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Both Barrels July 2024 - Otago

Out for a duck This weekend is the final opportunity to hunt mallard and shoveler in the Otago. The mallard season ends on Sunday, July 28.

  • Otago
  • 23/07/2024
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Both Barrels June 2024 - Otago

Late-season hunting for mallards Picture Above: This laydown blind worked best for mallards in a paddock in the first hours of morning light but needed more greenery for cover.

  • Otago
  • 20/06/2024
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Both Barrels May 2024 - Otago

Good times despite lower bags on Opening   Clutha District might have been the place to be for duck-hunting on Opening Weekend, notching up the highest harvest rate in Otago this year.…

  • Otago
  • 23/05/2024
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Both Barrels April 2024 - Otago

May the 4th be with you! Sorry about that awful pun in the headline.

  • Otago
  • 21/04/2024
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Both Barrels July 2023 - Otago

Above: Bente, A delightful and determined Deutsch Drahthaar, gives up her quarry to the boss, David Dodd.

  • Otago
  • 17/07/2023
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Both Barrels June 2023 - Otago

Above: As ducks head for larger bodies of water, so should the hunters. Big water, bigger opportunities.

  • Otago
  • 20/06/2023
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Both Barrels May 2023 - Otago

Above: Keith Leslie had a good Opening Weekend with his dog Ellie near the Pomahaka River. Photo: Ian Hadland.

  • Otago
  • 15/05/2023
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Both Barrels April 2023

Above right: Not long to go before the sun rises over the decoys.

  • Otago
  • 19/04/2023
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Both Barrels March 2023

Welcome to our first Both Barrels of the 2023 hunting season.

  • Otago
  • 22/03/2023
  • Richie Cosgrove
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Both Barrels July 2022

Late-season decoysIt’s late season. The mornings are cold, and it’s a lot harder to get out of bed than it was in May.

  • Otago
  • 19/07/2022
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