Thread: wellington/wairarapa duck hunting

Hi all,
Never been duck shooting but I have had a few goes at clay shooting.
I would like to know where to find info on public? land to shoot ducks or pretty much basic info how I would go about trying out duck shooting
any advice appreciated
cheers stu

there is alot of areas to shoot on lake wairarapa and on the rivers around it, i do alot of shooting when its duck season it can be pretty hit and miss at times but when its on you can get your bag before your coffee goes cold. are you looking for a place for this opening weekend?

No not just yet. More trying to gain some info about where to go and how to gain access and all that


Sent from the swamp

Check Fish & Game website out.

Im new to Wellington area and looking for a place for opening and some outing during the season. Open for any ideas or advice.

I have been to fish and game but did not give me that much. Was thinking of heading over the the wairarapa and look or a spot on a river. Any thing I should be looking for / staying away from / or access issues I should know about?

theres plenty of shooting to be had in the wairarapa. youd want to invest in a good retriever tho the rivers are hard going and they like to die 500m from shore on the lake. bloody steel shot is great...

You think you could get on without a dog to retrieve?? Pretty keen to get out there but I don't think my little mutt will handle dragging a duck around


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Originally Posted by chrome;347068[B

]You think you could get on without a dog to retrieve?[/B]? Pretty keen to get out there but I don't think my little mutt will handle dragging a duck around


Sent from the swamp

certainly a casting rod with a xstick instead of a sinker or a wieghted jag hook.
have you got the 5$ f&g access book plenty of good info in that.

No not yet. I was goin to ring fish&mga me tomorrow to see what info is available, il ask about it. Thanks for the tip


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Originally Posted by chrome

You think you could get on without a dog to retrieve?? Pretty keen to get out there but I don't think my little mutt will handle dragging a duck around


Sent from the swamp

on the lake you would be fine, if you were to shoot on the rimahunga river down by the lakes youd never get your ducks its deep and very dangerous. heaps of ducks fly up the river tho so if youve got a dog its worth a go.