The Advanced Big Game Award System:
This is designed to provide further challenges for those bowhunters who have gained their 5th Big Game Award.
The full big game list is used for these awards, the special restrictions placed on the Master Bowhunter big game awards above do not apply. That list is:
Chamois, Tahr, Pig (minimum weight 15 kg), Red deer, Fallow deer, Sika deer, Rusa deer, Sambar deer, Whitetail deer, NZ Wapiti, Kingfish (minimum weight 15 kg), Stingray (minimum weight 20 kg), Shark (minimum weight 20 kg) and Wallaby.
The first of these awards is the “6 species” award and requires the hunter to claim six different big game animal or fish species (starting from scratch). Subsequent awards are given for 7 species, 8 species etc. In each case the hunter will start from scratch on the completion of an award, game is not carried forward.
All game for these awards should be claimed on-line or on big game animal or fish claim forms.
The Advanced Small Game System:
This is designed to provide further challenges for those bowhunters who have gained their 5th Small Game Award. The emphasis is on shooting a variety of game and only one of each species listed needs to be shot.
The awards are:
ANIMAL: One each of Small Game Pig, Small Game Wallaby, Goat (minimum spread 760mm or 30 inches), Hare, Rabbit, Possum, Rat and any one of Ferret, Weasel or Stoat, a total of eight animals.
BIRD: One each of Magpie, Myna and Turkey plus either a Peacock or a Rook, a total of four birds.
FISH: One each of Small Game Stingray, Barracouta, Mullet, Parore, Flounder and any five of the following species: Small Game Shark, Kingfish, Stargazer, Kahawai, Snapper, John Dory, Mackerel, Trevally, Eel, Blue Cod, Sole, Butterfish, Octopus, Squid, Koi Carp, Grass Carp, Dogfish, a total of ten fish. (Any other species of fish claimed which the Committee considers merits inclusion will be added to this section).
All game for these awards should be claimed on-line or on small game claim forms. In the case of a goat the spread measurement should be noted on the claim form or advised to the game recording officer.