Hunting Blogs
Getting the most out of your hunting dog
Written by: Luke Care - Keeping a dog in top condition can be demanding and expensive, but there are a few things you can do to make sure your money is…
- 7/04/2025
Duck Dog Maimai
Written by: Teresa Borrell. You’ve camouflaged the maimai, placed the brush overhead and up to head height.
- 7/04/2025
Community-led Conservation the Way Forward
By Tim Gale – General Manager, NZ Game Animal Council The NZ Game Animal Council (GAC) has been established for over a decade now and in that time there’s been significant…
- 25/09/2024
- Roslyn Simmonds
Fostering future hunters with fun experience
The third weekend of May sees scores of children flock to a central Hawke's Bay farm to try their hand at duck hunting.
- 30/05/2024
- Maggie Tait
Fish & Game Wades Into Hunter Accessibility
Fish & Game is actively trying to provide opportunities for all to go fishing and game bird hunting.
- 30/04/2024
Hunting for Adventure
Written by - Tim Allen This season will be the fifteenth year of venturing outside my region in search of bird hunting adventures, and I can tell you I’ve had good…
- 19/04/2024
Fine-tuning for the First Flight
Written by - Scott Waterman The game bird dog is a massive part of the whole experience of going game bird hunting.
- 19/04/2024
Counting down the days
Written by - Paul Stenning For some hunters the countdown to the 2024 game bird season started the day the 2023 season finished, busily spending the off season on various projects.…
- 19/04/2024
Todd McClay - The new minister for hunting and fishing
Written by - Maggie Tait New Hunting and Fishing Minister Todd McClay lives his life in a suit and tie, jetting around the world negotiating trade deals when not up to…
- 17/04/2024
It's about much more than hunting
Written by - Jacob Lucas Game bird hunters and wetlands are a natural pairing: as areas to recreate, harvest food, and immerse in wild environments, it is no surprise we have…
- 17/04/2024