Thread: Shooting but not necessarily hunting

Originally Posted by vinceblack

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

You need permission from the owner for both private and public land.

A permit is a document granting you permission (within certain restrictions) for public land. So for instance, your DOC permit will say you are allowed to hunt but only in designated hunting blocks, not within a certain distance of tracks etc.

Same goes for permits from local or regional councils.

It's an interesting point, I would imagine that the common sense approach is that doc and council permits are for hunting, and not for plinking... Can't see that doc or a regional council would be happy with you using a hunting permit as an excuse to effectively set up an informal shooting range on their land... Of course, I could be wrong