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1977 |
1987 |
1997 |
2007 |
2011 |
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# PERMITS ISSUED |
363 |
? |
490 |
559 |
527 |
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# RETURNED |
|
|
108 |
162 |
121 |
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# HUNTERS |
958 |
1092 |
440 |
626 |
484 |
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ESTIMATED TOTAL # HUNTERS |
958 |
1092 |
1994 |
2157 |
2055 |
Permits issued x average per party |
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AVERAGE # HUNTERS PER PARTY |
2.63 |
|
4.07 |
3.86 |
3.9 |
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TOTAL DAYS HUNTED |
|
5898 |
2532 |
3568 |
2973 |
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AVERAGE DAYS HUNTED |
|
5.4 |
7.75 |
5.7 |
6.16 |
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ESTIMATED TOTAL DAYS HUNTED |
|
|
11270 |
11286 |
12660 |
estimated hunters x average days |
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AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY |
|
|
7.56 |
7.54 |
7.01 |
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WHITETAIL SEEN |
|
|
838 |
1135 |
1088 |
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WHITETAIL SHOT |
503 |
715 |
225 |
354 |
256 |
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ESTIMATED WHITETAIL SHOT |
|
|
1016 |
1108 |
1091 |
estimated hunters x average # shot |
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AVERAGE SEEN PER PARTY |
|
|
7.75 |
8.24 |
8.9 |
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AVERAGE SEEN PER HUNTER |
|
|
1.9 |
2.13 |
2.25 |
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AVERAGE SHOT PER PARTY |
1.38 |
|
2.08 |
2.18 |
2.11 |
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AVERAGE SHOT PER HUNTER |
0.52 |
0.65 |
0.51 |
0.56 |
0.53 |
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RED DEER SEEN |
|
|
9 |
34 |
27 |
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RED DEER SHOT |
|
8 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
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CATS DESTROYED |
|
72 |
26 |
40 |
35 |
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SOURCE |
NZFS |
NZFS |
NZDA |
NZDA |
RHCT |
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Notes: NZFS were enthusiastic at following up permit returns. Individual permits were issued. |
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1977 includes permits issued for Maori Land. After 1987 the figures do not include hunters using Rakiura Maori Land blocks (Est.800) |
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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.