Hunting News & Events
Getting the most out of your gun dog: Part 4 Hunting and training through the first couple of seasons
If you’ve taken full advantage of the game bird hunting season and hunted with your pup in a variety of situations you’ll realise what a great asset a well-trained gun…
- 15/07/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Poisoned ducks discovered in Glen Eden
The shocking discovery of eight mallard ducks that had been poisoned in a public park has prompted a warning for pet owners from Auckland Waikato Fish & Game.
- Auckland/Waikato
- 13/07/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Getting the most out of your gun dog-Part 3 How to approach the first hunting season
So now your pup is six months old, the game bird season is only a month off and you’re keen to get into it.
- 16/06/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Duck hunters get to maximise their chances with a shortest day hunt this weekend
Duck hunters get to maximise their chances with a shortest day hunt Game bird hunters are being advised to take the opportunity that the shortest day offers for maximise their hunting…
- 15/06/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Duck hunters in Hawke’s Bay set for a great closing weekend hunt
Hawke’s Bay Fish and Game encourage hunters to get out for the final weekend of the waterfowl season.
- Hawke's Bay
- 15/06/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Hunters have opening day success
New Zealand was a hive of activity in the early hours today as thousands of hunters headed out before dawn to start the 2020 game bird hunting season.
- 23/05/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Getting the most out of your gundog - Part 2: Bring home your pup home and how to start training
So, you’ve found someone with a suitable litter of pups, watched them grow to 8 weeks of age, and now they’re ready for you to bring your one home.
- 13/05/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Game On... Date confirmed for the 2020 duck hunting season
23rd of May will be opening day, marking the start of the 2020 game bird season following today’s announcement of the move to Alert Level 2.
- 11/05/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
Hunters praised for following the rules
Game bird hunters throughout the country followed the rules last weekend on what would have been the traditional start to the game bird hunting season.
- 4/05/2020
- Richie Cosgrove
No duck hunting this weekend
Duck hunters are reminded that this weekend is not the start of the annual game bird season.
- 30/04/2020
- Richie Cosgrove