Originally Posted by
ourkind
"In order to hunt in state forests and national parks you must be over 12 years of age, must pass R-license accreditation, and be a member of a Game Council Approved Hunting Organisation.
To pass the R-license test, it is possible to obtain assistance during the test, there is no requirement to undertake any species identification training nor requirement to demonstrate any level of skill. It is possible to obtains a license having never fired a gun.
It is also possible for a child as young as 12 years of age learn to use a gun in a national park under the supervision of a poorly skilled hunter.
Listen to this 15 May 2013 broadcast where the NSW Premier, ironically, assures the public that hunting in NSW national............"
well if your going to quote law at least do it from a law site not an anti hunter site that changes stuff to suit. Im in NSW so I can only talk about what happens here .For a 12 to 18yo the law is:
"This permit authorises the minor to possess and use firearms under the personal supervision of a firearms licence holder for the purpose of receiving instruction in the safe use of firearms or competing in shooting events. This permit does not authorise the acquisition of firearms."
you wont be hunting on a minors permit.
Now the R class licence, yes you can get help . if you have a physical dissability! Yes you can get a fireams licence without shooting as to shoot without one is a criminal offence! the R class is "recreational" you have further hoops to jump for this ,the R, not being the basic glub shooting licence (after safety course, club membership etc) you now need to own a large plot of land, probably 100 acres or more or you have written permission from a land holder to hunt there (try finding that!).
Now another thing an R class does NOT allow you to hunt in state forrest(NSW Govt. site):
You CANNOT hunt in these locations unless you have a Restricted Game Hunting Licence provided by Game Council NSW and a Written Permission document generated by the Game Council NSW system. Accessing the following information list DOES NOT constitute permission to hunt.
I'm all for protecting our wildlife but not at the cost of being shot while I'm bush walking!
dont walk in closed areas, if you see anything dodgy report it! the closest hunting area to Sydney (for example) is 130K's away, if your driving that far for a walk you do some research on where to go wouldnt you?
Yes feral animal populations are out of control, I fear that it's probably too late to reverse the damage,
the only time its too late is when you do nothing, or decide to wander off and do some more research in the mean time. Research gave us the cane toad. why not become part of the solution, get the appropriate licence and go for walks? Im more than happy for everyone to have opinions but at least read the real laws not the fiddled with stuff on "anti" sites (applies to everything, make informed decisions based on fact)
Roger