Again, not trying to change anyone's mind, but it seems obvious that it is legal (in the sense that it's not illegal) in NZ 'cuz there's just too many outfitters/hunters (so to speak), participating in such activities and so many videos advertising such.
Can't imagine that they'd be flaunting illegal activities so openly
The legality is in question....Bit like tax law if they can find a loop hole they use it...
But some chopper outfits are a law in to themselves and have been braking the law by going in to no fly zones to recover animals for sale....Some are going through the courts after being vidioed doing it but they will probably get off due to quality of the video but the locals know who it is... A chopper was vidioed on private land (without permition) taking a bull that was eneterd in a hunting comp the next day....but withdrew it when the vidio was produced
They think they own the skies and because they can they think the rules are there to be bent
and DOC have not been chasing down those that do break the current law.
