Thread: Game bird diary for all

Next year ay Mike? It's about the dogs, not the poultry.

Originally Posted by Ross Nolan

Next year ay Mike? It's about the dogs, not the poultry.

Yep, I must admit the end result is not really the important bit for me. Dog did good and that's enough.

Damn computer stopped accepting photos as attachments so it's taken a while to figure out a work around.

Anyhow had a great day the other week, Only one fell to my gun though it should have been more.

Went for a walk somewhere near the city.

dear ngai tahu and doc please hurry up and open lake ellesmere/te waihora i so dislike shooting geese in sewage coloured crap water and swan leavins

Originally Posted by Ross Nolan

Went for a walk somewhere near the city.

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Your catch today could make a fantastic dinner. For me small game means better taste. In Chinese culinary, we say the best meat is from sky, water and those jumping on the grass.

Shot 18 yesterday with my oldest boy

The tagged one….. from Alaska

Geese tomorrow

A330
now youve (ph)ucked em whose gonna pluck em.

GSPFand i are arranging a wee outing to waihora for a meatand greet with some plump canadas shortly too! Imdribbling thinking about it .anyhow seasons greetings to you and yours from me in ma kennel in shakeytown.

Back at you mate….hope u do well with the feathered kind

Back in the US for a month ,see my new grandkid…. The duck/geese hunting season in full swing ,then back to kiwi for Jan/feb/mar….have a mate up in Mangapai…. Mad pig hunter/fisherman,reckon I’ll get a good dose of the bush and ocean…..

… All the best for u and yours mate!

Bit crap for opening,lost the big pond as farm was sold.
Still got out there for my dog.
Green pond had nothing in bound.
Scored one at the run off.



Bloody cold only heard 3 shots in the district tonight.

Good day with Spence on Saturday, managed to bag our limits. Little .410 is a surprisingly effective gun. Bismuth #4 definitely aren't quite as good as the lead #6 were.

Quite a few of us had reservations on what the day would bring in the Manawatu, turned out pretty darn good. 38 for the weekend, some good shots from the boys and some good dog work too. Even my 13yo Lab Rocco was getting some good retrieves in. I really thought last year would be it, but new steroid injections for his arthritis worked wonders.

Best opening yet for us down south on the public water, managed to get our limit on Saturday by 11:30 and then for the first time ever a Sunday limit by 1:30 with better decoying birds than Saturday, an absolutely amazing weekend had, bring on the rest of the season!

Took Thursday off to chase mallards in the big front coming through with @mawzer308

Bloody great day chipping away at mallards decoying very nice in the big winds.

Dam forgot to take photos had a mate and his mate come up from southland for a couple of days between the 3 of us we had 5 springer spaniels in tow a real family affair my dog gunnar mate had the mother and the sister his mate had the father and a half sister was an awesome couple of days watching the dogs work not a huge num of quail shot but some great dog work with young dogs realized my we fella not such a pot licker after all