Thread: Urgent Message For All Lake Lyndon Target Shooters

Re-read your permit, it's not grey or cloudy at all.

Originally Posted by Moutere

Re-read your permit, it's not grey or cloudy at all.

Show me where I can't. There's enough reason to say that I am in the 'Green Zone' than not and without a permit anyway.

The ranger actually was happy to see it. Look, I see the depth of what people are saying but your side as well as mine remain unvalidated on paper. If a shooter was responsible, aware to environment and cleaned up after himself tell me how that is any more dangerous than hunting?

Originally Posted by CBrom97

Show me where I can't. There's enough reason to say that I am in the 'Green Zone' than not and without a permit anyway.

The ranger actually was happy to see it. Look, I see the depth of what people are saying but your side as well as mine remain unvalidated on paper. If a shooter was responsible, aware to environment and cleaned up after himself tell me how that is any more dangerous than hunting?

Now this is entirely my own opinion interpretation here, be it correct or incorrect.
It's a hunting permit, no where does it make mention of shooting, plinking gongs or load development etc.
You weren't hunting.

Does anyone know if an online DOC hunting permit is acceptable to go hunting at the Brynderwyn Hills Reserve/hunting ground??
I asked DOC today about Mangatawhiri Forest, but they said its closed to all hunting.
I have an online northland hunting permit, so can i go to the Brynderwyn Hills Reserve/hunting ground? Or could it be closed as well?
DOC wont be open tomorrow so calling them aint really an option for a shoot tomorrow...

Cheers, Anthony.

Originally Posted by antbb212

Does anyone know if an online DOC hunting permit is acceptable to go hunting at the Brynderwyn Hills Reserve/hunting ground??
I asked DOC today about Mangatawhiri Forest, but they said its closed to all hunting.
I have an online northland hunting permit, so can i go to the Brynderwyn Hills Reserve/hunting ground? Or could it be closed as well?
DOC wont be open tomorrow so calling them aint really an option for a shoot tomorrow...

Cheers, Anthony.

According to my mapping program, the Brynderwyn scenic reserve is not in the open hunting areas, so not covered by the online permit. EDIT: tbr Brynderwyn scenic reserve is not in the open hunting areas, but Bryderwyn Hills scenic reserve is, so should be okay.

Waipu gorge and Mareretu forests are in the open hunting areas if they are options.

Originally Posted by Cigar

According to my mapping program, the Brynderwyn scenic reserve is not in the open hunting areas, so not covered by the online permit. EDIT: tbr Brynderwyn scenic reserve is not in the open hunting areas, but Bryderwyn Hills scenic reserve is, so should be okay.

Waipu gorge and Mareretu forests are in the open hunting areas if they are options.

awesome!! thank you so much!! i was so close to calling tomorrow off! thanks man!
Would you recommend any specifically??

I'm not trying to start an argument. Just seeking legislative clarity on a subject that perhaps needs to be better addressed.

I think it’s a bit of a stretch to say it’s a grey area - you have a hunting permit, not a general dicking about discharging firearms permit. From a liability perspective it would be irresponsible for DOC / RCs to condone this (cf the hoops clubs jump through to be allowed to operate).

Why not just join a club?

Why dont you ring doc in the morning and ask? get them to show you the grey area.

Frankly I'm pissed off when hunters come to a hunting area to sight their rifles in.... let alone thinking that they can set up some sort of unregulated target range.

Originally Posted by Sidney

Frankly I'm pissed off when hunters come to a hunting area to sight their rifles in.... let alone thinking that they can set up some sort of unregulated target range.

Completely argee, Yet another reason why here should be an area set aside for those that do want to sight in rifles / shoot gongs

Never been to the area personally, but do use doc administered land for sighting in/working out bullet drop.

Usual case of a few people ruining it for the majority of users.

This grey area could be an issue that once ironed out causes more headaches. You can apply for a rimfire permit for pest destruction but does this mean you can't have a plinking session with a 22? (safely set up and away from others, even using subsonics)

I don't think 'Dicking about' is the greatest term for it. If I was randomly shooting to the hills then yes. It is concentrated fire at a small target in a safe direction. I don't 'dick about' with firearms. Clubs don't offer much past 100 metres?

Originally Posted by CBrom97

I don't think 'Dicking about' is the greatest term for it. If I was randomly shooting to the hills then yes. It is concentrated fire at a small target in a safe direction. I don't 'dick about' with firearms. Clubs don't offer much past 100 metres?

I know of at least three clubs closer to town than Lyndon that do, possibly four....

Originally Posted by CBrom97

I don't think 'Dicking about' is the greatest term for it. If I was randomly shooting to the hills then yes. It is concentrated fire at a small target in a safe direction. I don't 'dick about' with firearms. Clubs don't offer much past 100 metres?

The hill you were shooting into has trampers and mtb tracks that people walk on top of it....

Originally Posted by paddygonebush

The hill you were shooting into has trampers and mtb tracks that people walk on top of it....

Really? The only "tracks" I know of are not really all that close to where the shooting happens.