
- The effective exclusion of recreational hunters from large land areas for up to six or even seven months after the laying of 1080;
- The potential for harm to dogs which are used to find game for minimising the cripple loss;
- The potential for harm to game animals and other non-target species from sub-lethal doses of pesticides;
- The limitation on hunters wanting meat for the table, with lengthy withholding periods relating to food safety and restrictions upon consumption;
- The perception that consultation before operations is often left too late for recreational hunters who must offer comments and observations derived in their spare (non-working) time;
- Non-notified consents for 1080 operations which frustrate hunters who have only limited opportunities for attempting to influence territorial local authority decision makers;