Helicopter hunting
Helicopter meat hunting within the Arthur’s Pass National Park had increased, the park board was told on Monday.
Pressure from private hunters for shooting areas in the park mounted all the [time as game became scarce and other areas were closed ito hunting, said the board chairman (Mr G. Mollett).
j No thar was reported in I the park. Two special hare i drives were permitted on the ; Jordan Fan which resulted in i 120 hares being shot.
Permits were issued to 1133 hunters (last year there were 1414), while 18 permits were issued to commercial opossum hunters. These hunters killed 97 deer, 106 chamois. 1 goat and 5201 opossums.
Canada geese were seen in numbers on the Riversdale i Flats and kiwis were [occasionally seen and heard, ■ Otherwise bird populations iand sightings were much the same as in previous years.
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Press, Issue 33842, 14 May 1975, Page 11
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