The Shooting Season

Cromwell Argus, 30 March 1931, Page 5

The Shooting Season

_ Conditions governing the forthshooting so us on ure contained in the latest copy of the New Zealand Gazette. In the Otago District the season is from ist May to 30th June, and the game which can ”b$ taken during: that period includes Californian quail, Canadian geese), mallard duck, grey duck, spoonbill duck, and blaeg swan. The number that may be taken in any one day shall not exceed 20 in all of grey duck, spoonbill duck, and swan. It is evidently a close season for Paradise duck. In Lakes district the season is tor 3 months from ist May to 31st July, during which period Californian cpiail. grey duck, and black swan may lie taken. Paradise duck may be taken for one week, from i*t May to 7th May, both days inclusive. The number of native game that may be taken in one day shall not exceed ten head of grey duck and five head of Paradise duck, with the restriction of ton head in all of Paradise and grey duck for one day. From the above it will lie seen that Paradise ducks may i>e taken in the Wanaka district from an imaginary line up the centre of the lake towards the west, this comprising the Lakes district. Other boundaries arc clown the Clutha river to the Cardrona, to the northern boundary of Block I. Lower Wanaka, thence easterly and southerly along the boundaries of that block to-its south-eastern corner, and along a right line, to Mount Pisa. To the cast of I hose boundaries Paradise duck cannot he taken.