Progress for recreational hunters
UnitedFuture has chalked up another advance for recreational hunters through the creation of an Establishment Committee to oversee the formation of a Big Game Hunting Council (BGHC).
The BGHC will be a permanent organisation tasked with representing the interests of the hunting community through the coordination of recreational, commercial and guided hunting.
The BGHC will also sponsor the recognition of big game animals as a major recreational, food and trophy resource while advocating for the interests of its membership directly to the Minister of Conservation and the public generally.
A Wild Animal Control Advisory Committee (WACAC) has also been established.
The WACAC, while not an advocate body, will be a government-funded committee that will underpin the importance of recreational hunting within government policy.
It will provide the Minister of Conservation and relevant agencies with advice on the management of wild animals including best practice approaches around the country that increase the overall hunting effort and the effectiveness of hunting as a wild animal control tool.