Hunters in New Zealand are becoming increasingly frustrated as months-long delays in the processing of firearm licence renewals is forcing some hunters to sit the season out. Police are working through a backlog of firearm licence applications, with approximately 8,900 in the pipeline - of which 3,200 are licence renewals. They're now asking people to apply for renewals at least four months ahead of the expiry date. But for those already waiting for months, the clock is ticking with the deer roar already well underway and duck shooting season just weeks away from starting on May the first. Kathryn speaks with Gwyn Thurlow, the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association and Bill O'Leary, the deputy chair of New Zealand Fish and Game Council.
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