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Hunting plan a 'deliberate attack' on environment, says Debus

Costume protest ... Kayleigh Greig, 9, said she was concerned animals would be shot. Photo: Amy Corderoy The government's decision to allow hunting in national parks is part of a “deliberate attack”...

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No silencers for shooters in park culls, says Premier

Barry O'Farrell ... ruled out using silencers. THE Premier, Barry O'Farrell, has ruled out allowing hunters to use silencers while shooting feral animals in national parks. A leaked draft risk...

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Duck hunt ban to be overturned: Robertson

AAP NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has done a "dirty deal" with the Shooters Party to overturn a 20-year ban on duck hunting and protect hunters from protesters, the NSW opposition claims. Shooters MP...

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O'Farrell finally pulls trigger on reform

In the language of hunting there are two kinds of shot, the ''sight shot'' and the ''sound shot''. Opportunities are often fleeting, so the sound shot is a reaction to noise only. A shot at an unseen...

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Hundreds of feral goats culled

Almost two thousand feral goats have been culled and left to rot in the south-west of Wellington city to protect the environment. Wellington City Council says it has shot a total of 1800 goats over...

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Call for feral horse cull in Kosciuszko

There are calls for professional hunters to be able to cull feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park. The call from the conservation group, the National Parks Association of NSW (NPA), follows a...

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Confessions of a deer hunter

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Plan to let minors shoot in parks

CHILDREN as young as 12 would be allowed to hunt in national parks with bows and arrows and guns under plans by the Game Council NSW. Parks staff are threatening to strike if the...

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Game boss suspended over illegal hunt claim

Under investigation … Greg McFarland and Andy Mallen. Photo: Supplied, Chris Lane (right) THE state government's plan to allow hunting in national parks is in turmoil after the acting head of the Game...

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Hunters not welcome in parks

The ACT government looks unlikely to allow hunting for recreation in our national parks. Photo: Greg Newington THE ACT government has ruled out ever opening the territory's national parks to...

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Shooters Party calls shots on how parks will handle hunting

THE Shooters and Fishers Party has claimed national parks will be opened for hunting shortly after Christmas and shooters will be able to operate without close supervision, despite assurances by the...

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Park visitors could be in line of fire

New risk … Keith Muir at Blackheath. Photo: Rick Stevens Barry O'Farrell has been warned of a ''major risk'' that bushwalkers and parks staff will be killed or seriously injured if the state...

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Dead goat halts guns in parks proposal

THE controversial plan to allow hunters to shoot in national parks has been suspended while a member of the Game Council is investigated for allegedly killing a goat on private property. Premier Barry...

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Shooters were caught drunk and on drugs

Licensed shooters have been caught with prohibited firearms, using drugs and alcohol, and trespassing on restricted land, official reports reveal, as the NSW government prepares to expand amateur...

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Hunt fury may trigger park disruptions

ACCESS to national parks could be interrupted over summer as rangers consider ways to protest against the state government's introduction of hunting in NSW's 800 parks. Anger among National Parks and...

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Letting shooters in parks a risky deal

To secure passage of its electricity privatisation bill through the Legislative Council, the O'Farrell government recently sealed a deal with the Shooters and Fishers Party to allow licensed shooters...

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Hunting in national parks put on hold

Plans to allow hunting in NSW's national parks have been put on hold following revelations that charges could be laid against a member of the NSW Game Council. Premier Barry O'Farrell told NSW...

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Save the deer - for hunters

''Horror trial'' … the mysterious pamphlet. Animal welfare groups say hunters are behind a mysterious campaign to stop the poisoning of feral deer and goats in national parks - because it will only...

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Power deal opens parks to shooters

THE O'Farrell government has cleared the way for its ambitious infrastructure program by securing a deal with the Shooters and Fishers Party to allow the privatisation of the state's power generators,...

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Dark side of hunting culture cannot be ignored

EDITORIAL THE taxpayer-funded Game Council NSW will help oversee the O'Farrell government's expansion of amateur hunting into national parks from March. The council has few staff. In a video on...

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Feral animals are now fair game in NSW national parks

THESE are some of the beasts in the crosshairs of shooters hunting feral animals in NSW national parks. Shooters will be able to hunt in parks by the end of the year amid concerns that populations of...

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O'Farrell deal on hunting still a misfire

Predicament .... NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell. The phrase ''blood on your hands'' entered Australian political history in 1983 when the journalist Richard Carleton took the new federal opposition...

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After law change, conservationist fears a shot in the park

As thick and seemingly as sinister as pythons, this strangler fig's roots sprawl 50 metres across the forest floor in Murramarang National Park, in a silent, relentless fight for sunlight, water and...

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Advice warns of dangers of shooting in parks

THE introduction of recreational hunting in national parks is likely to jeopardise public safety and drive out other users, according to confidential documents that raise questions about the state...

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Parks shooting bill passes NSW upper house

Legislation allowing shooting in NSW national parks and reserves has cleared its first hurdle after upper house MPs passed it by 20 votes to 17. The changes to the Game and Feral Animal Control Act,...

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O'Farrell shoots down bid by hunters to use silencers

Barry O'Farrell ... ruled out using silencers. The Premier, Barry O'Farrell, has rushed to stem the fallout from revelations that the Office of Environment and Heritage was developing plans to allow...

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Premier's park hunting backdown the price of power sale

Barry O'Farrell. Photo: AFR National parks in NSW will be opened up to recreational hunters as part of a deal between the Shooters and Fishers Party and the government to ensure passage of its...

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Hunting in parks put on hold

THE Premier has called a halt to the introduction of hunting in national parks, ordering a review into the organisation overseeing it, after initial investigations found evidence suggesting an...

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Fears for public safety over short-notice hunting

EXCLUSIVE Shooting in parks: Game Council volunteer Edward Hoogenboom has been charged with offences relating to illegal hunting. Photo: Jacky Ghossein Hunting will occur in national parks with as...

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Hunting now allowed in NSW parks

AAP A controversial law that will allow hunters into national parks has been passed by NSW Parliament following hours of fractious debate. The Shooters Party's changes to the Game and Feral Animal...

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O'Farrell's 10% of parks for hunting is 40% of total area

Barry O'Farrell provided a list of 79 parks, conservation areas and nature reserves under consideration for volunteer pest control. ALMOST 40 per cent of NSW's national parks, including several...

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State forest hunting under the gun

Neutral: State forests could get the same hunting rules as national parks. Photo: Chris Lane Hunting in state forests is likely to be permanently curtailed under a government shake-up. New rules will...

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Shooting prompts hunt safety doubts in NSW

AAP NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell remains committed to plans to allow hunting in national parks despite a ban on a similar program in South Australia. South Australia's pest eradication program was shut...

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Accident triggers calls to improve hunt safety

A shooting accident in South Australia has resulted in the shutdown of all amateur hunting in that state's national parks,...

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Sporting Shooters' Association at odds with parks on hunting trial

The state's biggest shooting lobby has told its members it will run the trial of hunting in national parks, and aims to convince the...

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Urban dwellers miss mark with Shooters' support

Shooters Party MP Robert Brown had to take two blood pressure tablets before entering the NSW upper house to debate a law that has succeeded in disbanding his beloved Game Council and...

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Time is right for O'Farrell to kill off hunting plan

EDITORIAL It was a pig of a plan from the start: allowing amateur shooters into national parks because the NSW government's real agenda was being held hostage by a couple of minor-party upper house...

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No secret deal with Shooters: O'Farrell

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell - already under fire over his agreement to allow shooting in national parks - said there was "nothing untoward" about his push to have minor party entitlements reviewed...

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Blow to Game Council as leaders charged over hunt

Guns seized: Edward Hoogenboom (left) and Greg McFarland will face court over 17 offences. Photo: Steve Gosch The Game Council's role as the guardian of ethical hunting has been further damaged after a...

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Senior hunting official charged

EXCLUSIVE Illegal hunting charges ... Eddie Hoogenboom and Greg McFarland. Photo: Steve Gosch The Game Council's role as the guardian of ethical hunting is in tatters after a senior manager and a...

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National Park users worried about being shot by stray bullets from hunters

VISITORS to NSW National Parks soon face the stark realisation that they could be shot. Literally. A deal struck between the O'Farrell Government and the Shooters and Fishers party to allow amateur and...

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