✨ Game Hunting Regulations
NORTH CANTERBURY FISH AND GAME REGION
1 Game That May be Hunted or Killed—Duration of 2014/2015 Season
| Species | Season Duration (dates inclusive) | Daily Bag Limit | Hunting Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grey duck and any hybrid of that species | 3 May to 27 Jul 2014 | 5 | All areas |
| NZ shoveler duck | 3 May to 25 May 2014 | 2 | All areas |
| 26 May to 27 Jul 2014 | 1 drake | All areas | |
| Mallard duck and any hybrid of that species | 3 May to 27 Jul 2014 | 25 | All areas |
| Grey, mallard and shoveler duck aggregate bag | 25 | All areas | |
| Paradise shelduck | 3 May to 27 Jul 2014 | 5 | Area A |
| 3 May to 28 Sep 2014 | 20 | Area B | |
| 1 Feb 2015 to 22 Mar 2015 | 20 | Area B | |
| Pukeko | 3 May to 27 Jul 2014 | 2 | All areas |
| Black swan | 3 May to 27 Jul 2014 | 5 | Area A |
| 3 May to 28 Sep 2014 | 2 | Area B | |
| California quail | 3 May to 24 Aug 2014 | 10 | All areas |
| Cock pheasant | 7 and 8 Jun 2014 | ||
| (two days only) | 1 | All areas | |
| Chukar | Closed season | 0 | All areas |
2 Definition of Areas
2.1 Area A (Paradise shelduck and Black swan): That area east of State Highway 1 from the Rakaia River in the south to Woodend Beach Road in the north.
2.2 Area B (Paradise shelduck and Black swan): The remainder of the region excluding "Area A".
3 Shooting Hours
3.1 Paradise shelduck
- 3 May to 28 Sep 2014: 6.45am to 6.30pm during the specified season
- 1 Feb to 22 Mar 2015: 5.00am to 10.00pm during the specified season
3.2 All other game birds
- 6.45am to 6.30pm during the specified season
4 Decoy Limit
No limit.
5 Special Conditions
5.1 No person shall wilfully leave on the hunting ground the bodies or parts of bodies of any game bird shot in this region.
6 Closed Game Areas
There are three Closed Game Areas in the North Canterbury Region: St Anne’s Lagoon, the northern end of the Rakaia Lagoon and the Ahuriri Lagoon.
18 Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 83, of 22 May 1990, at page 1861
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