National Park users worried about being shot by stray bullets from hunters

VISITORS to NSW National Parks soon face the stark realisation that they could be shot. Literally. A deal struck between the O'Farrell Government and the Shooters and Fishers party to allow amateur and recreational hunting in NSW National Parks has the public concerned and has set a dangerous precedent for other states.The Game and Feral Animal control Act aims to reduce numbers of feral animals by allowing shooting into the State's National Parks. A poll commissioned by NSW state MP Alex Greenwich questioning the support of hunting in NSW National Parks showed 63.2 per cent of New South Wales residents opposed the decision, while 22.8 per cent were in favour. "We’re...