Trap them with a 17HMR. PM Mintie. Guru in these birds.
Liked On: 31-01-2023, 07:23 PM
In this case because the cats are probly keeping the pukeo down:thumbsup:
Liked On: 31-01-2023, 07:18 PM
Another look - the bottom 2 pics show a young buffalo, based on the horns, while the buff in the top 2 pics is an old 'daga boy' with much more heavy horn boss.
Liked On: 31-01-2023, 06:58 PM
The time stamps are from me taking a screen shot on my phone so they all should be pretty close lol I reckon 2 are from one set of pics the other 2 from another
Liked On: 31-01-2023, 06:58 PM
Question. If you applied to shoot pukes as they were fouling your water and refused a shooting permit, could you then hold the relevant athourity who refused the permit, if you were to lose stock due...
Liked On: 31-01-2023, 06:54 PM
Oh, and they are aggressive and will happily kill other animals, including endemic ducklings etc.
Liked On: 31-01-2023, 06:49 PM
I have hunted and trapped them more or less full time over the last 3 years. Mainly for market Gardners, Lifestylers, Orchard and Vineyard owners etc. They are super destructive and can cause $1000s...
Liked On: 31-01-2023, 06:49 PM
Hate the bastard things and especially when they shit in the troughs. In my opinion, Pukes are like Possums. The only good ones are dead.
Liked On: 31-01-2023, 06:48 PM
I think it is fish and game rather than doc that give out permits, pūkeko are on the game bird licences ina number of areas I have shot.
Liked On: 31-01-2023, 06:26 PM
I think the guys at work got a permit for pukeko. One foggy morning I counted 60 in an area of about 6 hectares. I know they got a permit for ducks, and it was very strict on how many they could...
Liked On: 31-01-2023, 06:25 PM
Classified native, yes, Harmless..?? Hardly. They have adapted to farmland life very successfully. Even in market garden farms ( my work career ) they now live and multiply successfully. Numbers have...
Liked On: 31-01-2023, 06:25 PM
It's an Aussie swamp hen, meh
Liked On: 31-01-2023, 06:24 PM
https://www.trapworks.nz/pukeko-possum-trip-trap I can't speak from experiance as have never trapped them. But found this Web as the question sparked my curiousity. Also says what bait they use
Liked On: 31-01-2023, 06:23 PM
I know when i feed out maize for the ducks they are there waiting. pre feed for a week in a pile then set a trap. They are pretty cleaver bird
Liked On: 31-01-2023, 06:23 PM
Nice to see that Tahr, now it's clear that you don't have to give your keys to staff. I was thinking it rather irresponsible to give your keys to someone who may be unlicensed.
Liked On: 31-01-2023, 02:00 PM