It seems that the politicians concerned are not thinking too much
about the general public with these kinds of issues. Just out to
please their "base". If it were put to a referendum, then it would
lose hands down.
That said, there is an issue of how to control feral species in
national parks and adjacent areas, and a discussion on that alone
might prove educational for both The Shooters and their allies as well
as the environmentalists. There seems to be suspicion on both sides,
so an open, frank debate might be worth it. For example, hunting might
be allowed for several weeks once every 3 years in order to knock down
the feral population of a national park, after which other control
programs could be implemented to try to stop the population bouncing
back. But any such hunting should be licensed, supervised by park
rangers and well-advertised in advance. But this blanket "anyone can
shoot ferals unrestricted and unsupervised at any time in any national
park in NSW & QLD" is crazy, if that is what they are trying to
achieve.
On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 1:56 PM, Carl Clifford <> wrote:
> Peter,
>
> I am sure that the pig dogger lobby will be wanting that, as their share of
> the quid pro quo.
>
> Carl Clifford
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 21/07/2012, at 14:29, Peter Shute <> wrote:
>
>> Has anyone proposed that dogs be allowed in national parks?
>>
>> Peter Shute
>>
>>
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