News - In category Hunting

Quacker of a morning greets duck hunters

The weather conditions were in the duck's favour as the sun rose on the 2021 game bird season around the country.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Posted 9 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Only one day to go till the 2021 game bird season

Around 45,000 kiwis will be counting down the hours on Friday to the start of the 2021 duck hunting season on Saturday.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Posted 9 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Endangered Eels find refuge in hunter-created wetlands

Southland Fish and Game research has revealed just how important hunter-created wetlands are for our native fish species.

Posted in Hunting, Environment; Tagged Fresh Water game bird Posted 17 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Chef wows game bird hunters with pukeko

The often-maligned pukeko was the culinary champion at the annual Nelson Marlborough Fish & Game, game bird food night at Club Waimea on Sunday night.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird stamp Paradise Shelduck Posted 18 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Getting the most out of your gun dog: Part 5 Taking your dog skills to higher level

In this final article I’ll discuss a couple of skills which you would find useful in the field and which could often be the difference between retrieving or losing a bird.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Paradise Shelduck Posted 18 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Getting the most out of your gun dog: Part 4 Hunting and training through the first couple of season

If you’ve taken full advantage of the game bird hunting season and hunted with your pup in a variety of situations you’ll realise what a great asset a well-trained gun...

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Paradise Shelduck Posted 18 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Getting the most out of your gun dog-Part 3 How to approach the first hunting season

So now your pup is six months old, the game bird season is only a month off and you’re keen to get into it.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Paradise Shelduck Posted 19 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Duck hunters get to maximise their chances with a shortest day hunt this weekend

Duck hunters get to maximise their chances with a shortest day hunt

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Posted 19 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Hunters have opening day success

New Zealand was a hive of activity in the early hours today as thousands of hunters headed out before dawn to start the 2020 game bird hunting season.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Paradise Shelduck Posted 20 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Game On... Date confirmed for the 2020 duck hunting season

23rd of May will be opening day, marking the start of the 2020 game bird season following today’s announcement of the move to Alert Level 2.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Paradise Shelduck Posted 21 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Hunters praised for following the rules

Game bird hunters throughout the country followed the rules last weekend on what would have been the traditional start to the game bird hunting season.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Posted 21 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

No duck hunting this weekend

Duck hunters are reminded that this weekend is not the start of the annual game bird season.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Posted 21 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Game bird season opening confirmed

The Government have announced that the game bird season is delayed. However, we are pleased to announce we will have a game bird season under Alert Level 2 with the...

Posted in Hunting; Posted 21 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Hunting is a safe activity

The New Zealand outdoors offers fantastic hunting opportunities. Over 195,000 hunters recreate in New Zealand each year and Fish & Game New Zealand and the Game Animal Council say that...

Posted in National, Hunting; Posted 21 months ago by Brian Anderton

Getting the most out of your gundog - 9 April 2020

Choosing a Breed

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Posted 22 months ago

Mallards explore the South Pacific

Two intrepid New Zealand mallard ducks have turned up on the small New Caledonian island of Lifou.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Conservation Posted 22 months ago by Richie Cosgrove

Perfectly timed photo wins award for South Island photographer

Marlborough photographer Matt Winter’s expertly timed photo of two paradise shelducks in perfect symmetry has won the inaugural Game Bird Habitat Trust’s photo competition.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Paradise Shelduck stamp Posted 2 years ago by Richie Cosgrove

Kiwi calls in the crowd and wins world duck calling champs

Kiwi teenager Ritson Galloway, who is the current New Zealand Live Duck Calling Champion, has blitzed the best duck callers from all over the world to become the first Non-American...

Posted in Hunting; Tagged game bird Posted 2 years ago by Richie Cosgrove

Duck hunting still going ahead next year

Information spread by the Coalition of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO) and picked up by ACT’s David Seymour is incorrect.

Posted in Hunting; Tagged Paradise Shelduck game bird Posted 2 years ago by Richie Cosgrove

Call of the wild will ring out in Taupo on Saturday

A cacophony of duck calls will ring out at the New Zealand Duck and Goose Calling Championships this weekend.