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Thread: Can bow (or crossbow) hunt small game in DOC open hunting areas?

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  1. 12-03-2020, 09:20 AM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by MB View Post
    Yes, you need a permit to hunt with a bow on DOC land. This takes 3 minutes to get online. Do you need a small game hunting permit? No, I don't think so. Those permits are about using small calibre rifles on shotguns on DOC land.
    Do you mean this permit?
    https://huntingpermits.doc.govt.nz/huntingpermits/apply

    I know it, but only Pigs, Goats, Deer, Wallabies, Chamois and Tahr are allowed.
    I'm not sure if I can hunt small game.

    Thank you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LarrySu View Post
    Do you mean this permit?
    https://huntingpermits.doc.govt.nz/huntingpermits/apply

    I know it, but only Pigs, Goats, Deer, Wallabies, Chamois and Tahr are allowed.
    I'm not sure if I can hunt small game.

    Thank you.

    That's the one.
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