Victor Tindale Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
Currently the Department of Conservation gives out permission after a process that includes filling out paper forms and supplying maps with trapping areas marked.
In comparison, hunting permits can be obtained by completing an online form on the DoC website, and approval is almost automatic.
After criticism from hunters, the permits to trap feral cats could be replaced by a similar online system.
Victor Tindale, a hunter trying to tackle feral cats first-hand chats to Jesse.
A link to RNZ journalist Farah Hancock's investigative series Feral is here.
