Thread: Game bird diary for all

I might but hope not unless you can get a slab of ammo for $120?

My last one was 130 from reloaders? I still think its pretty hard to beat the 12g for versatility, its just the 20 is so nice to carry while upland hunting

Oh yeah. Not too bad but I dont see me really needing a light gun although it'll probably be nice for pigeons

Originally Posted by Toby

I might but hope not unless you can get a slab of ammo for $120?

Trap ammo from NSI (MAI MAI Supplies) $99 a slab and good ammo though 8's, I buy a lot of trap ammo 10 slabs at a time,this is a good deal. The local store near me orders it down and sells it to me at the same cost as their website. Cost of hunting ammo matters not a jot cause I am lucky if I use a slab a year for hunting. Last box of super pheasant cost me 40 bucks 2 years ago, still has 20 left in it (we don't have many here, can you tell!!)

Originally Posted by Toby

Oh yeah. Not too bad but I dont see me really needing a light gun although it'll probably be nice for pigeons

I think it's pretty hard to beat the 12 for versatility. If you had to have one gun, it'd be a 12 I reckon. Be careful of a yildiz in 12 though, they are light as hell, would loosen any fillings you have

So it'd be a good idea to put a limb saver on it?

NSI Nobel Speed 28g Shotgun Ammo

Had to head over to the BOP today, what better excuse for a hunt?

I had a place in mind, that I had previously only been to hunt deer. The inland river flats of the Motu area make for great deer hunting, but also hold reasonable bird numbers. I had promised myself one day I would run a dog up there, today I got my chance...

After a ball-deep river crossing, and upstream another hour so I could hunt back into the wind, I popped up onto the terraces. These river terraces are upwards of a kilometer long each, and up to 300m wide, perfect country for a young dog to stretch his legs. And stretch he did - plenty of open country to run, but just enough cover to slow him:



First off the bat two hens got up away from the dog and myself, maybe 200m out. Flushed no doubt by my battles with the weeds. Always encouraging, where there's hens there's cocks... Next bird I saw was a cock bird, gliding from a tree back into the native. I find it fascinating to see a bird that often ground roosts adapted to its environment like this. Even more so to see them in native! The next bird I saw was Enzos' - he found this one right out in the open, miles from any tall cover, tucked up in long grass. Certainly uneducated birds up here - in fact I would say they had never been hunted. Here is Enzos' find of the day:



After this find, our mate Enzo had a full head of steam, at full speed, ears turned off, the works. So I sat him down for bit while I had a drink, gave him 10 minutes to bring him back into the quiet. When he had settled, I cast him off again, and we had a find on a covey of 4 brownies, again out in the open. Well that was enough for Enzo, he was off! Chased them to oblivion. Time to call it a day it seems, so on the leash, walked out. On the way out, saw another hen and a cock gliding amongst the rewarewa. Always a sight to see!

Thats a nice bird

Awsome pointer

How many bars on that rooster tail Pointer?

Didn't count Rushy, I'd imagine it would be mid 20s? Was a young bird going by his spurs

You are probably correct as I can see 22 in the picture.

Enzo is starting to restore my faith in the reds again, good to see the young fulla finding and holding birds for you. I have 1 question, when are you going to let Elena shoot a rooster over her dog??

Originally Posted by upnorth uplander

Enzo is starting to restore my faith in the reds again, good to see the young fulla finding and holding birds for you. I have 1 question, when are you going to let Elena shoot a rooster over her dog??

When he finds a rooster