Hunting News & Events

Otago Fish & Game finds mallards ducking for cover

Otago Fish & Game officer Paul van Klink has just completed the annual mallard monitoring flights over coastal and South Otago.

15/04/2019
Richie Cosgrove

Game bird hunters reminded to ‘sort their hunting spot’

Game bird hunters have been reminded to stake their claim on their favourite maimai or duck shooting stand before the start of the new hunting season starting Saturday, 4 May, 2019.…

1/04/2019

Nixon Martin duck calling on his first hunt with family members.

Game bird hunters ‘first step’ towards promising new season

Keen game bird hunters will soon take the first step towards bagging some wild game when the new hunting season opens - with game bird hunting licences for the 2019…

14/03/2019

Duck numbers high through the Central Canterbury region

Duck hunters will have plenty of options when the new game bird season starts on the first Saturday in May, any misses will be probably down to the hunter and…

North Canterbury Central South Island
26/02/2019
Richie Cosgrove

Hunting Stand Ballots

Applications are invited from gamebird hunters for a very limited number of hunting stands at Lake Wairarapa, and Pukepuke Lagoon (Himitangi). Click here for more info.

Wellington
18/02/2019

2019 GAME SEASON BALLOT FOR HUNTING STANDS

Applications will be received from licenced game hunters, up to 5:00 pm on Thursday 7th March 2019 for the occupation of hunting stands on Council controlled properties at: Wainono Reserve,…

Central South Island
15/02/2019
Richie Cosgrove

Ducks by the hundred get ‘blinged up’ for scientific research

Hundreds of Bay of Plenty ducks are helping scientific research into their populations and habits by getting “blinged up” with bright, shiny bands on their legs.

17/01/2019

Kiwis set quacking pace at world waterfowl calling champs

Kiwi duck callers have “done New Zealand proud” in the World Waterfowl Calling Championships in the United States – with a string of placings including a second.

13/11/2018

Kiwis off to compete in world duck calling champs

Some of New Zealand’s top duck callers are preparing to head to the U. S. to compete in the World Waterfowl Calling Championships in the state of Maryland.

30/10/2018

Scott Fraser from Waikato Hunting Fishing hands Alan Betschart his prizes.

Hunters ‘win big time’ for sending in duck band details

Helping Fish & Game’s research has “paid off big time” for five game bird hunters who’ve each been rewarded with a $600 Hunting & Fishing prize package – for returning…

8/10/2018