by F&O NEWS DESK | Jun 10, 2020 | News
In what is being called as “the most significant change ever” to the way sea-run salmon are managed in New Zealand, a new proposal looks at including a season bag limit in the South Island to help rebuilt Canterbury’s wild sea-run salmon population. The Central South...
by F&O NEWS DESK | May 27, 2020 | News
Findings released from a research programme conducted by Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP) and the Game Animal Council (GAC) to assess tahr survivorship through the Perth River predator removal operation found that tahr are not at risk from 1080. Before the operation...
by F&O NEWS DESK | May 26, 2020 | News
From 1 July 2020, the recreational and commercial fishing rules for blue cod will change to improve the species’ sustainability, Fisheries New Zealand announced today. The minimum catch size will be standardised to 33cm across most areas, except in the upper North...
by F&O NEWS DESK | May 25, 2020 | News
New Zealand was a hive of activity in the early hours of Saturday, 23 May as thousands of hunters headed out to start the 2020 game bird hunting season. The three-week delay to the season because of COVID-19 lockdown had failed to dampen the enthusiasm, with Fish...
by F&O NEWS DESK | May 20, 2020 | News
With New Zealand’s guided hunting industry severely impacted by COVID-19, NZ Game Animal Council, Safari Club International New Zealand (SCI NZ), and New Zealand Professional Hunting Guides Association (NZPHGA) is appealing for support from domestic hunters looking...
by F&O NEWS DESK | May 18, 2020 | News
No rod? No problem A Tauranga man caught a 20kg kingfish with his bare hands while on a stroll. Logan Reid was walking his dog at Miles Lane Reserve when he spotted the kingfish lying on its side. “It looked like a shark swimming in the distance,” he was quoted as...
