✨ Game Bird Hunting Regulations




14 APRIL NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

EASTERN FISH AND GAME REGION

Game That May be Hunted or Killed - Duration of 1997 Season

Species Season Daily Bag Limit
Grey Duck - all areas 3 May to 13 July 1997 incl. 5
Mallard duck - all areas 3 May to 13 July 1997 incl. 15
Shoveler duck - all areas 3 May to 13 July 1997 incl. 3
An aggregate bag of 15 Grey, Mallard and Shoveler duck, except that within the aggregate bag a limit of 5 Grey and 3 Shoveler shall apply
Paradise Shelduck - all Areas 3 May to 13 July 1997 incl. 10
Pukeko - all areas 3 May to 13 July 1997 incl. 10
Black Swan
Areas A1, A2 3 May to 31 August 1997 incl. no limit
Area B1 Closed season. 0
Area B2 3 May to 13 July 1997 incl. 2
Canada Goose
Areas A1, A2 3 May to 31 August 1997 incl. no limit
Area B1, B2 3 May to 13 July 1997 incl. no limit
California Quail
Areas A1, A2 3 May to 31 August 1997 incl. no limit
Areas B1, B2 Closed season 0
Brown Quail
Areas A1, A2 3 May to 31 August 1997 incl. 5
Areas B1, B2 Closed season 0
Cock pheasant - all areas 3 May to 31 August 1997 incl. 5

Definition of Areas

The following descriptions refer to Local Authority Boundaries described on the Infomap 242B-2 Department of Survey and Land Information for the Eastern Region Fish and Game Council region.

Area A1: Tauranga District, Western Bay of Plenty District, that part of the South Waikato District within the Eastern Fish and Game region and east of State Highway 1, Rotorua District, Kawerau District, Whakatane District, and Opotiki District.

Area A2: Those parts of the South Waikato District west of State Highway 1 within the Eastern Fish and Game region, Taupo District, and Ruapehu District, which lie within the Eastern Fish and Game region.

Area B1: Gisborne District

Area B2: That part of Wairoa District within the Eastern Fish and Game region.

Shooting hours: 6.15 a.m. to 6.15 p.m., except that in Areas A1 and A2 from 14 July to 31 August 1997 inclusive Canada Goose may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day.

Decoy limit: No limit

10 Reference to Description: Gazette No. 83, of 23 May 1990, at page 1861.



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