THE SHOOTING SEASON.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 103, 4 May 1925, Page 6

THE SHOOTING SEASON.

SPORT IN THE NORTH. COOD BAfiS OF fillKY DUCK. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WHAXCAREI, this day. I It is indicated by local sportsmen that while the opening of tbe shooting season lias provided some fair bags there is a preponderance of hen birds among pheasants iv this district. This may 1,0 accounted for by the lateness of the ni.it insr and breeding season as compared | with previous years. Wet weather on j tin- openinsr days somewhat hampered i sportsmen, "but home good bags of wild I rri-ev duck were located on the Wairoa I Uiver. also among the lagoons of tiie Hikur.ingi swamp. A RECORD BAG. (By Teb.grapb.-Oivn correspondent.) irAMIt.TOX, this day. What is regarded as a record bag of ducks for New Zealand, for two days shooting, was secured by Mr. A. < ; . rollers' party, which included Messrs. 11. Heath. A.'X. Cave, and S. T. Tisdall of Hamilton. There were 12 guns in tlie party altogether, and the total result of two day's shooting was .V 23 birds. The ground selected for operations was Mr. Potter's own property in the vicinity of'Otaua at Port Waikato. Hamilton members ol" the party report that game is exceedingly plentiful in that vicinity and that their great toll lots not diminished the bird population to any material extent. GOOD BAGS AT WHAKATANE. (Hy Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WIIAKATAXE. this day. The shooting season opened in tine weather and good bags are reported.