Hunting News & Events
Otago
Mai-mai ballot aimed at next generation of hunters
Junior and novice hunters in Otago are being offered a chance at exclusive access to mai-mais and duck ponds for the opening of the 2023 game bird season.
- Otago
- 7/03/2023
More adult hunters to harvest paradise shelducks
A nine-day hunting season to harvest some of Otago’s healthy population of paradise shelduck/pūtangitangi opens on Saturday, March 4.
- Otago
- 28/02/2023
Southern chill on national shoveler count
A polar blast in Otago struck the annual New Zealand shoveler duck/kuruwhengi survey this month.
- Otago
- 12/08/2022
- Bruce Quirey
2022 Otago upland game bird season opens on May 29
Upland game bird hunters will be anxiously awaiting the start of the 2022 Otago season after mixed reports about the California quail population.
- Otago
- 25/05/2022
- Bruce Quirey
Plenty of birds left for the rest of duck season
Hunters shot slightly fewer birds and spent less time in the maimai on opening weekend of the game bird season in Otago this year.
- Otago
- 20/05/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Duck hunters look forward to more rain after season opening
Fine weather and light wind has again favoured the ducks on opening day of the game bird season in Otago.
- Otago
- 8/05/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Harvest time for free-range food from the sky
The annual duck-hunting season to harvest free-range food from the sky starts on Saturday, May 7, Otago Fish & Game says.
- Otago
- 5/05/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Bumper duck counts as harvest nears
Thousands of mallards have flocked to rivers in Otago and Southland only weeks before opening weekend of the 2022 game bird season.
- Otago
- 15/04/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Fine start predicted to gamebird hunting season
Over 4000 Otago duck hunters are excited by the prospects of what could be the best season in years.
- Otago
- 4/05/2017
- Richie Cosgrove