✨ Game Bird Hunting Regulations




14 APRIL NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

AUCKLAND/WAIKATO FISH AND GAME REGION

Game That May be Hunted or Killed - Duration of 1997 Season, except that no duck may be hunted on Great Barrier Island

Species Season Daily Bag Limit
Grey Duck 3 May to 29 June 1997 incl. 10
Mallard duck 3 May to 29 June 1997 incl. 10
Shoveler duck 3 May to 29 June 1997 incl. 3
Grey, Shoveler and Mallard duck aggregate limits, 10 in all
Paradise Shelduck
Ruapehu District south of the north bank of the Wanganui river 3 May to 29 June 1997 incl. 20
Paradise Shelduck
All other unspecified districts 3 May to 29 June 1997 incl. 10
Pukeko 3 May to 27 July 1997 incl. 10
Black Swan 3 May to 29 June 1997 incl. 1
except that no Black Swan may be hunted or killed on the Waikato Hydro Lakes; Karapiro, Arapuni and Waipapa
Canada Goose 3 May to 29 June 1997 incl. 8
California Quail 3 May to 10 August 1997 incl. no limit
Cock pheasant 3 May to 27 July 1997 incl. 3

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m., except that from 12.00am (midnight) 20 May to 12.00am (midnight) 24 May 1997 (both days inclusive) and from 12.00am (midnight) 19 June to 12.00am (midnight) 23 June 1997 (both days inclusive), Canada Geese may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day.

Decoy limit: No limit.

Special Conditions

  1. From the 3 May to the 29 June 1997 inclusive no person shall use or cause to be used for the hunting or killing of game on Lake Waikare, any drifting or temporarily moored floating stand or any stand, hide or maimai which is permanently fixed to the lake bed except within 180 metres of the outer margin of the lake, or the shoreline of Motu Nuia Island (Grape Island).

  2. No person shall use or cause to be used for the hunting or killing of game on Lake Ngaroto any fixed stand, pontoon, hide or maimai except within 85 metres of the margin of the lake.

  3. No person shall use or cause to be used for the hunting or killing of game on Lake Rotokauri any fixed stand, pontoon, hide or maimai on any open water of the lake.

  4. It shall be an offence for any person to willfully leave on the hunting ground any game bird(s) shot or parts of any game birds shot.

  5. It shall be an offence for any person to herd or drive Black Swan(s) for the purpose of hunting or killing them.

Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 83 of 23 May 1990 as amended by Gazette, No. 129, of 29 August 1991, at page 2786



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