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Both Barrels July 2023
Although the main game bird season has come to an end, there are still plenty of hunting opportunities available from now until the season ends on Sunday 27th August.
Both Barrels June 2023
The duck hunting season is just about over for another year. We are down to our last two weekends of hunting, so be sure to make the most of any...
Both Barrels May 2023
Opening morning dawned with low clouds, drizzle, and some wind for much of the region, the most unsettled weather we’ve had for an opening morning in a long time.
Both Barrels April 2023
Conditions are looking good coming up to the start of the game bird season; ponds have plenty of water in them, the mallard population is healthy, and parrie populations remain...
Both Barrels June 2022
The seemingly relentless wind and wet weather in recent weeks have seen ducks holding on ponds and river bends with good levels of cover, but feeding opportunities provided by worms...
Both Barrels May 2022
The opening weekend dawned fine and clear in most parts of the region, although early fog hampered hunters in some inland areas.
Both Barrels April 2022
Mallard duck numbers are looking good this season, following an extended spring breeding season that produced a strong population going into summer.
Both Barrels March 2022
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.
Both Barrels July 2021
Hopefully, you’ve had a productive 2021 game season and have a few fat mallards tucked away in the freezer.
Both Barrels June 2021
While the Taranaki Region’s season for waterfowl other than pukeko ends at 6.15 pm on Sunday 27th June, there’s still time to get out for that last hunt or two.
Both Barrels April 2021
Unlike eastern areas of the country, Taranaki has been blessed with good autumn rains and most ponds and wetlands will be well topped up for the coming game season.
Both Barrels July 2020
With Sunday July 12 marking the end of the hunting season for ducks in Taranaki, our hunter survey telephone interviewers report that most hunters have been happy with how the...
Both Barrels June 2020
Opening day dawned with low cloud cover in many parts of the region and this provided a good hour or two of hunting before it cleared to a fine calm morning.
Both Barrels May 2020
With NZ now in Alert Level 2, hunters can look forward with anticipation to the duck and pheasant hunting season kicking off at 6.30am on Saturday 23rd May and to...
Special Lockdown Edition Both Barrels April 2020
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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Taranaki Both Barrels July 2019
Following the end of the hunting season for ducks we’ve seen good numbers of mallards during recent wetland visits, indicating that there is a strong base population of birds going...
Taranaki Both Barrels June 2019
Final results of the game bird hunter survey are not yet in, but it’s looking like the 2019 season for ducks was about average.
Taranaki Both Barrels May 2019
The generally fine and calm conditions that greeted hunters on opening day undoubtedly favoured the ducks.
Taranaki Both Barrels April 2019
Taranaki Fish & Game staff say there should be plenty of ducks for hunters this season from May 4, with mallard numbers at above average levels.
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