1977

1987

1997

2007

2011

 

# PERMITS ISSUED

363

?

490

559

527

 

# RETURNED

 

 

108

162

121

 

# HUNTERS

958

     1092

440

626

484

 

ESTIMATED TOTAL # HUNTERS  

    958

     1092

1994

2157

2055

Permits issued x average per party

AVERAGE # HUNTERS PER PARTY

2.63

 

4.07

3.86

3.9

 

TOTAL DAYS HUNTED

 

5898

2532

3568

2973

 

AVERAGE DAYS HUNTED

 

5.4

7.75

5.7

6.16

 

ESTIMATED TOTAL DAYS HUNTED  

 

 

11270

11286

12660

estimated hunters x average days

AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY

 

 

7.56

7.54

7.01

 

WHITETAIL SEEN

 

 

838

1135

1088

 

WHITETAIL SHOT

503

715

225

354

256

 

ESTIMATED WHITETAIL SHOT

 

 

1016

1108

1091

estimated hunters x average # shot

AVERAGE SEEN PER PARTY

 

 

7.75

8.24

8.9

 

AVERAGE SEEN PER HUNTER

 

 

1.9

2.13

2.25

 

AVERAGE SHOT PER PARTY

1.38

 

2.08

2.18

2.11

 

AVERAGE SHOT PER HUNTER

0.52

     0.65

0.51

0.56

0.53

 

RED DEER SEEN

 

 

9

34

27

 

RED DEER SHOT

 

8

3

8

10

 

CATS DESTROYED

 

72

26

40

35

 

SOURCE

NZFS

NZFS

NZDA

NZDA

RHCT

 

Notes: NZFS were enthusiastic at following up permit returns. Individual permits were issued.

 

1977 includes permits issued for Maori Land. After 1987 the figures do not include hunters using Rakiura Maori Land blocks (Est.800)

 

 

About 25 % of parties return permits. While we would like 100% compliance the returns especially the averages are remarkably constant.


The winner of the Ridgeline sponsored draw for hunters who submitted reports for 2015 was Murray Welsh and party from Taupo.