John,
I guess from my point of view it was a principle, and I agree
what you say, but whilst we are fighting to stop amateur shooting in NSW NP,
in Gluepot they are using the same amateur (an amateur to me is someone who
does something as a hobby) not professionals, from the same organisations
supporting and pushing for the free for all in NSW parks.
As I understand NSW NP service only used professional shooters in their
culling programs.
I guess the big problem is terminology, what's the difference between a
professional shooter, and experienced shooter and a amateur shooter. The
fact is Gluepot is using sporting shooters from a sporting Shooters Asso.
So why do we object to shooting in NSW NP if the same organisations are
wanting access for feral animal control. I'm sure there will be some
controls on where they shoot and public access, just as there is for State
Forests in NSW. Admittedly its only a notice on a fence post. The Sporting
Shooter Assoc. in all states have the same principles and basically the same
training programs.
Birdlife is suppose to be the voice for birds in Australia, but condone
using non-professional shooters in Gluepot, whilst at the sametime objecting
to shooting in NSW National Parks. Bit of a double standard to me.
Neville Schrader
-----Original Message-----
From: John Leonard
Sent: Sunday, March 3, 2013 8:50 AM
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Subject: Shooting in NSW National Parks
Hi Neville
It seems to me to be a perfect illustration of the difference between
locally effectively feral control and what is proposed for NSW
1. Gluepot, targeted feral control in a small area with identified feral
populations, time-limited, park closed
2. NSW, general free for all in most nps whether or not they have an
identified feral problem, public safety issues &c
In fact the Gluepot exercise is exactly the sort that used to be carried out
in NSW but will now no longer be possible because p & w staff will have to
spend all they time and budgets trying to stop harm to native wildlife and
the public
John Leonard
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