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    Quote Originally Posted by Nathan F View Post
    Closing weekend here in southland. Destruction of the old mai mai begins in the next couple of weeks. Digger in for renos and driving in new poles then construction. Looking forward to next year.
    Aaahhh. A labour of love!!!
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    Went for a quick walk today and picked up a nice rooster, big old bird with 35 bars. But the best part was the pups first retrieved and he brought it right to me, so was stoked with that

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    Quote Originally Posted by hillclima View Post
    Went for a quick walk today and picked up a nice rooster, big old bird with 35 bars. But the best part was the pups first retrieved and he brought it right to me, so was stoked with that

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    Bloody awesome! Good sign for the future

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    Quote Originally Posted by hillclima View Post
    Went for a quick walk today and picked up a nice rooster, big old bird with 35 bars. But the best part was the pups first retrieved and he brought it right to me, so was stoked with that

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    is he fetchin it or eaten it
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    By the look inbhis eyes he's thinking; "Arrrfffkk; like the smell but not the feathers boss; ya got a biscuit?".
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    Summer grass
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    Just testing

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    If this image works I will post more about my wildfowling.
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    Matsuo Basho.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wildman View Post
    Bloody awesome! Good sign for the future

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    Yep he's showing a lot of potential for a young pup

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    Quote Originally Posted by gsp follower View Post
    is he fetchin it or eaten it
    He was pretty happy to get it and didn't actually chew it up too much
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    Seems like we have been shooting the wrong birds

    https://i.stuff.co.nz/life-style/foo...ight-in-nelson

    Would have been a good event

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    Quote Originally Posted by hillclima View Post
    He was pretty happy to get it and didn't actually chew it up too much
    oh well on the brightside not much pluckin left to do.

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    managed to vocaly bully five canadas into range wensday evening forgot that sxs.shave twin triggers
    felt good to line up a gooseagain thp
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    Well, two more sleeps then hope for the best. Limit is only 6 ducks in Reporoa this season and there ate not many birds evident. This has not bee helped by Contact Energy's mass spraying and wipeout of the habitat in one of the major wildfowl breeding wetlands on Deep Creek. (Done under rc from Waikato Tegional council without consultation with DoC, Nz F&G or local hunters who have been develiping ponds there for decades.
    Anyway, I set my decoys and both Thor and I hope a few ducks .igrate our way opening weekend.
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    Good luck everybody
    Last edited by Woody; 29-04-2021 at 07:30 PM.
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    Summer grass
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    Matsuo Basho.

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    lovely looking spot. best of luck.lets hope for a bit wilder weather than in the photos.
    fed wee farm pond again tonight no mallards,just the same pair of parries.....if they have managed to eat 15liter bucket of grain in four days alone...they shouldnt be able to lift fat arses off ground...fed out another 30 liters worth today.
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    Forecast here is fine clear and light sw. May need longer barrels. Using 12ga bismuth this year. Gonna miss my 20 & 28 gauge guns.
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    Summer grass
    Of stalwart warriors splendid dreams
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    Matsuo Basho.

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    looks like there is SOME 20 ga ammunition around.....
    Im going to sit on a small pond...been 20 years on big water so its going to be weird.... put most of my ammunition away and have changed chokes to something more open....

 

 

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