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How limits are controlled for the Duck Hunting season

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Emerson Diprose
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Duck hunting is about patience and strategy  Emerson Diprose

How Fish and Game track duck numbers throughout the shooting season

As the duck hunting season flies by, we investigate the limits in the different regions of New Zealand and how they are monitored. We headed up to the Waikato to find the birds and speak to some hunters.

Fish and Game council members expand on how they keep tabs on the population of ducks throughout the season, and beyond.

How the Duck Hunting season is monitored in New Zealand