Yes, @Wildman, that is the end of vintage 2017!!!
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Mia, ten months, was on her way back down the track, caught the scent, did a neat turn, collected herself, roaded in ... hen away ...
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Yes, @Wildman, that is the end of vintage 2017!!!
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Mia, ten months, was on her way back down the track, caught the scent, did a neat turn, collected herself, roaded in ... hen away ...
I would of gone chasing pheasants quail and pooks today but my labs had a growth cut out of his back leg a couple of days ago. Don't know if it's cancer or not but looking like it's going to be cancer. He's only five six years old so who knows how many more seasons he got in him . Trying to keep positive. Thanks for posting really enjoy reading this thread.
Bring on 2018 gamebirds season :yuush:
thoughtd are with you mate .lost my big fella aged 10 after the big "c'nailed him.Quote:
Originally Posted by FatLabrador
Oh no!!! My thoughts are with you ...Quote:
Originally Posted by FatLabrador
Reading about pheasants ... a hen will rarely renest if her whole brood is lost in the first few days after hatching. On the flipside she will lay up to three or four clutches of eggs if things don't go right ...
The US Fish & Wildlife Service released their National Hunting & Fishing Survey recently and it's not good news for hunting.
The survey is done every 5 years. Since 2011, the number of hunters is down by 2 million. Hunting expenditures were down by over 29%.
Year not enough young blood coming through and more people living in city's :oh noes:Quote:
Originally Posted by EeeBees
Yes, Sideshow, the division between urban and rural increases ...
Are the US stats relevant to NZ though?
I think so as we are seeing similarities in the uk:(Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
But stats can be made to look like anything
@Gibo, I think it is relevant ... even in God"s Own ... there is an insidious anti gun, shooting etc ... thankfully, our hunting and shooting culture is stronger than some ... look at Australia now where the anti's are becoming even more aggressive in their protests ... there are lakes etc there, where the police are called (by the guns) to clear the protesters before the legally licenced shooters can even begin shooting ... I have had people say to me, that the price of the licence is too much and they cannot be bothered any more ...even for a peasant such as myself, I would save up for a licence if I had to, just because it is our legal right ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
After lunch we took a nice walk
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Mia and I took our last walk down the river for a time on account of the pheasant breeding season ...
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went for a looka at ellesmere today what a change willows have become the latest doc no no i guess.
presumembly they hinder whitebait or trout maybe the native cocka bully??
i know ducks loved them?
any hoo checked the old pozzie out for goose sign hopin maybe the non breeding canadas had returned from the high country.
no sign yet maybe later this month or november sometime.
gates got a fn great padlock on it at wolfs/yarrs flat to stop idiots driving down in the wet and damaging the tracks and all the shite theyve planted around where the hut used to be.theres buckets of MORE likely thier plants because when i/we suggested they lock the gates when its to wet and make the feckers walk in like we do carrying our deeks and gear doc ''coquetishly said ''oh no we couldnt do that''
green pick around fresh and ready to eat after the lake levels dropped,
like my farming days its a shame to see all that tucker and no stock/geese to eat it:oh noes:
YEEEEET
I posted these the other day,that my boy shot.......posted on the incorrect thread....anyway,nice birds,made for a great feed.
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That in the states somewhere??
Oregon...
Went bush for a week,but the boy sends me this picture.I bought him the Remington,Versa-max ,semi auto,camo,for his b-day,and he has already put it to great use......going to crook-pot a few of those birds...lovely stuff.......
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Had the big village shoot the other day. All guns under 20:thumbsup:
49 on the ground though the dogs got three:XD: so 46 shot for 299:wtfsmilie: can't say we didn't put enough over them!
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Dude recons this one still going
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And last of all a The Dude sleeping under the table at dinner. Good day for him picking some great birds that showed up the labs:thumbsup:
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@A330driver, what breed are the three ducks at the top of the foto ?Quote:
Originally Posted by A330driver
Mate,....that’s a bloody great question,..talking to the boy and the ones I’ve shot over the years,we believe they are part of the “Anas” breed of duck,very common here in Oregon and Washington.I will definitely check to see if that is correct,but have always believed they are of that family.My boy tells me,that there are 4-5 types classified in this breed,they vary,mainly by colour,and markings(obviously),and we see various colours,but common to all of them........thanks for asking,I should know that for certain!!!
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Originally Posted by EeeBees
Thank you for your reply, @A330driver ... I am not a duck shooter myself but I am certainly interested in the waterfowl and gamebirds in other countries ... seeing the migration South of ducks and geese in Canada was a sight I shall never ever forget ... thank you ...
the lakes still a goose free zone :XD:
no mobs but theres probably heaps of pairs about with thier young but i didnt see any.
theres so much tucker there at the mo but nothing to take advantage of it yet.
but we,l see what happens when the grub gets scarce in the high country.
if theres any non breeders left that havent been poisoned or shot they should turn up soon.
if not the moult might give us a window in december before they actualy start.
also might have a week or so window to get a few late november early december when the hungry non breeders turn up looking for some green pick.
then jan 13th summer parries in north canterbury seems early but who am i to complain.:thumbsup:
There you are, @gsp follower, not seeing any geese, but the vineyard I am working on at the moment has a lovely population of Callies ... dang, come The Saturday in May and I bet they will disappear ... :D
i know the feeling EeeBees where i cut firewood i have to crawl down the road untill the little sods decide to saunter off the track out of the road.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by EeeBees
lots of pairs and small coveys but no tiny arse chicks seen yet?? except for some parries and mallards on ''the cement pond'';)
Macha and her owner went to NSW to shoot ducks on the rice last weekend ... the season runs from October to February ... the worse thing is that the snakes start moving when it gets hotter in the season ...
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the hell with that, snakes, crocs, sharks , dinner plate sized spidersQuote:
Originally Posted by EeeBees
no thank you.
hope they had a goodtime and stayed safe
all right you big hearted buggers .got an aussie lady here on the coast dying to try swan /canada/feralgoose or peacock.catch is shes moving on early january ,but this family is mad keen on the stuff.
anyone got a few goose breasts or swan loitering in their freezer.
If so PM me asap.
cheers
kotuku.
i aINT even seen the hindquarters of a shootable goose since feb last year let alone gnawed on ones breast.Quote:
Originally Posted by kotuku
had 15 geese circling the house this morning before heading out onto the river.
hopefuly ellesmere bound and i,l have a crack at them tuesday or wedsday before they start moulting.
those geese are still about the,re feeding quite close to town .
feels great to hear geese calling again and to call at them.
quite impressed with the ease of use of the power clucker.
This morning on our deck :wtfsmilie:
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This morning on our deck :wtfsmilie:
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12 days to parrie time with hopefuly a side order of geese.:yaeh am not durnk:
Driving to work on Sunday, a pair of Callies crossed the road ... only three bumblebee chicks ... I wonder just how many may have been lost due to the rain and coolth!!!
thats exactly what my missus calls them to ;)
there are heaps of pairs with little,uns
so tiny its no wonder they lose them probaly almost daily.
the long wet grass is aparticular killer where we go not to mention cats hawks.
the only thing i havent seen are the weasel clan but they must be there somewhere.
see how many there are when they creche up
right the 20 gauge steels finaly here.
managed to get 4 boxes each of the federal 20 gauge upland steel load with fs [flightstopper] pellets.:yaeh am not durnk:
ita a 7/8s ounce load in 3,s and 4,s doing 1500 feet per second.
hopefuly theres some parries and geese to try it and the 2,s ive got on.
cos the 3 inch 28 gram 2,s were shite on parries.
for the life of me i dont get why the seasons so early [13th of jan] given f&g wont even do there moult counts untill the end of january.
found parries flying:yaeh am not durnk:
bar murphy and huey sticking thier oars in.
our small limit of 5 each should be a piece of cake:ORLY::O_O:
That is hardly sporting of f&g to open the season so early ...
its in responce to crop damage in the early harvest areas of nth canterbury and supposedly so younger gunners can get out with dad/mum over the holidays.Quote:
Originally Posted by EeeBees
