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Both Barrels June 2022

Hunters in this region were somewhat divided in our phone surveys as to whether there were more, the same or less mallard ducks this year.

Auckland/Waikato
19/06/2022

Both Barrels May 2022

Opening Weekend started well with more shooting than we have heard for years, perhaps as those hunters lucky enough to have water in their ponds capitalised on all the ducks…

Auckland/Waikato
20/05/2022

Both Barrels April 2022

The past several years of drought have been a tough time for both ducks and duck-hunters, and one would have expected that it would take several years for waterfowl to…

Auckland/Waikato
14/04/2022

Both Barrels March 2022

Fish & Game welcomes our readers of Both Barrels for 2022, the place where we keep you up to date with everything you need to know for a great game…

Auckland/Waikato
22/03/2022
Richie Cosgrove

Pheasant wirehair photo ex Dave Malcolm 1

Both Barrels July 2021

Summer seasonsThe Special Paradise Shelduck Season North of the Harbour Bridge is Gazetted for 19 and 20 February 2022, mark it in your diaries now.

Auckland/Waikato
21/07/2021

Both Barrels June 2021

The game bird season continues…The mallard, grey and shoveler dabbling-duck part of the season is now behind us, ending Queen’s Birthday Monday, June 7 in this region.

Auckland/Waikato
16/06/2021

Both Barrels May 2021

Water, or rather the lack of it, was a major problem on opening throughout the region and for the second year running.

Auckland/Waikato
17/05/2021
Richie Cosgrove

Both Barrels April 2021

Fingers and toes crossed that this year we have no Covid-19 delays, travel restrictions or other interruptions to our game bird season. But if we do, the official www.