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Game Animal Council calls hunters to kill illegally deer
Friday, 27 October 2017, 5:41 pm | Game Animal Council
“The Game Animal Council condemns the illegal release of Sika Deer in Taranaki. This is a mindless act perpetrated by protesters opposed to the use of 1080 poison. Whilst there have been issues surrounding the use of 1080 in our environment this ... More >>
Game Animal Council Condemns 1080 Threat
Wednesday, 11 March 2015, 2:54 pm | Game Animal Council
“The Game Animal Council condemns attempts to blackmail New Zealand into stopping the use of 1080 poison” said Don Hammond, Chairman of the New Zealand Game Animal Council. The use of 1080 poison has been controversial throughout its history with ... More >>
New access system for Te Urewera
Friday, 19 December 2014, 3:07 pm | Game Animal Council
‘Hunters from throughout NZ and especially the North Island, will welcome the start of the new access system for Te Urewera’ says Don Hammond, Chairman of the NZ Game Animal Council. This follows a moratorium on the issue of new access permits ... More >>
Game Animal Council
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 8:35 pm | Game Animal Council
The recent settlement between the Crown and Tūhoe has resulted in a new framework for managing land that was previously known as Te Urewera National Park. As part of that new framework management of access to the land is being reviewed. More >>
Whitetail deer Under Threat
Friday, 29 August 2014, 11:03 am | Game Animal Council
“The Game Animal Council, local hunters and landowners are concerned at a perceived decline in the number of Whitetail deer in the Glenorchy herd at the head of Lake Wakatipu” said Don Hammond Chairman of the Game Animal Council. More >>