I really didn't think about it but this is my first solo roaring Sika this Saturday. Southern Kaweka's. Shit weather but things went to plan with this guy coming in to me from a good distance....
Liked On: 18-04-2021, 09:30 PM
Newshub not prone to exaggeration? They come in their droves every normal year anyway. I judge them by a stricter set of rules as to be fair they can't take the meat home so realistically they...
Liked On: 18-04-2021, 08:39 PM
Pardon I'm a bit confused by the question? I'm saying the don't make profit and talking to a few people they usually lose money. It was mentioned that if we paid for hunting that they would see it...
Liked On: 18-04-2021, 08:35 PM
[QUOTE=hunt08;1148984] Its not just about heads its also about forcing take to be focused on Hinds because stags aren't an option unless you have a tag/license. I think we as hunters should be...
Liked On: 18-04-2021, 08:33 PM
[QUOTE=Stocky;1148666]I disagree it would end up just foreigners shooting the mature animals as its an easy solve by limiting % of foreign hunters and by making them pay more so less foreigners...
Liked On: 18-04-2021, 08:31 PM
But problems with the ruhnies on the western side is that there isn't a lot of access points & 3 have close in the last few years & a lot of the acces points are through farm land so in the winter...
Liked On: 18-04-2021, 08:15 PM
It's more correct and fair actually to say that DOC has failed to utilise recreational hunters as a management tool to meet these objectives, rather than blaming recreational hunters who have no...
Liked On: 17-04-2021, 11:42 PM
An interesting question relating to wild animal management for hunters is "what do you think should be done regarding tahr outside the feral range specified by the HTCP" ? I.e. the introductions,...
Liked On: 17-04-2021, 11:41 PM
One important observation relevant to this thread is this chart - ungulates are increasing in occupancy, i.e. are found in more places across public land (any individual site on the scale of the...
Liked On: 17-04-2021, 11:40 PM
Last year before going south i had a couple areas of interest so i made contact with doc and ask to speak with a field officer, I wanted to get a idea of animal numbers in a couple areas. They were...
Liked On: 17-04-2021, 11:38 PM
Language is important, words have power, and may have connotations outside of what we intend. I feel that it's wise to avoid referring to deer or other wild animals as pests (they're legally...
Liked On: 17-04-2021, 11:37 PM
I don't think the statement that is commonly made that recreational hunters can't manage deer numbers is necessarily accurate; a more accurate way to describe the situation in the Sumner RHA or...
Liked On: 17-04-2021, 11:36 PM
Bastard's wont Roar - but still shagging Rising 2yr Hind - been dinning on Banana Passionfruit this last 2 weeks Spiker showed 2-3 days ago and #1 rolled over the main ridge to do the deed Yes...
Liked On: 17-04-2021, 12:30 AM
165206 Couple of stags back in Feb playing about. DOC public land.
Liked On: 17-04-2021, 12:30 AM
I have a 25-08 built on a Tikka m55 - with a 24 inch barrel not much slower than my 22 inch barreled Tikka T3 25-06.
Liked On: 17-04-2021, 12:27 AM