddenly.....

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Cry Cry

A very sad loss. Unfortunately it seems to be subject to ad medium filum rights so once the water stopped flowing it was only a mater of time before the land was reclaimed. A bit of a catch 22 as some may argue water take for irrigation stopped the water flowing and now land is being reclaimed in order to make more irrigated land Roll Eyes.

If you've ever hunted the selwyn or used it for recreation then go have a look on the true right (and even riverbed proper) above SH1. It may shock you how much land has been flattened and reclaimed.

cheeky greedy bastards i knew the worm was turning when they temp fenced and grazed it above the railway bridge .
one comment was ''theres the rakaia just down the road''
true but not the point and for how long given the new schemes piling on it