45 minute Inquiry - Bow Hunting for Koi Carp.

On Saturday Mrs Mills went to Lake Hakanoa to go bow hunting for Koi Carp. She asked us What was she doing there? Where was she? and Why was she doing it?

Mrs Mills went bow hunting last weekend because the Koi Carp was spaning (breeding) and they come to the shallows to do this.

Lake Hakanoa is a lake in the middle of Huntly full of Koi Carp.

Mrs Mills went out to bow hunt because Koi Carp are pests and we need to get rid of them.

If you are wondering what Bow hunting is well it is a sport that requires a bow and arrow. You also need a line attached to the arrow so you can retrieve it. You do not need a license in NZ to bow hunt. 

It has been around since the Victorian era.

Mrs Mills caught 6 koi carp. She didn’t throw them back into the water because you can receive a fine.  She left them on the side of the lake and they were taken by some fishermen.