Game Hunting Regulations




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Definition of Areas

Area A: That area east and south of State Highway No. 72 and south of Woodend Beach Road.

Area B: The remainder of the Region excluding “area A”.

Area C: Selwyn and Banks Peninsular local body Districts east of State Highway No. 1 and east of State Highway No. 1 to the Waipara River.

Area D: The remainder of the Region excluding “area C”.

Area E: High country for Special Season: The area south, west and north of a line beginning at the Lake Coleridge Hydro Station in the south; along the Lyndon Road to its junction with the West Coast Road; then along the Torlesse and Puketeraki Ranges, down the Seaward River to its confluence with the Hurunui River; down the Hurunui river to its confluence with the Glenrae River; thence up the Glenrae River to its headwaters and down Gorge Stream to its confluence with the Waiau River; down the Waiau River to the Grantham River confluence; up the Grantham River to Mt Captain.

Daily Bag Limits

Grey duck, 5

Pukeko, (north of the Ashley River), 2

Pukeko (south of the Ashley River), 4

Shoveler duck, 5

Mallard duck, 20

Paradise shelduck (area A),2

Paradise shelduck (area B), 15

Black swan, 2

Black swan, (during period 29 June to 30 August 1992),4

Grey, shoveler and mallard duck and paradise shelduck, aggregate limit, 20 in all

Canada goose, no limit

California quail, 10

Chukar, 2

Cock pheasant, Nil

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. or any period within these hours except that during the period 1 June 1992 to 25 April 1993 incl. Canada goose may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day during the specified open season.

Decoy limit: Duck decoys, 30 per hunter. Goose, black swan and all other gamebird decoys, no limit. No person shall place any artificial decoy within 50 metres of any other artificial decoy already set out by any other person.

Special Conditions

  1. No hut, mudhole, stand, hide, shelter, maimai, boat, or cylinder or other contrivance shall be used for the hunting or killing of game in any part of Lake Ellesmere at which the water is of a depth greater than 60 cm, excepting such areas as may be decided upon by the North Canterbury Fish and Game Council, provided that nothing in this special condition shall prevent any person using any vessel for the purpose of retrieving game that has been killed or wounded.

  2. It shall be an offence for any person to wilfully leave on the hunting ground the bodies or parts of bodies of black swan or other game shot in the North Canterbury Fish and Game Region.

Central South Island Fish and Game Region

Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 83 of 24 May 1990 as amended by Gazette, No. 129 of 29 August 1991, at page 2786.

Game That May be Hunted or Killed

Grey, shoveler and mallard duck

Paradise shelduck

East of SH1

West of SH1

Pukeko

Black swan (Area A)

Black Swan (Area B and C)

Canada goose (Area A)

Canada Goose (Area B)

Canada Goose (Area C)

California quail

Cock pheasant

Chukar

Duration of 1992 Season

2 May to 26 July 1992 incl

2 May to 26 July 1992 incl

2 May to 27 September 1992 incl

2 May to 26 July 1992 incl

2 May to 1 June 1992 incl

2 May to 1 June 1992 incl

2 May to 30 August 1992 incl

2 May to 29 November 1992 incl

2 May to 29 November 1992 incl

6 February to 25 April 1993 incl

2 May to 30 August 1992 incl

Closed Season

2 May to 30 August 1992 incl

Definition of Areas

Area A: All that part of the Region encompassing Lake Wainono and Wainono Reserve and bounded to the north by Hook Beach Road, the west by SH1, the south by Poingdestres Road and the east by the Pacific Ocean.

Area B: That part of the bed of the Waitaki River between Lake Waitaki Dam and the sea.

Area C: That part of the Region not included in Area A and Area B.

Daily Bag Limits

Mallard duck, 25

Grey Duck, 25

Shoveler duck, 2

Black Swan (Area A), 5

Black swan (Area B & C), 1

Grey, shoveler and mallard duck; aggregate limits, 25 in all

Pukeko, 4

California Quail, 10

Cock Pheasant, 0 (Closed Season)

Chukar, 10

Paradise Shelduck, 15

Canada Goose, no limit

Shooting hours: Area A: 7:00am to 7:00pm. Areas B & C: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Except that during the period 2 June 1992 to 25 April 1993 incl. Canada goose may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day during the specified open season.

Decoy limit: Lake Wainono and the Wainono Reserve 25; rest of region, no limit.

Special Conditions

  1. No person shall wilfully leave on the hunting ground the bodies or parts of bodies of black swan or other game shot in this region.

Otago Fish and Game Region

Reference to description: Gazette, No. 83 of 24 May 1990, at page 1861

Game That May be Hunted or Killed

Grey, shoveler and mallard duck

Duration of 1992 Season

2 May to 12 July 1992 incl



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🌾 North Canterbury Fish and Game Region (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Game Hunting, North Canterbury Region, Season Dates, Grey Duck, Paradise Shelduck, Pukeko, Black Swan, Canada Goose, California Quail, Chukar

🌾 Central South Island Fish and Game Region

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Game Hunting, Central South Island Region, Season Dates, Grey Duck, Paradise Shelduck, Pukeko, Black Swan, Canada Goose, California Quail, Cock Pheasant, Chukar

🌾 Otago Fish and Game Region

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Game Hunting, Otago Region, Season Dates, Grey Duck, Shoveler Duck, Mallard Duck