Thread: No Duck Shooting 2020

No duck shooting under Level 3 nothing specific in the advisory released today but you read it here. F & G will sit on their hands hoping that the licence revenue won't be disappearing but hello face reality the season is gone

@Bonecrusher in the current format pretty much-unless they put opening morning out a bit. That cant happen until they know whats going on though.

Fingers crossed level 3 only lasts a few weeks and opening is delayed until late May.

Level 3 is a kick in the guts for hunters and seems to favor the health minister preferred sport of mountain biking instead.

Originally Posted by AlpsHunter

Fingers crossed level 3 only lasts a few weeks and opening is delayed until late May.

Level 3 is a kick in the guts for hunters and seems to favor the health minister preferred sport of mountain biking instead.

i wonder if i can mount my 12 gauge on a mountain bike...............

It dosnt look good for opening weekend. O well at lest I can surf-cast of the beach.

Why Wouldn't they just delay opening by a month... no real effect apart from a few degrees colder? Also gives the retails opportunity to sell us some more new seasons kit - good for the economy..

In the north would allow some water back in the Ponds and time to get the brushing and camo finished on the maimai's?

Queen’s birthday opening would be sweet,3day opening weekend,

My ducks wont get of the water if we delay it by another month, they are loving there maize. Went past it yesterday and hundred odd ducks flew of it. Even through we a dry my pond is looking good, A few mud banks out of the water and thats where all the ducks are resting. Neighbor has similar numbers. If he up working near his pond my numbers increase.

Just hoping the farmers boys who owns the land around the paper road I use for access to hunt the public lake I shoot on don’t go ahead and blast away as it’s their land that borders the lake ..rather the season is just cancelled to be fair to all.

at 19;00 each night we should all blow our callers loud and longinly outside so all the world can hear our pain.....

And from what I understand for your stand claim from last year to be carried over to next year since no tag up for 2020 ,you still have to buy a 2020 game bird license even though there might not even be a season..

Originally Posted by Carpe Diem

Why Wouldn't they just delay opening by a month... no real effect apart from a few degrees colder? Also gives the retails opportunity to sell us some more new seasons kit - good for the economy..

In the north would allow some water back in the Ponds and time to get the brushing and camo finished on the maimai's?

By 1st of June we wouldn't get a single duck round here as would be frozen out normally the kids are skating the ponds by mid June and if they can the season we will still haf to cull the parties so the numbers don't get out of control

ducks on ice is fun....plurry hard on the dogs.
Wainono can be plurry cold...we had banana in tucker bag frozen by morning smoko time...had all our decoys get frosted over out on water and had to go out and redunk them to try to thaw them out....dogs shivering like mad things...neopreme vest are a MUST HAVE down there.

Centrals worse md had a q bday shoot last year arrived at pond frozen mate put a full mag of 3" over it it bounced

Originally Posted by Carpe Diem

Why Wouldn't they just delay opening by a month... no real effect apart from a few degrees colder? Also gives the retails opportunity to sell us some more new seasons kit - good for the economy..

In the north would allow some water back in the Ponds and time to get the brushing and camo finished on the maimai's?

Legislation will hinder any changes to published conditions I imagine the Gazette https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2020-gs608 has to be resubmitted to the Minister for approval quite a process then a whole new conditions booklet published for the season it is what it is.
I've got a gundog in his prime probably the most intuitive dog I've had by some distance we miss the opportunity to work togeather