@Toby that is a good haul, you'll probably shoot more ducks than me and I've still got 2 months left.
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@Toby that is a good haul, you'll probably shoot more ducks than me and I've still got 2 months left.
You need to get out more Stug!
I was more worried about shooting over 20 ducks. Think of all the plucking!!! Took me and dad about 3-4 hours to do 13 ducks and have them hanging back up to dry out.
I'm slow at plucking!! :D
Awesome mikee,
I managed one for the weekend as well
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possibly the shortest bird dog out there in the weekend and I think he may have been more interested in looking for rabbits but he put this one up and then a hen the next day.
Not real flash on the retrieve though...:thumbsup:
Lost a bird today, which always annoys me. I'm sure he was dead in the air as the wings stopped and head down he started to curl under him self in a tumbling motion, surely stone dead. Landed in a sea of gorse about 12 ft High. He isn't on the ground as I crawled through most of it. and two dogs failed to find him. I'm sure he is hung up in the top of the gorse above my head so will go back with machete tomorrow. Pisses me off
Nothing happened tonight not a sound:(
Only the dog snoring:D
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Haha,
Sounded like what happened to me............bloody cold wasn't it! My 10yr old son thought it was hilarious watching me go get the bird while him and the dog sat on the bank ( didn't help when he remarked how clever other peoples dogs were compared to ours):ORLY:
yea thats a share bastard [pointer the top of a gorse patch can be as dence as a roof.:pissed off:
down here we got the opposite problem in places scrub like crap so low and thick a foxy would struggle to crawl thru it.
blackberry and gorse is bad enough but chuck in this shoite and matagouri and you really appreciate what your dogs put up with for you.
Had Pip down the river trying to find this pheasant but he was a no show. Now that the maize is harvested on the other side of the river the fat hua is probably over there scoffing up large.
On the plus side I managed to keep Pip up where I wanted her to flush him back over me as he flew across the river. Well that was the plan anyway.
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Usual drill no birds tonight:ORLY:
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Coming home at 1830 there was a two legged female walking up the road in the dark:o
Said to the "Mrs she might need a ride" ......"FO eat your dinner" was the answer:D
River tomorrow might get a trout if no birds.:)
One nice fat mallard drake at the creek this morning.
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Good work Dundee.
Can you still shoot ducks down the bay?
Wairoa should be in the hawkes bay region :D
We are classed as Wellington Region Toby.
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Went to the river just pulled up, had my brother this time. I got the gun locked doors was ready to go he's still fucking around he slams the door shut and the rooster I have been after all season gets up and fucks off across the river. Needless to say I'm not a happy camper but thats the way the cookie crumbled
Some f words flew out my mouth thats about it. Been after this bugger last year too Rushy. Seen him a couple of times this year and I missed 2 shots early in the season :(
Awesome looking bird the ole pheasant.
Yup. about 2-2.30 at the car park.
Nah I havent seen the one in the maize for a while now
Well he has or should have learned the rule "never slam the door when goin hunting"
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Here is some old footage. The quote missed the dog was "I thought I missed her launch"
http://youtu.be/k0LvLdXO2w8
Four ducks each weekend so far, mostly Mallards this year, whereas last year was mostly Paradise. Then one Pheasant for me and one for my Pal yesterday. About the right amount of birds, enough to eat, puts some in the freezer and not too much work, but some enjoyable hunting. Started a new immigrant into the sport of chasing ducks as well. Not ducks for him yet, still on the clay birds but starting to come onto the target consistently so perhaps in a week or two, he can try his hand.
Seen a few quail, fist covey was about 20 birds, but with no dog and them flying off over tall scrub, no shooting, but as I was picking up a couple of rocks to hurl into the bushes a couple more flushed and over open ground. Of course not ready. But a few days later got a shot at one lone bird the went up and behind me. He got off free. Hopefully this weeks forecast easterlies are not to bad as I intend to bag some quail.
Managed a few pigeons as well.
Found some old footage of the 2011 season,has music added so it might not stay on utube for long.Here is hoping as it was a great season.
http://youtu.be/1NXcxHsCdZA
First brownie of the year
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Well done
Can a guy cry if he finally got a shot at a certain pheasant and missed both times? :oh noes:
I went to this place where there is toi tois and kinda bushy/open stuff that I think pheasants would like so figured at 5 maybe he goes there to snooze in the trees around that area then I heard him take off from behind me but couldn't see him. SOunded pretty far though so I walked 400 or some meters down towards him back up the river when I thought I might as well go home it's getting dark (all clouded over about to piss down) so turned around when I heard a magpie. Hmmm I'm gonna shoot them I haven't shot a magpie in ages. So I head over to the tree they were in when he comes flying out of the tree they were in and BOOM miss fuck BOOM miss. If it was a movie the next 10 mintues would be beeeeeeepppppppppp. I'm going to pattern the gun tomorrow cause going off my shooting during duck shooting he should be dead so gonna check to make sure it isn't this new ammo thats the problem. Hope it's the ammo/choke combination thats wrong. If it was me just missing then I think I might actually get a tear in my eye.