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Cute dog Eeebees
We did much the same thing, visited 5 ponds similar to this
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On a very sunny Nth Otago day for not a single Duck.
Then spent most of the rest of the afternoon just off the river doing this
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For once again no result, but still a great day.
Thank you, @mrs dundee...:)Quote:
Originally Posted by mrs dundee
Dreadful birds...:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
Still got till 3rd of July down here for them to slip up.Quote:
Originally Posted by EeeBees
Went down to the creek this morning two mallards down there and two parries flew from behind turned around got sun strike but managed to drop one with one shot fired.Attachment 50402
Had a mosey round the forest on Saturday. Gusty wind and wet and cool. Burl pointed two hen birds but no roosters to be found. Took delivery of a young GWP pup so spent remainder of the weekend settling him in and still doing so.
is it me or is the dissapearence of males that seems to happen this time every year a country wide thingQuote:
Originally Posted by Woody
bit rough he got to carry his own dinner round eebee,s;)Quote:
Originally Posted by EeeBees
Noticed a feather in the puddle at the back of the farm so grabbed a cuppla decoys from the creek.
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Dangling my camo legs over the puddle wall was a nice comfy position to wait and call.
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Two came in got em both at 1730
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Good work, Dundee...
"Dangling my camo legs over the puddle wall was a nice comfy position to wait and call".
Goddamn Dundee, your a poet.
Nothing seen after the shots but some swans flew over about 1800hrs and wet the puddle,I heard the splatter and had to check myself in the frozen conditions for safety reasons otherwise work safe might of been involved.:D It was too dark at 1800 but I was wrapped with a pair of mallards and knowing old Jess was warm in her kennel and I could do the retreive in three inches of water:D:thumbsup:
Good work Dundee.
Went for a drift on the last day of Auckland/Waikato ducks, does black powder contribute to global warming? Too f...ing bad if it does.
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Been keeping up with the roosters too.
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She was watching a pair of parries circling us
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Just hanging over the bank tonight,with good company about 9 mallards seen but the buggers landed in another puddle 200mtres away not on our property.A couple of shots fired to keep them moving but nothing presented for a shot.
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time to put the benelli away and dust off the 20g.....first cat of the upland season.
Goddamn.:)
2nd night off since gamebird season started:(Not by choice either.
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Today's efforts
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A bit of a slow afternoon on the lake , a nice double on a brace of spoonies was my highlight . Wind wasn't quite right for mallards , we managed a pair then 3 pigeons . The dog did a wicked long relieve to finish off the afternoon Attachment 50566
Haha a long relieve.... I do those after holding it in on long car rides
This evening efforts, shot a few more right on dark but they weren't on the water when went looking, first time had an evening shot here so lesson for next time to take a better light to check on them when they go down. Apart from that pretty happy with shooting efforts, both yesterday and today I had 4 bird groups and shot all 4 with 4 shots!
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A bit of water around, kayaked to the back of the maimai. Excuse the mess in the background, we've only taken over the maimai this year and still clearing out the junk
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I think i have just wee'd myself laughing too much after reading that comment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pointer
One mallard and two possums no pics tonight as camera battery went flat.
Last nights pics
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Snuck out before breakfast on Saturday morning, took along a stone cold killer
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and managed a first for the season
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If only they were the same size as pheasants.....
tastier tho imho but yes fiddly to deal with;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ross Nolan
Big pond tonight
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Shot a pair of mallards
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Chucked a few more decoys in the puddle
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Quad was hidden on the hill with camo jackets
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One drake came in
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We had some rain so went up to the big pond,haven't been there for a week.
Bridge to access to the pond was high and slippery.
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Swan and parrie silloughettes needed moving
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Water in the creeks ,river is swollen and no birds did a fly by tonight.
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Will try the little puddle tomorrow.
Puddle hunt tonight was frekin cold and never seen or heard a bird.
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When I got home was greeted with duck burger from the last puddle duck hunt and chips :thumbsup: Shes a keeper.:D
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Good on ya Mrs Dundee.
Dundee I gotta meet your missus one day so you better bring her to Toby's shoot. I need to tell her she deserves a medal.
Last night on mallards,greys and spoonies. Managed a cuppla swans at the river this morning but nothing tonight.
The water table has risen a bit since the start of the season.Shot a few birds for the season and topped up the freezer a bit more.Feathers off the birds were given to a maori lady to make cloaks.
No birds tonight but we have water, the puddle and ponds are fulling up.
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Might be a good spot for an evening shoot @Sparrow?
One less duckling murderer.:D
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Haven't got out as much this season with work, weather and seem to be less birds around. But got this fulla today http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...0f414e677a.jpg
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not to kill the mood but this has been the shittist season in the last 5 for me uncooperative wheather no trust worthy dog and f all motivation .
but no longer geese are on the horizon a few weeks of ducks left and decisions made on dog woes.
the glory days will return even if i have to use steel at the lake but given my past experience with 3 inch steel 2,s on mallards im iffy.
but thats not going to stop me trying christ there geese ducks shelducks ansd swan somethings going to get unlucky.
pigs are getting baited now and someone took a sucker by the look as well as a 50 and 90 pounder
the suckers little head left by a deer carcass was a sad sight but im guessin the dogs killed it before the hunter could do anything id hope thats what it was rather than it bieng sniped.
longterm i want another versatile i love quail and pheasant hunting and point is a beautiful thing but so is a long retrieve on a 10 pound goose in shitty wheather or a mallard drake .
like it says in the movie ''get busy livin or get busy dieing'' hunting is really bieng alive
duck down...:D:D
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