NZDA H&W 198 WEB

Contents
News and features
Reports from Conference
Conference rings the changes................................................... 6
Speech by Hon Peter Dunne...................................................... 9
Growing the Business: speech by Mike Slater.........................12
Don Hammond (Game Animal Council) speech.......................14
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Results from National Photo Competition .........................................16
Results from National Antler, Horn and Tusk Competition................18
Back Country Trust............................................................................. 20
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Sika posed for Herd of Special Interest status................................. 21
First HOSI proposal under Game Animal Council Act
English roe deer hunt......................................................................... 28
Pete Henderson on a hunt with a difference
Stolen sambar trophy......................................................................... 30
Jack and Alfie’s first tahr hunt........................................................... 31
The 9-year-old twins have an adventure with Dad
Researching human factors in failure-to-identify accidents............ 34
Karl Bridges reports
Wakatipu whitetail deer herd endangered........................................ 37
Kaylyn Pinney’s research suggests urgent action needed
A Stewart Island experience.............................................................. 40
Rod Guest and friends go south
World Benchrest Championships preparations................................ 43
A case of scabby mouth in Himalayan tahr....................................... 46
Not a trophy Jim Peffers would be proud of
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