Hunting News & Events

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Game bird season opening confirmed

The Government have announced that the game bird season is delayed.

  • 23/04/2020
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Getting the most out of your gundog - 9 April 2020

Part 1-Buying a gundog Choosing a Breed So, you’re thinking you could benefit from investing in a gundog.

  • 9/04/2020
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Mallards explore the South Pacific

Two intrepid New Zealand mallard ducks have turned up on the small New Caledonian island of Lifou.

  • 6/04/2020
  • Richie Cosgrove
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