Both Barrels
Eastern Both Barrels April 2019
A ‘mixed bag’ predicted A long dry summer is usually good for pheasant and quail but not so great for the ducks.
- Eastern
- 24/04/2019
Hawke's Bay Both Barrels April 2019
Prospects 'bright' for game bird seasonWinter and spring produced plenty of water and set up the region for a good waterfowl breeding.
- Hawke's Bay
- 24/04/2019
Taranaki Both Barrels April 2019
Game bird season prospects ‘solid’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.
- Taranaki
- 24/04/2019
Wellington Both Barrels April 2019
The best season in years beckonsRight: Mallard trend count flight over Wairarapa (Photo Hamish Carnachan).
- Wellington
- 24/04/2019
Nelson/Marlborough Both Barrels April 2019
The‘magic’ of game season opening daysCrispy May mornings are a signature of early winter in the top of the south.
- Nelson/Marlborough
- 24/04/2019
West Coast Both Barrels April 2019
Believe it or not, it's been a relatively stable spring and summer on the West Coast - excluding one or two significant rainfall events - great to see the Waiho…
- West Coast
- 24/04/2019
North Canterbury Both Barrels April 2019
Prospects‘very positive' for huntersNorth Canterbury Fish & Game staff carried out their annual aerial paradise shelduck and black swan trend counts in early February.
- North Canterbury
- 24/04/2019
Central South Island Both Barrels April 2019
Big numbers promise great seasonWe are predicting that the 2019 game bird hunting season will provide excellent hunting.
- Central South Island
- 24/04/2019
Otago Both Barrels April 2019
Welcome to the 2019 game bird hunting season! By now most hunters will have tagged favourite hunting spots and scrubbed up their maimais for the season ahead.
- Otago
- 24/04/2019
Southland Both Barrels April 2019
Season's prospectsThe extra rain we received in November and December meant our later nesting mallards fared well to have a very productive and successful breeding season.
- Southland
- 24/04/2019