Hunting in Queensland's National Parks???

[Tom Tarrant <>]

.....And if you thought things couldn't get any worse in the 'Sunshine'
State, read this:
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/newman-government-plan-to-open-national-park-areas-to-logging-and-grazing/story-e6freoof-1226429460287

Tom


On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 7:12 PM, John Wright <>wrote:

> Yes, my thoughts exactly. Probably a case of "when" rather than "if"
> when it comes to an "accidental" shooting. Being a wildlife
> photographer, I am a bit wary of dressing in camo or sitting in a hide
> waiting for subjects if someone is going to be shooting in the
> area....should be very very heavy criminal penalties resulting from
> any injures or deaths from firearms in national parks such as
> automatic manslaughter charges no matter the circumstances....
>
> On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 1:45 PM, John Leonard <>
> wrote:
> > Obviously I would be very dissappointed to see hunting in Qld NPs (as I
> am
> > to hear that it will happen in NSW NPs).
> >
> > However, I was just thinking, in our litigious age, I wonder this policy
> > would survive an incident where someone was injured by shooters?
> >
> > John Leonard
> >
> > On 19 July 2012 14:15, storm <> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/newman-government-plan-to-open-national-park-areas-to-logging-and-grazing/story-e6freoof-1226429460287
> >>
> >> If logging and grazing are on the cards, perhaps that will keep the
> >> shooters out ... but out of what? there won't be much left once it's
> >> been loggged and the cattle have been through.
> >>