TRAP PREDATORS
WIN PRIZES!
It was a simple formular, but it worked! Ten years on with an official tally
of over 22,000 stoat, ferret and weasel kills to its credit hunters can take
a solid pat on the back! The Swamp Comp idea was born after a Fish &
Game research project published how vulnerable hen mallards, their
eggs and their young were during nesting and brood rearing. In some
areas where nesting habitat was poor, the recruitment of mallards was
in the negative. DOC's predator focus understandably is on the rarer
indigenous forest species, so they were never going to target predators
around wetlands, unless bittern or other threatened species
resided there.
Meanwhile, in NZ we have around 40,000+ gamebird hunters. We
figured if they understood the gravity of the problem, the hunting
gene they possessed could be broadened to include targeting
predators, especially at times of the year ground nesting birds are so
vulnerable. Hunters have always been doers, not talkers when it comes
to conservation, so we believed there could be a veritable army of
volunteers with the smarts, enthusiasm, and motivation to out-wit even
the most cunning stoat, ferret or weasel.
If we were going to design and run an event, we wanted it to have
profile so that it attracted the public interest, and we wanted to see the
participants rewarded in some way for all their hard efforts. We say
every predator removed is a reward in itself, but we knew the event
would have a higher profile if it also offered prizes. We reached out
to the hunting supply industry, their amazing response has been rock
solid support ever since with a prize pool that has averaged $30,000+ in
recent years.
What does the future hold for the Swamp Comp? Well for starters its on
again for 2023. If you haven't participated as yet then make this the year.
Just get out trapping stoats, ferrets or weasels, remove and freeze the
tails when you catch them, then simply bring the tails into a Hunting &
Fishing New Zealand store in November for counting. Each tail will give
you a 'ticket' in the prize draws.
And if you live in town and can't get out trapping yourself there's still a
way you can help. Support the brands supporting the event! So long as
our sponsors and suppliers keep putting up great prizes, participants will
stay motivated. Look-out for the Swamp Comp Supporter logo in this
catalogue or check out the prizes and 2022 winners online at
www.huntingandfishing.co.nz
2022 OFFICIAL RESULTS!
2854 TAILS
283 PARTICIPANTS!
Waterfowl Enhancement Trust
SWAMP COMP
SUPPORTER
SWAMP
COMP
10 YEARS ON...
Cohen and Keeliarn Clifton
above, have many native birds to
protect on their farm in Northern
Manawatu. We're told the family
take this responsibility seriously
as this, the winning photo in our
2023 Swamp Comp Photo Comp
proves! Congratulations, your
prize pack is on its way!
A HUGE THANKS TO ALL THE SPONSORS
AND THEIR BRANDS..
Outdoor Outfitters
Garmin
Cupped Wing Walls
Beretta
Tight Lines
BlulinkSpika
Good Nature
Kilwell
Svord Knives
Global Velocity
Ampro
Stoney Creek
GME
Zempire
Gerber
and many more!
ANOTHER FANTASTIC RESULT - ALL HUNTERS AND OTHER
CONSERVATIONISTS OWE YOU A HUGE VOTE OF THANKS!
