THE 'BEST' OF NEW ZEALAND HUNTING

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• Clients hunt Mallard: Shoveller: Grey Ducks, Paradise Shelduck, Turkey, Geese, Pheasant, Quail, Pukeko, and Black Swan. Click on Gamebirds for species descriptions.

• Our hunts occur in North Canterbury and the Central South Island. Read about hunting here: Gamebird Hunting in Canterbury.

• Both areas are within close proximity of Christchurch International Airport: the start and finish point for our clients.

In North Canterbury we offer a summer season hunt after paradise shelduck (30 January-March 28): and a main gamebird season after a variety of duck, shelduck and geese species. The guide we recommend here is James Gray.

Further south in Central South Island is the domain of the mallard duck. Clients may harvest 50 birds a day during the May to July main season.   Our recommended guide here is Brendan Matthews.

Opening weekend: First weekend in May is the most heavily booked time of the year but additional guides are contracted to handle the spill-over. Our two bird hunting guides are very unique in that they provide a quality, professional service: specialist in operation, unlike the amateur service offered by other primarily big game hunting outfitters. Mallard duck and paradise shelduck are the two premier species targeted with the parrie duck being almost suicidal in its approach to decoys.

Turkey hunting is especially popular and does not require a hunting licence. Canada geese also can be hunted without a licence. Hunters must use steel shot over water, and may only use lead when further than 200 metres from water. Wallaby, hares, opossum, and rabbits are also available to be hunted with shotgun as are quail and pheasant.

 Contact Greg: fairchase@paradise.net.nz