Thread: Shooting but not necessarily hunting

Another member PM'd me informing me that a permit is required on all public land.

I just don't know what the situation is in NZ. According to the documentation such as the arms code and DoC resources, I can shoot a rifle anywhere I want as long as I don't annoy or endanger, have permission if I'm on private land, and as long as I have a hunting permit if I'm in a hunting block. Other than that, it seems like you're free to shoot anywhere. This seems like a very liberal interpretation though so I hoped the community would be able to clarify.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding the exact meaning of public land. All DoC hunting blocks are on public land, and a lot of public land is DoC conservation area, but not all public land is in either of these categories, so presumably DoC has no business issuing a permit to shoot on that land?

Originally Posted by Barefoot

You need to find out who administers an area of public land.
It may be DOC, it may be the local council, landcorp, etc. Either way you will still need permissoin to shoot on it.
If there is public land up against a DOC block then the local DOC office will know who looks after it.
DOC administers something like a 1/4 of all land in NZ. Someone will correct that if I'm too far off.

That makes sense. So all public land is administered by some sort of authority, and that authority is who I contact for permission. Presumably QLDC 'own' the non-DoC land round this way then....