Game Hunting Regulations




OTAGO 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/mallard duck and any hybrid of those species 3 May to 27 Jul 2014 25 All areas
NZ shoveler duck 3 May to 27 Jul 2014 2 All areas
Paradise shelduck 3 May to 24 Aug 2014 12 All areas
1 March 2015 5 All areas junior hunting day (refer to clause 5.4 for this Region)
Pukeko Closed season 0 All areas
Black swan Closed season 0 Area A
3 May to 24 Aug 2014 5 Area B
California quail 31 May to 24 Aug 2014 10 All areas
Pheasant 31 May to 24 Aug 2014 5 All areas excluding upland game properties with special conditions specified in clause 7 for this Region
3 May to 24 Aug 2014 No limit Upland game properties with special conditions specified in clause 7 for this Region
Red-legged partridge 3 May to 24 Aug 2014 No limit Upland game properties with special conditions specified in clause 7 for this Region
Chukar 31 May to 24 Aug 2014 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.

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



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Online Sources for this page:

Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2014, No 30





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