✨ Game Hunting Regulations




950 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 40

4 Canada Geese can be hunted during the closed season if an authorisation is obtained from the Otago Fish & Game Council

5. SOUTHLAND FISH AND GAME REGION

Reference to description Gazette, No. 83 of 22 May 1990, at page 1861

Game That May be Hunted or Killed - Duration of 1999 Season

Species Season Daily Bag Limit
Grey duck 1 May to 25 July 1999 incl. 1
Shoveler duck 1 May to 25 July 1999 incl. 2
Mallard 1 May to 2 May 1999 incl. 30
3 May to 25 July 1999 incl. 20
Paradise shelduck 1 May to 25 July 1999 incl. 6
Pukeko 1 May to 25 July 1999 incl. 4
Black swan 1 May to 25 July 1999 incl. 1
Canada goose 1 May 1999 to 26 March 2000 incl. no limit
California quail 5 June to 29 August 1999 incl. 5
Cock pheasant 5 June to 29 August 1999 incl. 5
Chukar Closed Season nil

Shooting Hours

7.00 am to 6.30 pm, or any period within these hours except that during the period 26 July 1999 to 26 March 2000 inclusive, Canada goose may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day during the specified open season

Decoy Limit

No limit

Special Conditions

  1. Shooting from boats is prohibited during the month of May 1999 on the Mataura, Aparima, Oreti, Waiau and Waimatuku Rivers and their navigable tributaries

  2. Unpinned magazine shotguns may be used in the Southland Fish & Game Region



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