Thread: Game bird diary for all

Went for a stroll after lunch ,to burn off some of the Sunday roast. Had a pair of Parries turn up & got a bit too close.Bit high but took a shot any way.The recipient headed down & out of sight round the corner.Waited for the other bird to come back but no show.Followed up & found them both in the paddock.The white head tried coming back past me into the wind & I took it out cleanly.Dog sent to retrieve ,having that secured sent him after the woundie.He got 20m from it before he spotted it...game on . Funniest thing ,dog chasing a wounded Parrie ,couple of sliding tackles later dog coming back with retrieve #2


Couple on the belt off to see what else is around & look what we found

Not a bad couple of hours ,think #1 dog pretty happy .
This from last week ,what I think is a Blue phase Mallard drake .No white ring around the neck ,no ruffus chest ,pretty much
Blue/grey over the whole bird with the belly being a bit lighter in color & about 2-3 time bigger than a normal mallard drake.
Have shot 4 cream phase but this is the 1st Blue Phase I've ever seen.Was told they are a result of in-breeding ,just 1 of the useless bit of info you learn doing a rangers course.