DoC offers prizes to hunters

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 8, Issue 371, 29 January 1991, Page 2

DoC offers prizes to hunters

The October to January hunting permit period for the Tongariro/Taupo Conser- , vancy of ihe Department of Conservation comes to a close this week, on 31 January. More than 2150 permits have been issued during the spring and summer months. The Tongariro/Taupo Department of Conservation is asking all k hunters who have been " issued with a permit to return the 'Hunting Di-

ary' portion to the Turangi DoC office, Private Bag, Turangi before 14 February 1991. The infomation -gathered using hujiteiV diaries is beginning to provide DoC with valuable information on the immense hunting effort of both local and visiting hunters in the conservancy. The area covered includes the Kaimanawa Forest Park, Tongariro National Park, Tongariro Forest, Erua Forest, Rangitaiki Forest and the

Lakeshore Reserves. As an incentive to hunters all returned diaries will be entered into a prize draw. Prizcs iniclude free helicopter or fixed wing transport into the Kaimanawa and/or Kaweka ranges; sportings goods and free accommodation. The hunters' diaries provide the Department of Conservation with useful information even if no kills are recorded. The Department also asks hunters who may Turnpage4