Thread: No Duck Shooting 2020

only if you are the owner/occupier or thier spouse and one son or daughter...so two members of family...two people gender is irrelevant apparently..... but you cant have two brothers /sisters hunting same property without licence.

and you still have to comply with same rules n regs as everyone else.

Must also live on the property , the reg is called Owner occupier. Micky Duck is correct.

Can also be husband and wife.

It is up to you to prove the Ranger of your status I believe. So you both would need to have your firearms liscemce or similar on you. I believe the Plod do check this. Also they will check your vehicle for unsecured firearms. I carry a spare in a case in my Maimai broken down in case its needed but it is considered a safe and in a unusable state for all purposes. Haven been in trouble yet and we get checked fairly regularly.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

only if you are the owner/occupier or thier spouse and one son or daughter...so two members of family...two people gender is irrelevant apparently..... but you cant have two brothers /sisters hunting same property without licence.

So in the south its all good then as they are one and the same?

Originally Posted by johnd

So in the south its all good then as they are one and the same?

Wainono....CSIs big waterfowl area is only 5-10kms from Waimate so anything is possible.

Originally Posted by Gapped axe

Yeah I agree but only for opening numbers, the natural and predertation mortality might increase further on.

they will ga that predations called gsp follower and he,s hungry
cant agree on rangers not accessing private land
its one law for all and often its the private land shooters who think private ownership is a licence for them to not follow the rules
that and isolation of some propertys
couldn't the property owner or occupier nominate the manager to if theyb weren't hunters

@Gapped axe what about the ranger coming onto your property with a shotgun?
Had this happen back in the late 1980's not sure if the rangers still walk around with shotguns these days.
Was a dispute bad eggs between Dad and the next doors pond. Which lead to a ranger coming to check out our licenses. We where all good. But Dad did say to him not to come back onto his land with a firearm as it was agrivated tresspass! We never saw him again.
Our pond backed onto the Waihou river so he walked up the Queens Chain. One and only time that Ive seen a ranger. But then we did shoot with my Uncle who was a fish ranger in the BOP.

ranging with shotgun in tow is frowned upon...........I was frowned at many times LOL.

Ranging with a firearm or even a dog is a no no. You say he was on public land then he can carry a firearm but not whilst in the role of a Ranger doing his duty. Sounds like you put the shits up him, good bloody job to I would say.

Thanks for the reply @Gapped axe rather interesting that! Lot of water I under the bridge now! When he came into the area of the pond he was on private property! All sold now.
Shame but that’s life ah.
Hope you get out for a bit this season

Yeah my crew are getting keen. If we go to level 2 this week, my tam are all going to come down for a working bee. Talking to a F/G councillor last nite, they are backing on a early opening. Hey but who knows but cindy eh. She will already have made her decision, just teasing with an apple, when we go to grab the apple she will replace it with a lemon. We will moan and rant and rage, so she then will pull back the lemon. After a bit the lemon will come back up for a offering and we will grab it and say how lucky we are ffs. Really looking forward to meeting some of the guys on here. Be Prepared Ingrid1 and I will be coming I to see you, cant wait. I think we might even try and organise a Lake Fish from our boats.

Keep on swinging Gapped axe don’t be missing em behind

As a side note to this thread since we still have lock down here in the UK. I’ve been out on our shoot doing all the work. Been rather nice as I can get it all sorted without the townies coming in to do it half assed.
Anyway it’s looking all good even found two pheasant nest and three duck nests
Nice and warm here so got a nice tan as well.

Ha ha, have you been watching me dry practicing in my bed room. One of the better hunters around here asked me if I was going to drop down to 23/4 to try and knock me around, thoughts? Spent 32 k on treatment yesterday, well I spent $22k and you guys paid the other $10k. Last one, that was my budget, I really didn't want to buy this one but the bride wanted one more go. Checked the Bos Welfare Foundation balance last night aNd I see that the farmer I do part time stuff for has put 5 k into my account, this is also on top of a previous donation. I know that she is struggling abit with the lock down rules. Man o man just lost it last night, am now. What unbelievable support. Yesterday both the Southern Cross and Rotorua Public couldnt believe how well I look, mind you not hard I guess as last time I was yellow and in a chair. Look out xmas.