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Both Barrels May 2021

The season so farScouting 20 hours a week has been the key to success so far this duck season, Otago hunter Chris Bell says.

  • Otago
  • 17/05/2021
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Both Barrels April 2021

Mallard monitoringExcitement is building in Otago for the opening of the 2021 game bird season on Saturday, May 1.

  • Otago
  • 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…

  • Otago
  • 17/03/2021
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Both Barrels July 2020

Plenty of season aheadI trust you have had an enjoyable 2020 game bird hunting season to date and treated yourself to a few feeds of wild duck, try this delicious…

  • Otago
  • 17/07/2020
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Both Barrels June 2020

Happy Hunters Happy RetailersThe May 23 opening brought smiles to hunters young and old who had to wait 55 weeks since the opening of 2019 due to the Covid –…

  • Otago
  • 11/06/2020
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Both Barrels May 2020

Yes, Opening Day is Finally Happening!

  • Otago
  • 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…

  • Otago
  • 7/04/2020
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Otago Both Barrels July 2019

The last weekend for mallard/grey and NZ shoveler duck hunting is the 27/28th of July.

  • Otago
  • 23/07/2019
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Otago Both Barrels June 2019

By the time you read this, there will only be a few weeks or so left in the mallard and shoveler season.

  • Otago
  • 18/06/2019
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Otago Both Barrels May 2019

Calm conditions didn’t hinder successPreseason predictions suggesting that duck numbers would be healthy for the start of the season were bang on.

  • Otago
  • 15/05/2019
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