Hunting News & Events

Secrets for Setting Decoys

Waterfowlers, watch this video for tips on how to set decoys for successful hunting.

17/05/2022
Bruce Quirey

Duck hunters look forward to more rain after season opening

Fine weather and light wind has again favoured the ducks on opening day of the game bird season in Otago.

Otago
8/05/2022
Richie Cosgrove

Stunning weather greeted around 50,000 game bird hunters around the country this morning.

While the sunshine and light winds across the country might have been in the duck's favour, it didn't stop hunters from celebrating the traditional first Saturday in May, the Opening…

7/05/2022
Richie Cosgrove

Harvest time for free-range food from the sky

The annual duck-hunting season to harvest free-range food from the sky starts on Saturday, May 7, Otago Fish & Game says.

Otago
5/05/2022
Richie Cosgrove

Bumper duck counts as harvest nears

Thousands of mallards have flocked to rivers in Otago and Southland only weeks before opening weekend of the 2022 game bird season.

Otago
15/04/2022
Richie Cosgrove

Police call for submissions on new rules for Clubs and Ranges

The New Zealand Police are calling for submissions on how gun clubs and ranges operate.

7/04/2022
Richie Cosgrove

Summer hunting for paradise shelduck on offer

For Taranaki game bird hunters who can't wait for the traditional May start of the hunting season to come around, Fish & Game is all set to lay on some…