THE SHOOTING SEASON

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXVII, Issue 91, 19 April 1939, Page 2

THE SHOOTING SEASON

STRICT REGULATIONS To 'Mgr ENFORCED. M Strict regulations are to l„, H forced during the shooting I commencing on May 6th, and h.M A' of licenses should make conversant with what is being .luMa'i ’ protect certain classes of game at Dominion. The license fee „My : North Island is 30s, and in the 20s. Such license permits the within the specified season. both native and imported gm ... ject, of course, to the variou lations. Game, other than moose, deer In' xvapiti, cannot be shot with any : M« matic or auto-loading gun, is converted into a gun cap;,!,],. M carrying two cartridges only, .., H any rifle, pea-rifle or punt' gnu ; H , shall any persons use any cui'iJH? of a length exceeding 2) inel>, .. M Nobody is allowed to use at plane for the purposes of In killing game, but sportsmen lowed to use aeroplanes foi ling to or from a rendezvous. 1 . boats must not be used on lake-. „„,M j lagoons, estuaries or other dead Avater, to drive, chase, l ,|.M or stalk game. A power bon' Ml launch, boat, canoe or similtn propelled either wholly or partly mechanical power. This rec. i latjß does not prevent the use of a . Ml boat for camping purposes, w hi' l traA'el to and from any ren. ~, ' Nor does it prohibit shooting moored power boat. Hd License holders are permttci UIII ,M the regulations to place iinpc \.,| native game in cold storage, ..M 1 such game may he kept until i ll]r M" by the owner, hut not beyond .A days after the close of the open son. When placing game i> M storage the person placing it notify the secretary of his n i Ij^M l tisation district in writing n .^B 1 number of game deposited and particulars of his license.