SHOOTING SEASON

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 64, 14 April 1944, Page 5

SHOOTING SEASON

, NEW SEASON'S ARRANGEMENTS

ADVICE FOR SPORTSMEN

Advice has been received by M|r C A F. Thomas of Cutlers Hardware Ltd., from the Internal Affairs Department to the effect that the following arrangements have been made regarding' this year's shooting season. The season for duck, pheasant, • quail, etc. will open on: May 6th -and continue until May 21st inclusive for duck and until the 30th - June for other game. Licenses will be issued as usual through arms dealers, post offices, etc. and with each license will be -given a coupojj to entitle the license holder to secure one box of ammunition. Both the license and the coupon must be presented when applying for ammunition. Mr Thomas has been appointed -Sole distributor of ammunition for jfche district from Taneat.ua to Edgecumbe,. and it is anticipated that Matata and Waimana will each have a distributor appointed in their areas. The price for ammunition lias not . jyet been fixed, but it is anticipated lha it will be slightly lower than jlast year—B/6 or 8/9 per box is estimated. It is further anticipated that it be of Eley manufacture ;and of mixed sizes, and the quantity issued is based on the number of licenses issued in the district last season. As yet no provision is made for an increase in: license issue, and intending shooters are advised to secure their licenses and as soon as they come to hand, somewhere, we hope, in the near future.

WHAKATANE ROD AND GUN CLUB

In a recent letter from the Minister of Internal Affairs to Mr W. H. S.emmens, President of the Wliakatane. Rod and Gun Club, Taneatua, it is stated that it has been decided to observe a season for cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail commencing on. the 6th -May, and terminating on 30th June, 1944., both days inclusive. The season for water fowl is from 6th May to 21st May, both days, inclusive. The game season notifications for the Rotorua Acclimatisation District include the following :— ** No person shall in any one day, take or kill more than six head of -cock pheasants; fifteen head in all •of mallard duck, grey duck, paradise duck, and spoonbill duck; ten head of grey duck; ten head of pukeko, and five head of paradise duck. The following are the. figures in 'connection with the liberation of pheasants, and planting of fry during the last two years:—. Fry: Whakatane 123 000; Waimana 126,000; Waioeka 118,000. j Pheasants: 621. Ducks: 246.