✨ Game Hunting Regulations
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 32
14 MARCH 2012
OTAGO FISH AND GAME REGION[^18]
1 Game That May be Hunted or Killed—Duration of 2012/2013 Season
| Species | Season Duration (dates inclusive) | Daily Bag Limit | Hunting Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grey/mallard duck and any hybrid of those species | 5 May to 29 Jul 2012 | 25 | All areas |
| NZ shoveler duck | 5 May to 29 Jul 2012 | 2 | All areas |
| Paradise shelduck | 5 May to 26 Aug 2012 | 12 | All areas |
| Pukeko | Closed season | 0 | All areas |
| Black swan | Closed season | 0 | Area A |
| 5 May to 26 Aug 2012 | 5 | Area B | |
| California quail | 2 Jun to 26 Aug 2012 | 10 | All areas |
| Pheasant | 2 Jun to 26 Aug 2012 | 5 | All areas excluding upland game properties with special conditions specified in clause 7 for this Region |
| 5 May to 26 Aug 2012 | No limit | Upland game properties with special conditions specified in clause 7 for this Region | |
| 1 Apr 2013 to 3 May 2013 | No limit | Upland game properties with special conditions specified in clause 7 for this Region | |
| Red-legged partridge | 5 May to 26 Aug 2012 | No limit | Upland game properties with special conditions specified in clause 7 for this Region |
| 1 Apr 2013 to 3 May 2013 | No limit | Upland game properties with special conditions specified in clause 7 for this Region | |
| Chukar | 2 Jun to 26 Aug 2012 | 2 | All areas |
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
- Area A: 7.00am to 6.45pm
- Area B: 7.00am to 6.30pm
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 and Game Council.
5.2 No person may leave on the hunting ground the bodies or parts of bodies of Black swan or other game shot in the Otago Fish and Game region.
[^18]: Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 83, of 22 May 1990, at page 1861
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