Hunting News & Events
Game bird hunters reminded to ‘sort their hunting spot’
Game bird hunters have been reminded to stake their claim on their favourite maimai or duck shooting stand before the start of the new hunting season starting Saturday, 4 May, 2019.…
- 1/04/2019
Game bird hunters ‘first step’ towards promising new season
Keen game bird hunters will soon take the first step towards bagging some wild game when the new hunting season opens - with game bird hunting licences for the 2019…
- 14/03/2019
Duck numbers high through the Central Canterbury region
Duck hunters will have plenty of options when the new game bird season starts on the first Saturday in May, any misses will be probably down to the hunter and…
- North Canterbury Central South Island
- 26/02/2019
- Richie Cosgrove
Hunting Stand Ballots
Applications are invited from gamebird hunters for a very limited number of hunting stands at Lake Wairarapa, and Pukepuke Lagoon (Himitangi). Click here for more info.
- Wellington
- 18/02/2019
2019 GAME SEASON BALLOT FOR HUNTING STANDS
Applications will be received from licenced game hunters, up to 5:00 pm on Thursday 7th March 2019 for the occupation of hunting stands on Council controlled properties at: Wainono Reserve,…
- Central South Island
- 15/02/2019
- Richie Cosgrove
Ducks by the hundred get ‘blinged up’ for scientific research
Hundreds of Bay of Plenty ducks are helping scientific research into their populations and habits by getting “blinged up” with bright, shiny bands on their legs.
- 17/01/2019
Kiwis set quacking pace at world waterfowl calling champs
Kiwi duck callers have “done New Zealand proud” in the World Waterfowl Calling Championships in the United States – with a string of placings including a second.
- 13/11/2018
Kiwis off to compete in world duck calling champs
Some of New Zealand’s top duck callers are preparing to head to the U. S. to compete in the World Waterfowl Calling Championships in the state of Maryland.
- 30/10/2018
Hunters ‘win big time’ for sending in duck band details
Helping Fish & Game’s research has “paid off big time” for five game bird hunters who’ve each been rewarded with a $600 Hunting & Fishing prize package – for returning…
- 8/10/2018
Manawatu teen quacks the duck calling top spot
A Manawatu teen has swept the New Zealand Duck and Goose Calling Championships in Taupo, winning all four categories he entered.
- 4/10/2018