✨ Game Hunting Regulations
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 22 — 11 MARCH 2015
(1) Area A: The Clutha River catchment upstream from the Clyde Dam.
(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.
- Shooting Hours
Area A: 7.00am to 6.45pm.
Area B: 7.00am to 6.30pm.
- Decoy Limit
No limit.
- Special Conditions
(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.
(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.
(3) Shooting from a boat is prohibited on the Clutha River from 2 to 10 May 2015 (refer to clause 7 of the First Schedule).
(4) The summer paradise duck season is open on 5 March 2016 for junior licence holders only, and is restricted to locations 200 metres or more from open water.
- Refuges and Closed Game Areas
The following wetland refuges and closed game areas are closed to hunting:
| Refuges | Location |
|---|---|
| (1) Lake Hayes | Queenstown/Arrowtown highway |
| (2) Hawksbury Lagoon | Waikouaiti – East Otago |
| (3) Finegand | Balclutha |
| Closed Game Areas | Location |
|---|---|
| (4) Ashley Downs | Near Clinton, South Otago |
| (5) Tomahawk Lagoon | Dunedin |
| (6) Kawarau River outlet | From Lake Wakatipu downstream to the Shotover River confluence |
- Upland Game Properties with Special Conditions
(1) Rough Ridge: The total area of Rough Ridge Farm with special conditions is described as Rough Ridge and defined as approximately 900 hectares of Rough Ridge Farm near Oturehua that includes Section 24 Block XV1 and Section 2 Block XV11 Blackstone Survey District, Section 3 Block V1 Poolburn Survey District, and Section 42 PT and Section 10 Block XV1 Blackstone Survey District. The boundaries are marked with signposts reading “Rough Ridge Game Preserve”. The property “Rough Ridge” is owned by Fraser and Murray McKnight.
Southland Fish and Game Region
- Game That May be Hunted or Killed—Duration of 2015/2016 Season
| Species | Season Duration (dates inclusive) | Daily Bag Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Grey/mallard duck and any hybrid of those species | 2 May and 3 May 2015 | 15 |
| 4 May to 28 Jun 2015 | 10 | |
| NZ shoveler duck | 2 May to 28 Jun 2015 | 2 |
| Paradise shelduck | 2 May to 28 Jun 2015 | 6 |
| Pukeko | Closed season | 0 |
| Black swan | 2 May to 28 Jun 2015 | 1 |
| California quail | 6 Jun to 30 Aug 2015 | 5 |
| Cock pheasant | 6 Jun to 30 Aug 2015 | 5 |
| Chukar | Closed season | 0 |
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Otago Fish and Game Region Hunting Regulations
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🌾 Primary Industries & ResourcesGame hunting, Regulations, Bag limits, Hunting seasons, Otago, Fish and Game Regions
- Fraser McKnight, Owner of Rough Ridge property
- Murray McKnight, Owner of Rough Ridge property
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