Photo: Stephen JaquieryGovernment restrictions on where helicopters can fly make it difficult for hunters to find other places to hunt tahr, according to Tahr Foundation chairman Snow Hewetson. "So there is significant alternate opportunity for tahr hunting in New Zealand to continue on public conservation land." Mr Hewetson said the access issue had been raised as far back as the 1993 Himalayan tahr control plan. "I’ve even had an email from one of the members of the Conservation Authority saying they support hunters’ calls for better access. Professional Hunting Guides Association president James Cagney said yesterday tahr hunting provided hundreds of jobs and a "multimillion-dollar benefit" to the country.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 02, 2020 16:30 UTC