The Conservator
Department of Conservation
P O Box 5244
DUNEDIN
Your fax 477 8626
(For Tony Perrett) 13 MAY 04
Dear Sir,
We are aware that the following runs are undergoing tenure review:
Mt Dasher - N Otago
Pisgah Downs - N Otago
Carrick - C Otago
Shag Valley - E Otago
Balmoral - N Otago
Herrons - C Otago
Cluden - Lindis
Morven Hills - Lindis area
Walter Peak - Eyre Mountains
and that there is some recreational hunting interest in all of them. (We trust that wild animals continue to remain subject to the provisions of s.23 of the Wildlife Act (1953) which ensures Crown ownership of them unless or until they are lawfully killed.)
We would respectfully draw your attention to the relatively low-cost option which recreational hunting provides for wild animal control in these areas, and to this end would also remind you of the desire for recreational hunters to be able to use vehicle tracks (where they have been constructed) for vehicular use.
This is because most recreational hunters undertake much of their hunting in weekends and beyond normal working hours; their capacity for hunting is sharply reduced when they are required to walk, rather than drive appropriate vehicles on existing formed accesses to their hunting areas.
We would also remind you that NZDA members carry a $5 million insurance cover against damage claims from hunting activities in the field.
Yours faithfully,
Chaz Forsyth
South Island Vice President
The Conservator
Department of Conservation
P O Box 5244
DUNEDIN
Your fax 477 8626
(For Tony Perrett) 13 MAY 04
Dear Sir,
TENURE REVIEW: OTAGO LAND DISTRICT: REES VALLEY STATION
This station is recognised as being of considerable interest to recreational hunters and despite its proximity to the Mt Aspiring National Park, its wild animals are of particular fascination to the visitors and recreationists who visit the area. (We trust that wild animals continue to remain subject to the provisions of s.23 of the Wildlife Act (1953) which ensures Crown ownership of them unless or until they are lawfully killed.)
It is to be hoped that the whitetail deer herd, the subject of a moratorium on hunting for some years, remain in numbers which would permit the public to enjoy seeing them in the wild.
I would remind you that recreational hunting provides a relatively low-cost option for wild animal control in this area, and to this end would also remind you of the desire for recreational hunters to be able to use vehicle tracks (where they have been constructed and maintained) for vehicular use.
This is because most recreational hunters undertake much of their hunting in weekends and beyond normal working hours; their capacity for hunting is sharply reduced when they are required to walk, rather than drive appropriate vehicles on existing formed accesses to their hunting areas.
We would also remind you that NZDA members carry a $5 million insurance cover against damage claims from hunting activities in the field.
Yours faithfully,
Chaz Forsyth
South Island Vice President
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