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Both Barrels March 2023

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Welcome to our first Both Barrels of the 2023 hunting season.

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Both Barrels July 2022

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As we are getting closer to the 31st of July, which is the last day you can hunt some of our game birds.

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Both Barrels June 2022

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Game bird hunters have a new long weekend for hunting (23rd-25th June) so get out there and explore our public land opportunities in North Canterbury.

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Both Barrels May 2022

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The game bird season in North Canterbury has just begun so over the next three months so get out there and make the most of the opportunities our region has...

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Both Barrels April 2022

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It is that time of year now when daylight hours are getting shorter which means game bird hunters are getting excited about the new season upon them.

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Both Barrels March 2022

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Both Barrels will start in earnest in April, giving all hunters access to some of the best minds in game bird hunting in New Zealand.

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Both Barrels July 2021

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Despite there being only a few days left in the traditional North Canterbury Fish & Game game bird hunting season, with Sunday the 25th the last day, there are heaps...

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Both Barrels June 2021

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Game bird hunters in North Canterbury have one of the country's longest seasons, which gives you plenty of options and chances to maximise your game bird hunting licence.

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Both Barrels May 2021

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With one of the longest game bird seasons in the country, hunters in the North Canterbury region have lots of opportunities to get out there and harvest game birds.

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Both Barrels April 2021

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North Canterbury Fish & Game want to wish all of the game bird hunters in the region the best for the coming season

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Both Barrels March 2021

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With less than six weeks to go until the game bird season, we welcome our readers of Both Barrels for 2021, the place where we keep you up to date...

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Both Barrels July 2020

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There are only a few days left in the traditional North Canterbury Fish & Game game bird hunting season, with Sunday the 26th the last day.

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Both Barrels June 2020

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North Canterbury hunters are being advised to take the opportunity that the shortest day offers for maximise their hunting opportunities.

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Both Barrels May 2020

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Hunters man your maimai’s, this is going to be a good one!

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Special Lockdown Edition Both Barrels April 2020

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Over the first two weeks of the lockdown, Fish & Game have been scenario planning around what form the game bird season might take.

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North Canterbury Both Barrels July 2019

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As we approach the end of the main game bird hunting season it is time to reflect on what has been a very successful one all round in the North...

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North Canterbury Both Barrels June 2019

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North Canterbury is one of the blessed parts of the country when it comes to game birds, our season runs longer than most ,which provides ample hunting opportunities for those...

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North Canterbury Both Barrels May 2019

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Weather conditions in North Canterbury for opening day were pretty good as far as pleasant hunting goes.

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North Canterbury Both Barrels April 2019

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North Canterbury Fish & Game staff carried out their annual aerial paradise shelduck and black swan trend counts in early February.

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South Island Roundup - Both Barrels 2018

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Both Barrels August 2018

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As the 2018 game bird season draws to a close, many hunters are reflecting on their success, saying it has been the best season they have experienced for a long time.

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North Canterbury Both Barrels July 2018

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Its hard to believe that the end of the main duck hunting season is nearly finished as at the time of writing the last weekend is approaching.

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North Canterbury Both Barrels June 2018

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Hunters from around the country converged on North Canterbury to take part in the first Canterbury Wild Duck Competition.

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North Canterbury Both Barrels May 2018

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Weather conditions were mixed around the region with little wind in the lowland areas and strong North West winds inland.

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North Canterbury Both Barrels April 2018

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North Canterbury Fish & Game staff carried out their annual aerial paradise shelduck and black swan trend counts in early February.

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Both Barrels August 2017

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The game bird season has ended... or has it?

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Both Barrels South Island Roundup

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The waterfowl 2017 season has been and gone. We hope you managed to get out on a few hunting adventures this year and filled the freezer with enough duck to...

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Both Barrels North Island Roundup

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Heath Worsfold’s truck with a nice pheasant and a happy pup named Sneak.

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North Canterbury Both Barrels July 2017

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It’s hard to believe we are now approaching the final weekend of the duck shooting season.

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North Canterbury Both Barrels June 2017

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Mallard numbers up

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North Canterbury Both Barrels May 2017

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The Game bird season is now approaching the end of its first month and North Canterbury hunters are still very active according to reports from Fish and Game field staff...

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North Canterbury Both Barrels April 2017

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North Canterbury Fish & Game staff carried out their annual aerial paradise shelduck, and black swan trend counts in early February, and were very pleased with what they found.

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Both Barrels Mar 2017

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Get set to hunt some game birds

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Southland Both Barrels May 2016

Opening day is probably the only day of the year when I wake up and I’m upset by a lack of wind!

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Auckland Waikato Both Barrels May 2016

The mallard, grey and shoveler seasons are now but a memory, and even parries and black swan are off limits with their seasons over.

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Otago Both BarrelsMay 2016

For what must be the 10th year in a row, Otago hunters woke to clear calm conditions for the Opening Day.

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Central South Island Both Barrels May 2016

Opening Weekend heralded fine and pleasant weather.

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North Canterbury Both Barrels May 2016

With the game bird season well underway and the hype of opening day now past, it's time to reflect on hunting successes firstly, then focus on the great game bird...

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West Coast Both Barrels May 2016

Large numbers of hunters turned out in the West Coast Region for Opening Weekend this year, both local hunters and many from other regions.

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Nelson Marlborough Both Barrels May 2016

Fish & Game had three ranging teams out in the field on Opening Day this year, concentrating on private land around Blenheim and Murchison.

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Wellington Both Barrels May 2016

The weather was largely to blame for what can only be described as a patchy Opening Weekend, with very calm conditions in the Wairarapa and resultingly few birds moving around.

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Taranaki Both Barrels May 2016

While the hunter phone survey results are yet to be analysed, initial indications are that hunters were happy with their opening weekend bags – in many areas more mallards were...

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Northland Both Barrels May 2016

Opening Weekend game bird hunting produced a “great variety” of results for hunters around the Northland Peninsula.

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Hawke's Bay Both Barrrels May 2016

Fish & Game rangers along with police officers checked 57 waterfowl hunters over Opening Weekend.

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Eastern Both Barrels May 2016

Hunters can now take advantage of being able to hunt the 20-odd Crown-owned wetlands around the region administered by Fish & Game.

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