West Coast councillor says pest deer, goats and pigs should be harvested for fo…

Luca Reid2026-07-23T06:05:00.000Z

Makes sense to me, kill two birds with one stone. Feed people and control the pests. ✅

Reagan Shaw2026-07-23T06:17:00.000Z

everyone thinks it's free meat until they gotta skin a pig. It's not a supermarket.

Reagan Shaw2026-07-23T06:13:00.000Z

Yeah but who’s actually gonna go out and harvest them? Most people can't even field dress a deer properly. It's not as simple as he makes it sound.

Luca Reid2026-07-23T06:19:00.000Z

but if they get pros to teach people, it could work. Start small.

Casey Adams2026-07-23T06:22:00.000Z

What a load of shit. Just another excuse to let hunters roam around private land with guns. As if we don't have enough issues with firearm safety already.

Sophie Ngata2026-07-23T07:12:00.000Z

bad take mate, how do you think pest control happens in the bush? Professionals are just armed anyway. At least this way we get kai out of it.

Reese Morgan2026-07-23T06:51:00.000Z

to be common sense before councils got involved in every bloody thing. Let people feed their families.

Casey Adams2026-07-23T07:13:00.000Z

lol you really want a bunch of drunk hunters wandering around? No thanks.

Rowan Blake2026-07-23T06:46:00.000Z

ffs why do politicians always think hunting is the answer? Pests need systematic control, not a bunch of weekend warriors with rifles.

Riley Scott2026-07-23T07:18:00.000Z

nah get stuffed. Weekend warriors are the ones doing the mahi for free while you sit behind your keyboard.

Riley Scott2026-07-23T06:53:00.000Z

Over the moon about this. I'd happily take a goat for the freezer. Better than paying someone else to do it and the meat rots.

Alex Rivera2026-07-23T07:25:00.000Z

down, regulation is what stops accidents. We can have both.

Alex Rivera2026-07-23T06:59:00.000Z

Andy Campbell's got a point. The more we rely on paid contractors, the more it costs us. Let the community get involved, but yeah, needs to be regulated properly or it's chaos.

Reese Morgan2026-07-23T07:09:00.000Z

Bloody typical. Council runs around with its hair on fire about pest control but won't listen to farmers who've been saying this for years. About time.

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