SHOOTING SEASON

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 103, 4 May 1933, Page 9

SHOOTING SEASON

S6ME GOOD BAGS

LAKE WAIRARAPA POOR

The opening of the shooting season o4 Wairarapa. Lake was not particularly gooi| this year/from a shooter/'s: point of vjewy and limits were obtained by only a few; sportsmen.on the first day. Weather conditions were not very suitable, and thai birds were flying high. Those who stayed on did better. ■ As usual, ducks were plentiful on most waters prior to the opening day, but soonj became wary, and remained on sarictuaricaf during the daytime. Some of'the..sane* tuaries were thick with duckd. y One party of four which returned yes* terday had excellent quail shooting iiii Lower Valley, bringing back a good mixed bag. Two pheasant limits were taken, ami reports from all parts of the district show results to men who were shooting over dogs. . The following bags were taken, tha number of guns being mentioned first and the number of days in parentheses:—Naina Nama Lake (Hunterville). 4 (1), CO;' Keebles Lagoon (Fitzherbert), 3,(1), 30;j Thompson's Lagoon (Kopane), 3, (1), 2S;< Raugiotu Lagoon (Raugiotu), 8. (2); 229;,! Robinson's Lake (Carnarvon), 3, (1), 27; Awamotu Lagoon (Carnarvon), 2, (1), 18; Saunders' Lagoon (Kariri), 2, (1), 26; Robinson's Lagoon (Voxton), 5, (U, G-t;' Manawatvi River (Longburn), 2, (i), 12; Webster's Lake .(Otaki). 10 (1), 10.0^ Mexted's Lake (Levin), ;>. (1), 34; Papai. tonga Lake ■'(Oliau), 7, (1), GO; L. McDonald's L,.'<e, 5, (1), 24. In the Rangnikei district 3 guns on Soler's Lake shot 14 ducks. 3 guns on. Gfalpin's Lake 2ft, 10 on WWttington's Lake 53. 3 on Cameron's Lake f>, 10 on Smith's Lake HX>."6 on Heaton Paik 25. 4 on Maiy Ann Lake 28, 6 on Perry's Lakq 25. 6 on Beamish Lake 50. 10 on lilind. Island 120, 5 on Whale's Lake 03, 2 oix Mount Lake 10, 4 on Round Bush Lake 40^ ■md 2 on Stewart Lake Ij. " ,'

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