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Archive: May, 2022

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Corina Jordan lands ‘dream’ role as Fish & Game NZ chief executive

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Fish & Game New Zealand has appointed Corina Jordan to the position of chief executive.

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Posted in National; Tagged Fresh Water Conservation Posted 10 months ago by Bruce Quirey

2022 Otago upland game bird season opens on May 29

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Upland game bird hunters will be anxiously awaiting the start of the 2022 Otago season after mixed reports about the California quail population.

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

Plenty of birds left for the rest of duck season

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Hunters shot slightly fewer birds and spent less time in the maimai on opening weekend of the game bird season in Otago this year.

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Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Posted 10 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Secrets for Setting Decoys

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Waterfowlers, watch this video for tips on how to set decoys for successful hunting.

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

Duck hunters look forward to more rain after season opening

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Fine weather and light wind has again favoured the ducks on opening day of the game bird season in Otago.

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Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Posted 11 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Stunning weather greeted around 50,000 game bird hunters around the country this morning.

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While the sunshine and light winds across the country might have been in the duck's favour, it didn't stop hunters from celebrating the traditional first Saturday in May, the Opening...

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Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Posted 11 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Harvest time for free-range food from the sky

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The annual duck-hunting season to harvest free-range food from the sky starts on Saturday, May 7, Otago Fish & Game says.

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Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Paradise Shelduck Posted 11 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

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