Yes Sarg you would have seen a bigger effect on the open station lands of the east and south of the Island but that's really just wuz hunting country not like the west coast where men are men and tahr not glad of it at all (just joking mate). Anyway Cinghaile, I've been in just the position you speak of, out having a quiet foot hunt and those bloody choppers come swooping in. If you make yourself visible they generally will bugger off and leave you to your peace but sometimes they will beat you to a nice little land slip or basin and maybe shoot a few animals before you have a chance to get there (culling choppers I speak of). Such is life at times but half an hour after the chopper disappears the game can come back out. It is something we have grown up with but I suppose if it was some fat arsed lazy sod with a purse full of money who bopped a trophy animal from the chopper while I was stalking it he may just find a bit of hot lead tickling that fat backside.