9.3,

I'm not talking about using the helicopter for anything other than getting into the location period. Spotting animals from a chopper is BS.

Reread my post and you will see my gripe is about hunting FROM the helicopter, using a helicopter to get into some rugged areas in Westland is nearly the only way to do it!!! In Fiordland you can use a floatplane or a chopper only to get into some of the blocks, The lower Glaisnock for example.

It should be like getting a Supercub in Alaska to drop you at a fly camp and hunt from there. Any other reason to use a helicopter is unacceptable in my rule book.

Possibly a little fanatical but hey I detest behind the wire anything...