Introduction
Following ‘There and Back’ Following the recent publication of There and Back - an exploration of outdoor recreation incidents in New Zealand, the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council (MSC) now brings you A Hunter’s Tale. This is a deeper look into hunting incidents that have occurred in New Zealand. It is the first time in New Zealand that all hunting injuries, search and rescues and fatalities have been explored to this degree of detail. Viewed in reference to hunting participation, Permit and license data, A Hunter’s Tale now provides the greatest level of clarity into hunting that has ever been accomplished in New Zealand to date.
Total recorded incidents Injuries: 12,628 (01/01/2004 - 31/03/2016) Hunters involved in search & rescues: 582 (01/07/2010 - 30/06/2015) Fatalities: 41 (01/06/2007 - 30/06/2016)
1,030 Injuries
116
Hunters involved in Search & Rescues
Each year there were on average
4.7
Fatalities
NZ Hunting Insights developed by the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council - 2017
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