Both Barrels

Central South Island

BBcsiMAY1 Cohan Ryder and Thomas Gornall hunting near Twizel on Opening Day credit Rhys Adams 1 copy
Both Barrels May 2021

How did Opening Weekend go? It was another Opening Weekend of beautiful weather and pleasant conditions.

  • Central South Island
  • 17/05/2021
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Both Barrels April 2021

Welcome to the 2021 game bird season! Opening day for 2021 is Saturday the 1st of May, at 6:45 am.

  • Central South Island
  • 15/04/2021
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Both Barrels March 2021

With less than six weeks to go until the game bird season, we welcome our readers of Both Barrels for 2021, the place where we keep you up to date…

  • Central South Island
  • 17/03/2021
  • Richie Cosgrove
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BB July CSI 1 A late season mixed bag hunt for Rhys Adams credit R De Lange
Both Barrels July 2020

The traditional game bird hunting season is ending in the Central South Island Region.

  • Central South Island
  • 17/07/2020
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Introducing the next gereation to the sport Allan Gillespie showed his gandsons Harry 16 Jack 11 the ropes this year credit J Gillespie
Both Barrels June 2020

Opening reportMixed but dry weather with light swirly wind was the order for opening weekend; bloody good for socialising and introducing new folks to duck hunting but pretty difficult to…

  • Central South Island
  • 11/06/2020
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BB CSI 1 time to set your sights on the 2020 game bird season Credit Rhys Adams
Both Barrels May 2020

Welcome to the seasonWe are predicting that the 2020 game bird hunting season will provide excellent hunting, but due to Covid-19, not quiet in the normal way.

  • Central South Island
  • 20/04/2020
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Special Lockdown Edition Both Barrels April 2020

What F&G has been working on during the lockdownOver the first two weeks of the lockdown, Fish & Game have been scenario planning around what form the game bird season…

  • Central South Island
  • 7/04/2020
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BB JULY CSI 1 Time to call it a season for mallard shoveler swan and pukeko
Central South Island Both Barrels July 2019

The traditional game bird hunting season is drawing to a close in the Central South Island Region.

  • Central South Island
  • 23/07/2019
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BB June CSI 1 a typical mid Canterbury irrigation pond Credit R Adams
Central South Island Both Barrels June 2019

Many of us put the gun away after opening but there is no reason to; bird numbers are great this season and there is plenty of space to find a…

  • Central South Island
  • 18/06/2019
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BB May 2019 CSI 1 Ranger on duty at Wainono Lagoon credit R Adams
Central South Island Both Barrels May 2019

How did opening weekend go? It was another opening weekend of beautiful weather and pleasant conditions. We had teams of Rangers visit the Rangitata and Wainono areas.

  • Central South Island
  • 15/05/2019
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