Both Barrels

Auckland/Waikato

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Both Barrels May 2024 - Auckland/Waikato

Opening weekend summary Auckland/Waikato had four teams out of opening weekend, honorary rangers were paired up and some came out with staff.

  • Auckland/Waikato
  • 24/05/2024
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Both Barrels April 2024 - Auckland/Waikato

Hopes are high for a bumper duck season: Prospects: Climate in particular spring rainfall is a critical component to overall duck production and the last two breeding seasons have been great.…

  • Auckland/Waikato
  • 21/04/2024
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Both Barrels July 2023 - Auckland/Waikato

Above Right: Improvised blinds and camo helped these two successful hunters. This is the last Both Barrels for 2023.

  • Auckland/Waikato
  • 17/07/2023
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Both Barrels June 2023 - Auckland/Waikato

The dabbling duck (mallard/grey/shoveler) season is now past; parries finish on 25 June in this region.

  • Auckland/Waikato
  • 20/06/2023
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Both Barrels May 2023 - Auckland/Waikato

Important new policy review affects you-Your chance to advocate for hunters The Freshwater Policy Review will set the management priorities for our wetlands, lakes and rivers for a generation.

  • Auckland/Waikato
  • 15/05/2023
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Both Barrels April 2023

It’s no secret this has been one of the wettest years in this region.

  • Auckland/Waikato
  • 19/04/2023
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Both Barrels March 2023

Welcome to our first Both Barrels of the 2023 hunting season. There are only 44 sleeps till Opening Morning! ! !

  • Auckland/Waikato
  • 22/03/2023
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Both Barrels July 2022

If you’ve been driving through the country recently, keeping an eye on likely spots, you will have noticed just how many mallard pairs there are.

  • Auckland/Waikato
  • 19/07/2022
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Both Barrels June 2022

Hunters in this region were somewhat divided in our phone surveys as to whether there were more, the same or less mallard ducks this year.

  • Auckland/Waikato
  • 19/06/2022
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Both Barrels May 2022

Opening Weekend started well with more shooting than we have heard for years, perhaps as those hunters lucky enough to have water in their ponds capitalised on all the ducks…

  • Auckland/Waikato
  • 20/05/2022
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