Thread: Gamebird licence...

Bought mine today...$90 this year...obviously the increase is due to the need for research funding...breathe in and holding.....

Did you get your season cut in half too?

I am seriously debating whether I will bother or not this season. Only got a week and a half and if I buy a licence for that amount of time I may as well buy a whole season.

You got any time off the first 2 weeks in June, Rueben? If not save me some river beds this year ya bugger

Originally Posted by Toby

Did you get your season cut in half too?

Pheasant and quail...4 May to 25 August
Water dwellers...4 May to 30 June

I'm yet to get my licence, Last year on getting away with $20

Originally Posted by Toby

Did you get your season cut in half too?

Whos season got cut in half ????

I got told ours did, to 4 weeks.

Ok i should be finding out myself... but... what is the story with bird hunting land i manage.... no permit needed?

Originally Posted by Toby

I got told ours did, to 4 weeks.

Give them a call Toby and ask well if the season is cut in half why hasn't the cost of the licence? I have in the past and will this year too

I just look upon it as another tax. If you pay it you get to keep your hunting stuff.

If you don't pay it and are unfortunate enough to bump into a ranger then someone else gets your stuff and you might have to make another donation

As far as I can tell you don't get much other value for it (in our region at least)

That is not to say there is no value Game-bird hunting however I don't see why F&G can't be honest and just call it a Game-bird Tax

Actually not a bad idea. I dont do much in the way of goose shooting but I will get of my ass and give it more time. I will be doing my bit for the mallard population by leaving/not targeting them.

Originally Posted by Bonecrusher

Give them a call Toby and ask well if the season is cut in half why hasn't the cost of the licence? I have in the past and will this year too

Fees est for the whole nation by the minister and ministry. No input from the area Said the same the other day. Best value is Southland three months or something. Duck numbers are down. Dunno it's not the same as it was 50 reasons or more easily for the decline I m not fond of the cost but we have to pay and move on I do know if you get caught there will be no warning you will get done . Sad to see folks flagging it totally as well. Anyhow good luck and shoot safely !!

Originally Posted by moonhunt

Ok i should be finding out myself... but... what is the story with bird hunting land i manage.... no permit needed?

Duck season is to queens birthday w/e for us moonhunt, don't know about pheasants, haven't bought the licence yet.
Requirement for a licence on land you manage is a bit of a can of worms. As head manager you should be entitles to shoot with out licence PROVIDED the owners don't.
However if someone lives on the property it can be argued that it should be them that have the right.

Just had a quick read:-
Auckland
Grey/mallard duck and any hybrid of those species 4 May to 2 Jun 2013
Paradise shelduck 4 May to 30 Jun 2013
Pukeko 4 May to 25 Aug 2013
Black swan 4 May to 30 Jun 2013
Bobwhite (Virginian) quail 4 May to 25 Aug 2013
California quail 4 May to 25 Aug 2013
Cock pheasant 4 May to 25 Aug 2013

I will pay it happily. $90 is pretty cheap for 3 months entertainment. Other options hunt tahr $70 petrol per trip, snowboarding $95 lift pass $70 petrol per trip. So pretty cheap really. Fuck knows what they do with the money though

Well........................................ I'm happy to pay the fee. Still cheap really, and I would rather see a reduced season and reduced limit, if it means the continuation of harvesting gamebirds. Any farmer will alter his stocking rates etc based on feed etc. While I am not convinced that F&G have all the facts they need to make a truly informed choice, I am glad that they are least doing something to try and protect our gamebirds from a decline they cannot recover from.