An agreement between the Conservation Department and Fur Council has been welcomed by veteran Wanganui possum fur and skin buyer Colin Cox.
The memorandum of understanding signed last week will make it easier for possum hunters and trappers accredited by the New Zealand Fur Council to work on conservation land.
"I think it's a good move. Let's just see how it goes," Mr Cox said.
He worked with Sir Peter Elworthy to start the possum industry in New Zealand. He said Conservation Department (DoC) staff varied in their attitude to access for possum hunters.
Hunters had not generally been allowed into Whanganui National Park. But he got permission to ferry many in and out of the Waitotara Conservation Area in 2012-13.