Hunters throughout Aotearoa are checking the sights of their shotguns and readying their rifles in preparation for the start of duckshooting season tomorrow. That is, if they managed to get their firearms licence renewed in time. There have been months-long delays as the police work through a backlog of firearm licence applications. Bill O'Leary is the deputy chair of New Zealand Fish and Game Council.
Photo: Fish & Game New Zealand
