What's causing the explosions?
Must ruin a lot of meat?

just saw an item on our evening TV news about deer populations exploding in the South Island High Country . As a result of two years of virtually no helicopter deer recovery the deer numbers have grown to the point were deer are now reappearing above the bushline and posing a threat to the Alpine Herb species found up there .
The "experts" are calling for the use of 1080 poison drops to control the deer numbers - the deerhunters , obviously , hold the opposing view .

I suspect that a) deer numbers have increased , but not exploded and b) the deer now realise that they can venture out above the scrubline without getting the shit shot out of them all day long , so they are now more visible .

This situation has to be a bonus for hunters prepared to hunt in alpine conditions , and the helicopter operators are cashing in by airlifting hunting parties into the appropriate areas instead of hunting deer and flying out the bodies .

The fact that venison prices have crashed and international venison markets were getting pretty windy about 1080 residues in wild deer has played a major role in the reduction in aerial hunting in recent times.

Any of the NZ South Island guys have anything to add ?

No homo jokes please FC

Muzza
Do you think I can get a camper van that high up the mountains?

Mate , if you have the money I am sure that someone will have a helicopter with sufficient lift capacity to get you and the van as high as you want .

Should make for an exciting drive down too I expect - best get the missus to do up her seatbelt

Could be anally ingested flatulism mate , maybe the deer have heard about your sexual preferances...

Bakes,

I'll help you push the campervan up there - if there is room for me, of course!!!!