Black ones are the more ocmmon ones and tend to be in massive flocks, making them a lot more destructive, but im hating on all swans, some geese and several species of duck (and a single pukeko)

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white swans are protected

white swans are protected

there's a big difference between protected and absolute protection. Protected means you can shoot them in season, absolute protection means no hunting.

i thought they changed the rules a couple years ago to you being allowed to hunt white swans, i thought they are protected the same as black swans, duck & pukeko

absolute protection

what do they taste like?

like mild duck, very nice

I remember it as similar to foal (colt, filly), delicious...

this quote from an article 20/7/2010. According to that it seems you can shoot the white swans as well in some areas i expect. Each game area can have differing rules.

The maximum penalty for shooting absolutely protected wildlife was $100,000; however, since the April incident, white swans had been removed from the list, but were still subject to hunting restrictions, and from July 8 the maximum fine for shooting one out of season was $5000.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/ne ... r-farmhand

All this talk of eating swan makes me want to try it now! Who wants to hunt me one and send me some meat/the bird......

Interesting how two similar discussions render two very diffrent view points from people depending on there ideology.

All this talk of eating swan makes me want to try it now! Who wants to hunt me one and send me some meat/the bird......

Interesting how two similar discussions render two very diffrent view points from people depending on there ideology.

I would have no problem eating 'what was in the other thread', and may have in asia - it was something and I don't know what it was, but considering where I was it probably was.

I would love to try it.