Compliance, sorted
Declarations, poison-use statements and withholding periods are prepared and enforced automatically.
Happy Landholder
Happy Ending is the beginning of a new story. Of land restored to its natural balance, through the humane removal of invasive species.
Everything handled, nothing on you.
The compliance, the vetting and the paperwork are ours. You keep control and the credit.
Only vetted hunters
Identity-checked, firearms-licensed and tested on humane petfood harvest before they ever arrive.
A live record
Geotagged shots, session dockets and a full history in one dashboard you can open any time.
Your declaration defines your neighbours’ harvest.
Before a hunter sets foot on a farm, we check toxin records for that farm and its neighbours. If we can’t confirm a neighbour’s status, we have to assume toxins are in use and keep hunters back from the boundary. That’s the grey. When a neighbour lists, the buffer lifts, and the land joins up. Tap your block to see the difference.
0%of the valley is huntable
0%of your block is huntable
2 of 5farms open to hunters
One farm is still unlisted. See how its buffer bites into your block and across the road.
Two ways to deal with problem animals.
We harvest wherever we can. Where we can’t, we come and remove them. Either way, every animal is recorded against your property.
Harvest
$0forever
Hunters and processors fund it through the meat.
Your animals pay for their own removal. Vetted hunters harvest them for meat, and you keep the record.
Check my propertyKey features:
Your landholder console
- See who is on your property, and when
- Choose which hunters are allowed
- Manage your Poison Use Statement
Done for you
- Huntable area mapped with toxin buffers
- Vetted hunters only, or one company you trust
- Every animal removed: species, date and location
Pest control
$150call-out
Plus $2.50/ha and $6 per rabbit, hare or possum.
Too small to harvest, or inside a toxin period? We come and remove the problem, and you pay per animal.
Book pest controlEasy account set-up:
Pay for results
- Pay only for photo-verified animals
- Check the count before you’re charged
- Other species? Email us for a quote
Stay on top of it
- Visit every two months: call-out $105
- Night work included in the call-out
- Carcasses go to local stoat trapping projects
From listing to recovery
Constant pressure on pest species results in better land productivity and native species recovery.
List your land
Tap your property to pull its legal boundary from LINZ. Choose the species we need to manage and set your access terms. If your land is under 25 ha, get your neighbours to join too, or pay for us to control the problems.
We verify & match
We prepare the declarations and match compliant, vetted hunters near you who fit your terms and timings. Select from 5 profiles, or allow them to harvest in coordination.
Hunters harvest humanely
Hunting sessions are booked around your conditions. Every shot is geotagged and logged in real time, and hunters are paid per animal so they are motivated to get as many as possible.
You watch everything recover
Track visits, harvest and dockets from your dashboard as the right species return to your land. We hope to provide a measure of the nature bouncing back — coming soon!
Common questions.
Answers and things you need to know before you list.
Does it cost anything to list?
No. Listing your land is free, but we can only harvest the animals for free from toxin-free land and properties. Happy Ending handles the collection and processing, and pays hunters directly, so there’s no cost or admin to you. If your landholding is too small to harvest, we are happy to remove the pests for a competitive fee.
Who comes onto my land?
Only hunters who are identity-verified, firearms-licensed and have passed the MPI-aligned humane petfood-harvest test. You set the access hours and conditions.
What if poison has been used recently?
We capture your poison history at listing and automatically enforce the correct withholding period and exclusion zone — every toxin and animal is different — before any harvest can take place.
What happens to the animals?
We remove the parts that can’t be processed, then freeze or chill, pack and ship to the best processors in the country. We’re trying to slow the amount of incoming low-quality protein (60% of all petfood is imported) and increase the export market by growing the wild game supply. Good for the planet, biodiversity and the pocket.
Can I set which species are managed?
Yes. You choose the target species for your property, and hunters only harvest within your declaration and terms. If we all work together by declaring our toxin status, if any, we can increase the harvest area significantly by hunting to the boundary and not having to avoid unknown areas.
List your land.
Ten minutes to set up, no cost to list. We’ll match you with vetted hunters near you.