WAIRARAPA REPORTS
Limit Bags Of Swans But Few Ducks MASTERTON. May 6. Limit bags of swans were reported on Saturday and yesterday by a number of shooters, but there are few reports of the success of duck-hunters. Sportsmen have stated that in spite of the good visibility on Saturday tlie birds wore not as high as was expected, and on Sunday, though the weather had improved from the hunter’s point of view, the birds were not sufficiently low. Today’s brisk southerly, with its rain and low'cloud, should bring better luck to the mai-mai. Unlicensed Shooting. It is believed that a considerable amount of unlicensed shooting has been carried out in the Wairarapa during the past two days, and steps are Jieing taken by rangers to ensure the apprehension of offenders. Two unlicensed shooters are stated to' have been caught in the Westmere district, and to have had their bag „and guns seized.
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 189, 7 May 1940, Page 8
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152WAIRARAPA REPORTS Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 189, 7 May 1940, Page 8
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