by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 23, 2020 | News
New rules for hunting under COVID-19 Alert Level 3 has been announced by the government. Hunting is now permitted but only on private land and with the landowner’s permission. Hunters also need to ensure they are within their region and bubble. Overnight trips are not...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 22, 2020 | News
The New Zealand Deerstalkers’ Association Inc (NZDA) is condemning poachers caught hunting during the COVID-19 lockdown, saying it’s illegal and undermining the wider hunting fraternity. There have been several reports of people caught illegally hunting on farms...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 22, 2020 | News
Following a report received by the police on illegal hunting on in the Waitomo area, five men were arrested on Monday night, 20 April. About 11pm, police were called to a rural property where they found five men unlawfully hunting deer on private land. Only one of the...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 21, 2020 | News
In a letter to the prime minister, director-general of health, minister of fisheries, and police, the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council (NZSFC) is requesting the use of boats for sustenance fishing under COVID-19 Level 3. Last week, the government announced...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 21, 2020 | News
NZ Seafood Sustainability Awards postponed The inaugural New Zealand Seafood Sustainability Awards dinner has been postponed indefinitely because of COVID-19. Award winners were to be announced at a dinner in Wellington on 18 March 2020, before New Zealand was placed...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 17, 2020 | News
South Island salmon anglers are being asked for their help in the first east coast-wide salmon harvest survey. The Nelson/Marlborough, North Canterbury, Central South Island, and Otago Fish & Game Councils are asking anglers to actively participate in the annual...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 17, 2020 | News
Following an update on the COVID-19 website that said recreational activities such as hunting are not allowed under Alert Level 3, finance minister Grant Robertson clarified that the government is still assessing the situation and the website had “an error” on it....
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 17, 2020 | News
The New Zealand Deerstalkers’ Association (NZDA) has appointed keen hunter and highly experienced lawyer Gwyn Thurlow as the organisation’s chief executive and general counsel. Thurlow has wide corporate legal experience and holds both a Bachelor of Laws and a...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Apr 17, 2020 | News
Nearly 8000 individuals made a submission calling for the introduction of a catch limit, fishing licence, and data collection to the whitebait fishery through a Forest & Bird online submission page. “Four of the native freshwater fish caught as whitebait are in...
by Fred Hemi | Apr 15, 2020 | Editor's pick, Features, Hunting
It is about this time of the year – around May’s duck shooting season – when duck shooters undergo a change of character. During this time, you will rarely find them at home. They will be in all sorts of places: on small creeks or ponds erecting their maimais,...
