NZ Mountain Safety – Duck Hunters Who Drink Alcohol

By Hastings Deerstalkers' | July 14, 2011

New Zealand Mountain Safety Council Media Release Mountain Safety Council warns duck hunters to avoid alcohol when shooting. The duck season starts on the first Saturday of May and forty thousand passionate duck shooters will head off to their maimais on ponds and lakes to enjoy this highlight of the shooting calendar. During last year’s…

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Don’t Jump The Gun On Canada Goose Culls

By Hastings Deerstalkers' | April 26, 2011

Media release from Fish and Game New Zealand, April 2011 Fish & Game NZ is cautioning hunters against jumping the gun on Canada Goose culls. Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson earlier this month announced that Canada geese are to be moved from Schedule 1 to Schedule 5 of the Wildlife Act, which will take away the…

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