b'HuntingGame Animal CouncilTim Gale is a passionate hunter who wants to help future hunting generations in Godzone.COMMITTED TO BETTER OUTCOMES FOR HUNTING AND CONSERVATIONAll my life, hunting is what I wanted to do. I have been a passionate recreational hunter for over 30 years and have been a hunting guide and contract hunter both here and overseas. BY TIM GALE, GM OF THE NEW ZEALAND GAME ANIMAL COUNCILC urrently I am lucky enough to(GAC) because I am passionate aboutZealand contextnot an easy task but live on the doorstep of some ofensuring that future generations get theone in which, I believe, we are beginning the South Islands best red deer,same hunting opportunities I have had,to make significant progress.tahr and chamois hunting and Ias well as wanting to see New ZealandsFor those that do not know what the spent a lot of my younger yearsgame animals (deer, tahr, chamois andGAC does; we are a statutory body that hunting sika in the central North Island. wild pigs) recognised as a valuablebroadly represents the interests of the A few years ago, I jumped at the chanceresource. To achieve this requires workinghunting sector and seeks to improve the to become the first fulltime Generaltowards the sustainable management ofmanagement of game animals to benefit Manager of the Game Animal Councilgame animals within the modern Newboth hunting and conservation.90FISHING IN GODZONE JULY/AUGUST 2022'