Got no ducks Sat 2 on Sunday ,2 Mon and two 2night now will flood this page with pics soon.
Hows every one else doing after opening?
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Got no ducks Sat 2 on Sunday ,2 Mon and two 2night now will flood this page with pics soon.
Hows every one else doing after opening?
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I got 4 on sat arvo in the space of an hour and a half :thumbsup:, going after tomorrow fingers crossed!!!
20 mallards opening day, 3 on the sunday,
20 parries and 2 mallards yesterday arvo in the space of 1hr 40mins (good shooting);)
between myself and whistlingwings
:roll:I got a choice suntan.To day should have been opening
3 pukekos today
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Blue Pheasants
Pea soup fog until 9am for the first three days at Lake Aniwhenua where I shoot opening, then clear blue skys.
I use two Lucky Duck wing spinners and they worked exceptionally well in combination with my calling birds dropping right into the spread.
22 Mallards, 1 Shoveller, 1 Paradise, in the bag
I've shot this possie for 7 years now and have got it sorted so built a permanent structure this year and it worked well the improvements for next year will be more flax / broom planting and build a step up to give me extra height
New gear I used this year a big tick for Higdon Magnum Decoys, Hard Core Full Body's + Sport Sled I imported from Cabelas certainly made the it easier getting the decoys in and out this year ( Its chest waders and a 400M slog into my possie so floating the decoys in worked well.
New gear that I won't been using again Mallard Machine - just didn't do the business for me to much weed so onto Trade Me it will go next year
Managed to get a deer stalk up Ohutu River on Sunday afternoon didn't tip anything over but certainly gave the legs a good workout up a leading ridge
Only negative to the weekend was I lost my camera in the tide it was due to be replaced so not worth $ but no footage of the dog working ...... which is priceless so here he is from last season if anyone can recommend a robust point & shoot digital camera it would be appreciated
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3pukes 2 mallard drakes and a 3.5lb eeel
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Failed tonight missed two:sick:
We shot 20 greenheads and 1 spoonie on Saturday and 15 greenheads and 5 hens on Sunday. 1 spoonie on Wednesday night.
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Dog was buggered on Sunday.
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Nice one Shootm how many shooters opening weekend?
Attachment 1570Managed to get a couple of roosters today.
Cheers Hendrix was wondering how the upland hunting was going.:thumbsup: I managed 1 female duck tonight at a creek and it was minus 1 leg not even a stump.Must of been bitten off by an eel as a duckling.Very small bird could of been a grey but took no pics cause of the gory state.
No ducks at no.2 pond tonight..........this is why
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Got two nice fat mallards this morning on this little pond
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Three of us shooting on a pond in the Flax block Hauraki Plains got a comfortable limit on the saturday (opening) Sunday we got 20 between us.
Mon got three or 4 ducks between us and headed home.
Got a swan each on every day as well. More swan around our area than I have seen other years. Could have shot dozens.
Out for a shot after work today ,blowing a gale, driving the showers but had a ball.5 Ducks in about 1/2 hr ,good fun & worth being out .
Think I'm getting my calling sorted now.
Having a pretty average start to the season so far, poor opening on ducks. A few geese in the first week, and a couple of public roosters to date. will shoot the private stuff later in the season
now the rain has turned up , its time too start chasing roosters.
you shot any yet z -I havent been out
have got 3 so far and not even trying but seeing plenty around, good for when i put the semi away.
Duck wise, from what Ive heard the Manawatu has had a reasonable couple of weeks, I had a great morning on the opening Saturday ( did'nt go out on Sunday ) & Last Saturday ended up having to go by myself (as a couple of guys bailed at the last moment) & even though I was shooting like shit, still got 9 greenheads & a Puke
Some places in the Wairarapa had average-good openings, But was talking to a guy that shoots a reasonable pond out'a Paihiatua & between 5 shooters they saw one Mallard all weekend
So you never know, as they say- shit happens
Blowing a gale tonight ,am packed Gunnar shoot my maimai out the lake in morning I'm in a good spot so should get reasonable shooting, just hope there some puff left in the southerly . My mates have had i think about 70 birds this week already on a rough lake. .installing log burners sucks can't slack off during the week everyone wants them installed yesterday. So this is my first attempt to shoot the lake can't wait .
FAILED !. Good old fashioned arse kicking , and it wasn't me kicking ducks arses. That will teach me for talking it up .
A combination of too much water and rough lake filled my cylinder to the top . I'm now building a portable builge pump . Just need to work out if a 7 amp battery will run the pump long enough .
One parry drake for Bolt today headn to the river after lunch armed with gun and rod.
Quick morning hunt on Saturday resulted in 8 mallards. Had a balls up at first light when 4 mallards came in with landing gear down. We jumped up to shoot but then realised that in the hazy light they were too far off and they all flared, it's fair to say that we didn't get any of those 4!
Managed 3 parry drakes
Bolts first for the season but he got heaps in the summer season.
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Then me and the boys hit the river.
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The last cuppla parries and shots near the river
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What do you use on the trout steel or lead ?
No Dundee photo session is complete without a Eel on the clothes line :D
Your freezer must be full Dundee!
yeah freezers geting full . Today I picked up a few silos from big pond and headed down too river on the harvested maize field and let my boy do the shooting.We got 3 parries but photos wont upload tonight
Managed 1 parry hen tonight. Heres a few pics
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This was as we approached the hunting area.
Then these 3 flew over close enough too shoot but i jst took a pic
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And my cheap homemade silos worked again:)
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whistling wings and i went out last night and managed a mallard each. an easy pair came into our spread perfectly and never left...
any one noticed the mallards starting to pair up?
Plus I helped with the paradise breeding programme by missing one at about 2m :wtfsmilie: :D
I was driving near Tauranga a few days ago and there was a mallard hen crossing the road with 10plus ducklings!