Hunting Regulations




1778 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 62 19 MARCH 2008

OTAGO FISH AND GAME REGION¹⁷

1 Game That May be Hunted or Killed—Duration of 2008/2009 Season

Species Season Daily Bag Limit
Grey/Mallard duck and any hybrid of those species 3 May to 27 July 2008 incl. 25
Shoveler duck 3 May to 2 June 2008 incl. 2
Paradise Shelduck
Area A 3 May to 31 August 2008 incl. 10
Area B 3 May to 31 August 2008 incl. 15
Pukeko Closed season 0
Black swan
Area A Closed season 0
Area B 3 May to 31 August 2008 incl. 5
Canada goose 3 May 2008 to 31 March 2009 incl. No limit
California quail 31 May to 31 August 2008 incl. 10
Pheasant
Otago Region except Registered game preserve 31 May to 31 August 2008 incl. 5
Registered game preserves only 3 May to 31 August 2008 incl. No limit
Red-legged partridge
Registered game preserves only 3 May to 31 August 2008 incl. No limit
Chukar 31 May to 31 August 2008 incl. 2

2 Definition of Areas

2.1 Area A: The Clutha River catchment upstream from the Clyde Dam.

2.2 Area B: The Clutha River catchment downstream from the Clyde Dam; the Taieri River catchment and all the coastal catchments between Shag Point and The Brothers Point on the east coast of the South Island.

3 Shooting Hours

7.00am to 6.45pm Area A; 7.00am to 6.30pm Area B, except that during the period 28 July 2008 to 31 March 2009 inclusive, Canada geese may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day.

4 Decoy Limit

No limit.

5 Special Conditions

5.1 No person shall use or cause to be used on any water within the region for the hunting or killing of game, any fixed stand, pontoon, hide, loo or maimai, except within a distance of 10 metres from the water margin in non-tidal waters, or from the low water mark in tidal waters, or from the outside edge of the raupo growth where raupo abounds, without the prior consent of the Otago Fish & Game Council.

¹⁷Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 83, of 22 May 1990, at page 1861



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