A couple of nice pheasants from a few weekends ago :)
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A couple of nice pheasants from a few weekends ago :)
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Nice to see a few pics, much appreciated by many I suspect. I thought it best to put an end date to the competition (which shouldn't mean the end of contributions for our enjoyment), so how about the end of July?
Prizes include- An Etrex GPS, A Hi Viz dog vest/ chest protector, A remote flappy duck, Buffalo River Knife, 20ga ammo, and an EeeBees Lanyard. Except the lanyard this is surplus gear in new or as new condition- i.e the flappy has seen about an hour in the field- the twenty gauge ammo hasn't been fired....
The offerings can be like a prize table- 1st = first choice etc.
As a booby prize I'll offer an all gear supplied goose hunt (or other hunting experience) for a contributor prepared to travel here at a mutually agreeable time. Put your hand up if this is something you'd like to have a go at.
Well our duck season wound up today. Managed my share of hunting and time in the field. Hope everyone reading this was able to take something home at some point, learned a little and had a general good time out int he field. Still plenty of opportunities for hunting in most regions so get out there and make the most of those opportunities, I know i will be where possible.
Here's a bit of a story of one of my opportunities from this season for those with two minutes and nothing better to do. OUT OF THE CAVE: The Honey Hole
spose now you want some of our birds you bloody poacher bloody nth islanders should be turned away at the border oops:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tim Allen
better come up with a decent pic my quail ammo supply is getting embarassingly low with little to show for it.;)
great story and pics to timQuote:
Here's a bit of a story of one of my opportunities from this season for those with two minutes and nothing better to do. OUT OF THE CAVE: The Honey Hole
Maybe....:DQuote:
Originally Posted by gsp follower
It's more pheasant (or at risk of offending your Southland friends) duck ammo. Given that I afforded myself near god like powers and the fact that I will be in your vicinity saving myself a bit on freight might be worthy of a little corruption..... so you have a few quail running around :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by gsp follower
Another few birds from the weekend, not a brace so to speak but close :ORLY:
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runnings not the problem its when they fly things turn to shit for me:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tim Allen
theres some about but this changable wheathers playing hell with the times they,re feeding or heading to roost.
you should just about crack it for the goose return to tim.
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Jet with a young rooster from the river this morning and riding home in style, Have another go tomorrow
jet looks suitably entitled to that seat:D
from ''oh no not another bloody photo'' in the first pic to ''its a doggy seat so what ''in the 2nd.
brilliant:yaeh am not durnk:
thanks again gadget and yes im aware how silly i look but that balaclava kept my mush warm .Quote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
the best looking drakes from a irri pond shoot with working man.
terrific pond and some great fun with some hard yakka for his springer who literaly loves cold water.
so much so he,d rather sit in it than on the bank while we packed up.:thumbsup:
ya look like Blackadder:P you about to put those two mallards on the tit.??????:ORLY: jeez youre gettin a little condition on in ya middle years young fella!all that good tucker mums got ya on!:thumbsup:
tsk tsk old son with a sis in the tv biz you should know the camera adds 10[30]lbs:ORLY::DQuote:
Originally Posted by kotuku
i have breast fed the odd shovel but never a mallard duck:yaeh am not durnk: but never say never in this life huh:on fire:
you hidin extra bloody ammo under ya woolly shakar:P or what -or is it a coupla extra packets of lungbusters??:ORLY:
Hoorah! the ammos here. Brace Yo' Self pheasants
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thats so cool pointer my first shotgun was a hollis and sons sxs hammer gun 2 3/4 inch chambers choked full and bloody full.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pointer
nitro proofed for 1 1/4 ounce of shot.hammers are a bastard for a lefty who actually writes right handed:yaeh am not durnk:
Luckily I'm a lefty who shoots with his right!
About to take the old girl for one last dance, wish me luck she doesn't blow up on me :D
if i know english guns you mayy wantto give them a good head start unless ofcorse it a old grouse gun.:D
you know theres a load called vintagers made for old guns in 2.5 made by an outfit called polywad getting them might be another matter tho
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Shes a grouse gun alright... Choked cylinder on the front trigger and 3/4 on the second, for the one that got away...
She came out to NZ with Mr. great great Grandaddy Pointer, around 1890. The ship stuck rocks not far off the Auckland Islands, and grandpappy Pointer was marooned in a lifeboat with this gun, and a leather belt of ammo (long since disintegrated.) He paddled the lifeboat to shore with this gun, hence the metalworks condition, and remarkably survived for 4 months. He used what remaining ammo he had on the local penguins to start, and when he ran out of ammo, He took to clubbing seals with it, until he was rescued by a passing whaling ship who saw his fires used to cook seals and render their fat.
Well that's my first bit of bullshit to qualify me for the "brace yourself" thread. To be honest I brought it in Broncos Tauranga last week for $80 :D
BRACE YO' SELF!
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Well she kicks like a startled cattlebeast. Anyone want to give my my $80 back for it??
She came out to NZ with Mr. great great Grandaddy Pointer, around 1890. The ship stuck rocks not far off the Auckland Islands, and grandpappy Pointer was marooned in a lifeboat with this gun, and a leather belt of ammo (long since disintegrated.) He paddled the lifeboat to shore with this gun, hence the metalworks condition, and remarkably survived for 4 months. He used what remaining ammo he had on the local penguins to start, and when he ran out of ammo, He took to clubbing seals with it, until he was rescued by a passing whaling ship who saw his fires used to cook seals and render their fat.
Brilliant mate.....:thumbsup:
Youre just warming up by the sounds ;)
ssssh Gibo... they were actually shot in your paddock this morn!
You do alright out of my paddock dont ya ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pointer
Pointer I'd give you your $80 just to give the gun back to you! Kicks like a startled cattle beast-:D literary gold. I laugh at the thought :thumbsup: History lesson weren't that bad either. Photo- all class!
Too right I do Gibo :P I missed 4 others in the hour I was there. These ones pictured are the most unfortunate pheasants in the BOP to die by antique :D
Thanks Tim. Donate my prize to the Auckland Island museum :D
wuss :Doops i shoot a 20 gauge:yaeh am not durnk:Quote:
Well she kicks like a startled cattlebeast. Anyone want to give my my $80 back for it??
maybe some 2 inchers might be the go.
great pics pointer envious of the nostalgia trip if not the recoil.
sounds a bit like mothers reaction when i snuggle up and start nuzzling ye old neck
WHAAAAT.............boom a well aimed right foot to my shins
Shit yeah it does bring a tear to the eye!
get my revenge now
off to fart sack early and when she arrives I warm the sheets with a fart any dairy heifer would be proud to moo about.
nice gun that but me -id retire the old girl .Ive a 12G clan heirloom but it'll never see the arse of a cartridge in its breech again -i removed the pins as its too bloody dangerous!
Truth is kotuku she is in better nick than some of my more modern guns 100 years her junior :)
she not a odd size or anything pointer?like 2 5/8s or 2 9/16s if i see any of that rst low loaded stuff i,l give you a yell:yaeh am not durnk:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pointer
This is a 'Re-Post' as i had deleted 2 photos from Photobucket..........Brace on my 1/8th acre property!!!!!!!
Decided to try to flush them out with my trusty gundog Eddie (Miniature Schnauzer) got up early and filled with the ‘breakfast of champions’
(Berocca and nurofen) we set off to despatch our unwary foe…..
Eddie was primed and quickly went on point, I knew we were close and the old hairs on the back of my neck stood to attention like cold nipples!!!!!!
Eddie went straight in for the flush, not a lot of hunting pressure on these inner city quail/animates toy hybrids so they were caught unaware's….
The brightly coloured male stood out against the brush stick covered fence and was the first to feel the force of my 12g Mossberg 500 pump….
The drab hen gained height but was silhouetted against the blue sky and soon met the same fate, luckily dropping my side of the fence to save me
A climb and a possible testicular crush injury retrieve (phew!)…….Eddie was onto the male like Gerry Brownlee on a free buffet……
So there we were, two birds for the pot and only 58 seconds on the clock….what a morning! Ive always considered the Miniature Schnauzer breed
To be a underutilised gun dog breed, my suspicions where vindicated, who knows where Eddie will go next, kiwi aversion training is on the cards….
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After a clean up of the shottie, the birds and Eddies paws (mum doesn’t like mud on her grey carpet!!!!) another well deserved ‘brace’ was consumed..
Sláinte
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Top man Scouser. I had noticed the photo's had gone and frankly I felt it a little selfish to deprive aspiring hunters the opportunity to see a well trained dog working is some of the harshest water fowling environments. The non slip carpet on the mai mai floor is also a good tip along with the professionally installed retrieving door. Glad to see that Eddie waited to after the chores were done to have a Scotch. Basic rules to avoid a retriever going off line, bringing back a stick, or threatening to fight you as it's too cold outside.
Thanks Tim, advice noted....still got one week for Pooks & swans, plenty of time for phezzies and quail.....all year round season for animates toys......:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim Allen
[QUOTE=Scouser;374972]This is a 'Re-Post' as i had deleted 2 photos from Photobucket..........Brace on my 1/8th acre property!!!!!!!
Decided to try to flush them out with my trusty gundog Eddie (Miniature Schnauzer) got up early and filled with the ‘breakfast of champions’
(Berocca and nurofen) we set off to despatch our unwary foe…..
Eddie was primed and quickly went on point, I knew we were close and the old hairs on the back of my neck stood to attention like cold nipples!!!!!!
Eddie went straight in for the flush, not a lot of hunting pressure on these inner city quail/animates toy hybrids so they were caught unaware's….
The brightly coloured male stood out against the brush stick covered fence and was the first to feel the force of my 12g Mossberg 500 pump….
The drab hen gained height but was silhouetted against the blue sky and soon met the same fate, luckily dropping my side of the fence to save me
A climb and a possible testicular crush injury retrieve (phew!)…….Eddie was onto the male like Gerry Brownlee on a free buffet……
So there we were, two birds for the pot and only 58 seconds on the clock….what a morning! Ive always considered the Miniature Schnauzer breed
To be a underutilised gun dog breed, my suspicions where vindicated, who knows where Eddie will go next, kiwi aversion training is on the cards….
After a clean up of the shottie, the birds and Eddies paws (mum doesn’t like mud on her grey carpet!!!!) another well deserved ‘brace’ was consumed..
Sláinte
@Scouser, that is absolutely hilarious...
Nice miniature wirehair Scouser!
Another brace for the last evening shoot of the season :)
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scouser ,youre a born comedian! Well finally got back to our mai maiin rakai the other day for a final shot &decoy pickup.alas no birds but we have found a new access way ,and had a couple of adventures -but they'llkeep. thanks for the competition tim-and i willcarry on keeping his lordship the mayor of rakaia honest1
No need to thank me Kotuku, thanks goes to those who took the time to entertain us.
Going twice.....
whys max so glum tim ??Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim Allen
no smoko??;)
Not enough work?Quote:
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