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Another freezing night,spent an hour at river with rod and gun.Then just before dark moved to a shallow night pond where I dropped off more acorns.Saw a few birds but nothing in range.But another blank night was rewarded with duck snitchzel after I got back from a "stoney creek" promotion at the local sports shop.
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They had the stoney creek rep there going thru all the gear also gave away a $500 glaisnock coat,15% of all stoney creek gear last night.Quote:
Originally Posted by FatLabrador
man this is intolerable overcast low cloud but no wind.
its its its cruel:oh noes::oh noes::O_O:
Patience grasshopper ! FRIDAY- SATURDAYQuote:
Originally Posted by gsp follower
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patience my arse I wanna kill some mallARDS.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Munsey
managed to score some jewellery tonight, 1st banded duck for me
straight to the pool room
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you jammy bastardQuote:
Originally Posted by Kooza
Munsey I can take a joke as well as the next man but a bloody gale force westerly??Quote:
Patience grasshopper ! FRIDAY- SATURDAY
of all the most useless wind variations for my spots,mr funny bugger huey hit it on the head first fn time.
maybe it,l snow and I can road runner some quail:yaeh am not durnk:
Bloody weather bomb hit every paddock, creek has puddles in it.River is in full flood again. Finding a posey to find ducks when there is that much water around was tuff.
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Had two fly over but never presented a shot.
Quad was well concealed under the hedge with all the old crappy hunting jackets.
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Dundee I have been studying this duck shooting lark and I have worked out that wherever I see ducks, I don't see duck shooters so it is simple really. Just go where you aren't there. That should improve your hit rate shit loads. There had to be five hundred Parries in the paddock down the road again tonight and not a shooter in sight.
Yeah you a right on the money Rushy,I never heard a shot last night so any nearby ducks were sitting in there puddles undisturbed.
Dog put 40 ducks up out of a drain the other evening I pull trigger click ? Safety on surely not? No misfire eject shell into it bit too late what the? Spent next hour working the dog for a pheasant :-) New dog is doing well in his 1st full season
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Horrible weather in Invercargill, which was good as it got the birds moving. 3 birds 3 shots, pretty happy.
Phone played up on the last post.
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Now I understand how the saying "having your ducks in a row" came about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bonecrusher
:cool:One mallard tonight
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Got to shoot a nice pond with these eager two today.
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Come on down duckys, the waters fine
@oraki . looks still as down your ways , Still SW in Chch
Bit of age there by the looks Munsey?
Not a breathe if wind all day. The blinds got grassed up 6.00 and by 6.30, they had frost on them. Just cold enough
Wind stopped think we will have a harsh frost here too.
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Just got back from the farm after a quick shot with my son.
4 mallards 2 parries and a goose.
Not bad for half an hour over a couple decoys.
Dropped another mallard but lost in the gorse. New pup arrives this week.
Shouldn't lose many next year.😆
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I'd like to say we got birds for Africa, up to our armpits in feathers, but Murphy came to play today. 6 birds this morning, and only one tonight. I was hoping for a good shoot, since it was the boys birthday, but he was over the moon with the 2 that he got. Great shots they were too. No wind and blue skies, just not the recipe for hunting ducks
Went for a wander with my girl dog ... she worked like a demon ... only saw a fantail ... then on the road home, there was a melanistic rooster with a hen ...
Yip you right there the eldest around 12 yrs . Old one is exceptional .Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
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Up at the big pond tonight my mate an I are using pump guns we got 4 shots off before our turk guns jammed.:(
Any way we landed a couple of fat drakes for our effort.:)
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First one fell on the land.
Next one landed in the pond and got munched by eels before we could retrieve it:wtfsmilie:
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Glad we never took the new pups up there.We could see eels rising right up till dark.
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Originally Posted by Dundee
Buggered if I'd be retrieving anything out of that dam too.
A man might fall over and quickly become eel bait.
Cheers
Pete
I baited some decoys again this this year and the buggers haven't surfaced,must be some big bastards in there now!Quote:
Originally Posted by P38
The boy walked on water the other night. Was picking up a duck and felt something pulling against him. Looked down, screamed like a stuck pig, and hightailed it out of there. Reckoned it was the size of his leg. I've had the odd big one barking it me before on the pond
1/2 a plug of gelly will clean the buggers up dundee:yaeh am not durnk:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
@gsp followerQuote:
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Why do things by halves ;)
Cheers
Pete
true deepen the pond to Dundee.Quote:
Originally Posted by P38
but my uncle worked on that more the better theory when blowing a hole for the pump intake in his local creek.
a fullish plug instead of half was used and when we retreated 50 metres away to await developments.
we received a rather wet reply as Christ knows how many gallons of water were propelled skywards and what goes up must come down .
thankfully uncle bill was the most soaked but his enthusiasm for gelly was never diminished.
I saw a stump go cartwheeling across the paddock because .... it just need some extra oomph! :D
Luckily we were observing from a safe distance on top of a small hill.
Cheers
Pete
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Trifecta with Mack this afternoon and just missed out on a pheasant, he flushed four I got shot in the air but no result
He is developing real well first retrieve on a swan big bird for an adolescent.
Mallard was a drop in the drain find me if you can he was up to the task.
He pulled up a winged pukeko too
Picked up a pie & a drink for lunch from the Z station on the way out, it must have slipped off the front seat said sooty sitting in the back of the double cab with the rear seat up. He managed some how to get the bag containing pie through to his compartment with his paw I thought what's he up to managed to save it before said black pie muncher had done any damage
Anyone notice that @Rushy gave me a like on lasts nights post? Your fat fingers must be slipping Rushy as you've only dealt two likes.:D
Scored these today what a bargain.
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Biffed 6 in the green pond and another 6 here
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Nothing came in tonight so will take the 6 from here up to the big pond tomorrow if the cattle aren't in the pond paddock.
Went out and had a shot with an old mate on his pond. Pulled up and it was black with birds. Pushed them off and waited, and waited, and waited. Only ones that came back was a pair of spoonies. They sounded like jets coming in, wings roaring, but landed to far out. They're a great looking bird, and deserved to live another day anyway.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention Dundee. Fat fingers indeed. The Rushy giveth and the Rushy take th away. Corrected now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
