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Both Barrels June 2025 - Nelson Marlborough

Volunteers needed to run Rabbit Island trapline Our dedicated volunteers who have run the Rabbit Island trap line are keen for someone else to take the reins.

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 17/06/2025
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Harlee Cross and Kerry Wratt on Opening Day
Both Barrels May 2025 - Nelson/Marlborough

Opening weekend wrap-up Hunters were out in good numbers on Opening Day of the 2025 season in the top of the South.

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 20/05/2025
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Plumed whistling duck
Both Barrels April 2025 - Nelson/Marlborough

Mallard monitoring completed Staff carried out mallard counts in early April at over 60 sites across Tasman, Marlborough and Golden Bay.

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 17/04/2025
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Maize crop hunting
Both Barrels July 2024 - Nelson Marlborough

Mallards will go where the food is.   Feeding up your hunting spot will increase your bag.

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 23/07/2024
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Both Barrels June 2024 - Nelson/Marlborough

Unfortunately, we have no Both Barrels article for the Nelson/Marlborough region this month.  

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 21/06/2024
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Joe and Harlee Cross
Both Barrels May 2024 - Nelson/Marlborough

Opening Day Wrap-Up Opening Day of the game bird season dawned foggy for many areas, which, as is the usual case, gave way to sunny conditions so by the afternoon hunters…

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 23/05/2024
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Both Barrels April 2024 - Nelson/Marlborough

The countdown is on! Apologies for the delay, the Nelson/Marlborough Both Barrels will be published on Tuesday 23 April.  

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 22/04/2024
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Mot River rooster
Both Barrels July 2023 - Nelson/Marlborough

Above right: Kerry Wratt and Marcus Girvan with a public land rooster.

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 17/07/2023
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Both Barrels June 2023 - Nelson/Marlborough

Above Right: Small flooded hollows like this don’t look much but can provide good evening hunting.

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 20/06/2023
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Submerged maimai
Both Barrels May 2023 - Nelson/Marlborough

Above Right: Flooded rivers meant some hunters couldn’t reach their maimai or had to abandon ship.

  • Nelson/Marlborough
  • 15/05/2023
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