sambar358 wrote:I tend to agree with your view of the current volunteer hunter trial and expect Parks to discontinue that in its current form in favor of using the less labor intensive professional shooters who seem to be getting better results for much the same or slightly less cost. But in defense of the use of the volunteer hunters, these people are giving their time and effort free to PV and being involved has cost them all a reasonable amount of money in fuel and time that could have been spent doing other things elsewhere.
neilmny wrote:Some interesting comments there xplora.
I find it hard to believe that the volunteers would have insisited on hedge trimming to protect their vehicles before they would be involved.
Looks more like PV wasting money to protect their a#$es again.
neilmny wrote:It's drawing a long bow to call compensation of costs to provide a service to PV a benefit.
Just because an enthusiast is engaged rather than a professional doesn't make them any less deserving of cost recovery.
neilmny wrote:Why is the limited money PV has being spent (ie. wasted) on helicopters when those running the program (ie. responsible) would know it will not be sustainable.
Not having a crack at you xplora just curious as to the strong thoughts on the volunteer shooters.
sambar358 wrote: Will taking a hundred sambar off the BHP make any sort of difference ? Time will tell I guess.
sambar358 wrote: While I can't speak for SSAA I can certainly offer the view that ADA doesn't see getting open access for seasonal deer stalking on the BHP as an achievable aim.
sambar358 wrote: I'm sure PV would rather there was a sambar deer behind every tree in the ANP than permit open slather hound hunting in Parks.....in this case the sambar would be the lesser of the two evils by a long stretch !
sambar358 wrote: I doubt if any of the volunteer hunters are using their involvement in the cull to "suss out" the area for future illegal hunting activities.
sambar358 wrote: There is no doubt that much of the BHP is getting illegally hunted and this is nothing new really.....but this is a GMA /PV/ VicPol enforcement issue and not something that should be leveled on the volunteer hunter program as a whole.
sambar358 wrote:And then of course there are all those pesky and untouchable feral horses that also love mushing-up the sensitive peat bogs and heath lands on the BHP and elsewhere.......but ground and aerial shooting of them would be political suicide of course despite it being considered by many as the most effective method of reducing their numbers in the most time effective and economical way. Interesting times ahead. Cheers
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