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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…

  • Hawke's Bay
  • 22/03/2022
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Both Barrels July 2021

Still plenty of time to get outside and hunt game birdsAlthough most people put away their shotgun for another year after the duck season, there is still plenty of game…

  • Hawke's Bay
  • 21/07/2021
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Both Barrels June 2021

Pheasant and QuailWith the waterfowl season now over, hunters in Hawke’s Bay will be turning their attention to upland game.

  • Hawke's Bay
  • 16/06/2021
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Both Barrels May 2021

Opening WeekendOpening Weekend dawned fine and still this year as has been the case for the last few years.

  • Hawke's Bay
  • 17/05/2021
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Both Barrels April 2021

Opening Weekend ProspectsUnfortunately, we have had another long stretch of little to no rain this year which has seen many dams and ponds remain dry or at very low levels.

  • Hawke's Bay
  • 15/04/2021
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Both Barrels March 2021

With less than six weeks to go until the game bird season, we welcome our readers of Both Barrels for 2021, the place where we keep you up to date…

  • Hawke's Bay
  • 17/03/2021
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Both Barrels July 2020

Still plenty of time to get outside and hunt game birdsHopefully you are reading this after a Covid-19 disrupted but successful and productive Waterfowl season.

  • Hawke's Bay
  • 17/07/2020
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Both Barrels June 2020

After a lot of uncertainty about the Game bird season it was great to have it confirmed and lock in the opening weekend.

  • Hawke's Bay
  • 11/06/2020
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Both Barrels May 2020

Season informationWith the Government confirming that we will move into Level 2 on Thursday 14th May, we can now say with certainty that our Game bird season will start on…

  • Hawke's Bay
  • 20/04/2020
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Special Lockdown Edition Both Barrels April 2020

What F&G has been working on during the lockdownOver the first two weeks of the lockdown, Fish & Game have been scenario planning around what form the game bird season…

  • Hawke's Bay
  • 7/04/2020
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