Thread: North Island game bird hunting pro seeking apprentice?

I'm wondering if anyone in the North Island is desperate to teach a rookie a few tricks of the trade? If it's out of Auckland I could sort out a weekend mission It's my first season and it seems to be bloody complicated! Gonna pop down to a shop tomorrow to see if someone can help me make sense of things, I know I need the $91 season license but need others on top for public land? I thought shotguns were a no go on DoC land but assume the various permits provide exemptions or something. Quite a bit to take in really! Hopefully have a pond to shoot on opening day, but I know there's more to the season than just opening day! I can offer beer and lifetime friendships in return.