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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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago by Brian Anderton

South Island salmon harvest survey to start

South Island salmon anglers are being asked for their help in the first east coast wide salmon harvest survey.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Fresh Water Posted 2 years ago by Richie Cosgrove

Getting the most out of your gundog - 9 April 2020

Choosing a Breed

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

Water pollution remains a major concern for New Zealanders

Pollution of our rivers and lakes remains one of New Zealanders' top two concerns, according to new public opinion poll results released today by Fish & Game New Zealand.

Posted in National; Tagged Fresh Water Posted 2 years ago by Richie Cosgrove

Summer hunting for paradise shelduck on offer

For Taranaki game bird hunters who can’t wait for the traditional May start of the hunting season to come around, Fish & Game is all set to lay on some...

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

Prime Minister's renewed commitment to water quality welcomed

Posted 2 years 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

Stratford kids trout fishing day - Saturday 14th December

It’s all go for the 22nd annual Stratford kids trout fishing day on Saturday 14th December at the Scout Den pool on the Patea River in Stratford’s King Edward Park.

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing 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 3 years ago by Richie Cosgrove

DairyNZ claim of economic ruin if we stop polluting "misleading"

New research from independent economic consultancy NZIER shows that DairyNZ's economic analysis and conclusion are misleading New Zealanders.DairyNZ's economic analysis resulted in them claiming that GDP will lower by 1.1...

Posted in National, Environment; Posted 3 years ago by Brian Anderton

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 3 years ago by Richie Cosgrove

New fishing season off to a flying start

Despite cool weather, thousands of keen anglers around the country have been enjoying success as they try to catch a trout for the family dinner table following the opening of...

Posted in Fishing; Tagged Fishing Posted 3 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.