Thread: fish and game elections

Adrian McIntyre suggested it be read out to the meeting what the NZ Council
recommendation on the issue was at the last NZ Council meeting.
The recommendation was read out:
1) Ask regional managers to use the 2013 game hunter surveys to establish whether there had
been any significant changes in sub gauge shotgun use since 2009.
SFGC Minutes of the meeting held 13th December 2012.
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2) Meanwhile retain the sub gauge exemption in the use of lead shot.
3) Convey its concerns to Southland should it propose to go-it-alone and lift the exemption.

He believed some elements within Southland Fish & Game had chosen to run their
own agenda on the issue without reference to those they represent. He said it was a
non-mandated agenda and in cloak and dagger fashion. Back in 2005 Southland
attempted to change this regulation – who did you inform, what opportunity did
licence holders have to imput into that, what was the mandate? Should have been an
election issue.

sound familliar

before you try to rewrite history again mike

Lead shot exemption for sub-gauges – regional feedback
With no clear majority of support for or against and incomplete information to argue in its
favour, it was agreed it makes any change to the status quo questionable. The NZ Council
accepted that 6 regions opposed the Southland proposal to uplift the lead shot exemptions and
that 5 regions supported the proposal.
Resolved (Andrew Morris/Robin Blackmore)
That the NZ Council
New Zealand Council November 2012 Meeting Page 12
1. Ask regional managers to use the 2013 game hunter surveys to establish
whether there has been any significant change in sub gauge shotgun use
since 2009.
2. Meanwhile, retain the sub gauge exemption in the use of lead shot
3. Convey its concerns to Southland should it propose to go-it-alone and lift
the exemption.