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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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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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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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