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    Quote Originally Posted by Pointer View Post
    Funny thing is, none of them are mine!
    Had a laugh when I read scousers post, knowing that none of them belong to you.

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    Still got to the end of the month here

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    Only missed two nights duckshooting and thats when we were in the bush

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    A few on the river again

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    Ooops I'm bad smacked another hen over this morning

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    "Thats not a knife, this is a knife"
    Rule 2: Always point firearms in a safe direction
    CFD

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    A couple of grainy phone pics, taken in low light sorry

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    Won't be much to eat on this one, I'm sure there's a wad stuck in him he was that close. Again excuse the low quality pic, this photo was taken on dusk tonight and my phone doesn't have a flash

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    don't be sorry pointer any photos of dogs and game work for me
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    "Thats not a knife, this is a knife"
    Rule 2: Always point firearms in a safe direction
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    What are you using to take your pics Dundee?

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    just a note if you have alot of light in front of you you will need to open the shutter up more as the images will go dark if you dont .Low light increase your ISO number up 800-1000 maybe but this will introduce a certain amount of digital noise depending on your cameras quality .
    Tweed or not to Tweed that is the question

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    I'm using a compact sony digital 12.1 megapixels,I make no adjustments for low lighting.This camera fits well into any pocket on my stoney creek sweatshirt Pointer.

    Heres a few from last night,the springs are flowing now and water is flowing out of the mai mai.

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    "Thats not a knife, this is a knife"
    Rule 2: Always point firearms in a safe direction
    CFD

    tps://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20180505T00&p0=264&msg=Dundees+Countdo wn+to+Gamebird+Season+2018&font=cursive

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    I think I need to carry my camera too Dundee, my phone camera just isn't cutting it

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    Took the Irish longhaired Coonhound out again today, his first outing since the one last documented on here.

    Shooting over dogs really floats my boat. It's one thing shooting over an experienced old veteran like Patch, always a buzz, but it's extra special when it's a young dog, never a dull moment!

    Went to a new spot, thought I'd give it a try after driving past it for years. Half an hour north, up a drainage creek and voilà phezzy country. We went about an hour in, bumped a hen, and that was it for the trip. It was a loop back to the car so on the way home, the wind favoured us and we had a nice find on a young cock I saw running up the fenceline, upwind and blind to Enzo. Stopping him, I sent him up the opposite fence with the wind in his face, took the bird at full speed, bang, locked up. On the way to him I assumed the bird had stopped as he wasn't moving, but when the bird got up it was maybe 2-3 down from him? Chalk that one up to experience young fella! Bird flushed towards me, flaring when it saw me giving me a really nice side on shot from below. Another one on the board for Enzo!

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    Whats your gun, what chokes what size shot and whats the usual range on birds with them being flushed by dog?
    VIVA LA HOWA

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    Toby I used to be a 'dyed in the wool' 12g guy, until a certain wise old Phezzy shooter from the Hawkes Bay talked me into a 20g. ( I know Mr. King reads this too, so thank you) So this year all my birds are with a 20, using 1/4 and 1/2 chokes. Pet load is an 1oz of #5 shot, although I am tempted to try #6 shot when this slab runs out.

    I try and take my birds close, but not as close as Upnorth Uplander Hes like the quick-draw McGraw of the north. I would say all are shot within 40 yards? I often turn down quartering away shots if they are getting out there as they can be hard to put down with that angle

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    Oh yeah. The u/o I have is 3/4 and full and 12gauge of course. I want to get a new u/o. A yildz.
    VIVA LA HOWA

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    Have a play with the one pictured above if your around on the weekend, see what you think

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    I will be around now. The guy has a soccer game so its next weekend on sunday now.
    VIVA LA HOWA

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    You might catch the 20g bug!

 

 

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