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Fish & Game's game bird hunting licences are valid for use throughout New Zealand (except in the Chatham Islands).Your...

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Hunting Regulations
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Game Birds:The Wildlife Act 1953 schedule 1 defines the following species as wildlife declared to be game birds:Black...

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