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Archive: August, 2022

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Repeat offending angler fined for exceeding the bag limit

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Southland angler Christopher Wood was fined nearly $1500 in the Timaru District Court last week.

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Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fresh Water Posted 9 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Ōhau River Spring Season ballots – Period 2 ballot open for entries

Cate Lee caught and released this huge rainbow trout on the 2021 Spring Season Opening Day

Central South Island Fish & Game (CSIFG) has set up a ballot system (lottery) to limit angler numbers at the Ōhau River between lakes Ōhau and Ruataniwha.

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Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 10 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Southern chill on national shoveler count

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A polar blast in Otago struck the annual New Zealand shoveler duck/kuruwhengi survey this month.

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Posted in Hunting; Tagged Hunting Conservation game bird Posted 10 months ago by Bruce Quirey

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