For those in the ADA you know what this means dont you,also you will get the full email.

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22/08/2016
MEDIA RELEASE
HUNTING ON SNAKE ISLAND A LANDMARK
ANNOUNCEMENT
Australia’s peak deer hunting organisation has praised the Victorian
Environment Minister’s announcement of a trial of balloted deer hunting on
Snake Island.
“Hunters have been asking for this since the 1960’s and actively campaigning
for balloted hunting on Snake Island for the past twenty five years” Australian
Deer Association (ADA) Victorian President Col Brumley said. “Snake Island
holds a large percentage of Victoria’s hog deer and Minister D’Ambrosio is to
be commended for recognising that a highly valued and sustainable use of
this unique piece of public land has been denied to law abiding hunters
without good reason for far too long”.
The Australian Deer Association put forward a fresh proposal late in 2015.
Previous efforts had been unsuccessful in 1991, 2004 and 2013. “It’s one of
those issues where we are convinced that the principle is sound so we
persevered with it” Mr Brumley continued, “Jeff Bourman saw the sense in it
straight away and he and Daniel Young have championed the proposal on
behalf of Victoria’s 36,000 licensed deer hunters. We are celebrating this
result today because of the efforts of the Shooters and Fishers Party MP’s”.
The Snake Island Cattlemen’s Association have consistently opposed hunting
on the Island, citing concerns about public safety, sustainability and tourism.
“The Cattlemen’s fears are no doubt sincerely held, but they are completely
unfounded” Mr Brumley said. “Two expert risk assessments from Victoria Police
over the past four years have confirmed that there is no risk to public safety.
Twenty-eight years of balloted hunting for hog deer on the mainland has
proven that the model is sustainable. A half a century of hunting on the
neighbouring, co-operative owned, Sunday Island has had no negative
effect on tourism”.
Mr Brumley committed to working with the cattlemen to address any
concerns. “We (ADA) made a commitment back in 2012 that, when hunting
did finally come to the Island, hunters would do everything they could to
make it work for the cattlemen. We have every intention of honouring that
commitment”
#ENDS
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