Thread: Game bird diary for all

Yup. about 2-2.30 at the car park.

Nah I havent seen the one in the maize for a while now

Originally Posted by EeeBees

Crickey Dundee, Jess has got more displacement than the Titanic...

Yes she sure provides a launch will add an old pic later.Usually too dark too get good photos of the launch.

Well he has or should have learned the rule "never slam the door when goin hunting"



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Originally Posted by Toby

Went to the river just pulled up, had my brother this time. I got the gun locked doors was ready to go he's still fucking around he slams the door shut and the rooster I have been after all season gets up and fucks off across the river. Needless to say I'm not a happy camper but thats the way the cookie crumbled

you can pick your friends toby but not your rellies

Here is some old footage. The quote missed the dog was "I thought I missed her launch"

Four ducks each weekend so far, mostly Mallards this year, whereas last year was mostly Paradise. Then one Pheasant for me and one for my Pal yesterday. About the right amount of birds, enough to eat, puts some in the freezer and not too much work, but some enjoyable hunting. Started a new immigrant into the sport of chasing ducks as well. Not ducks for him yet, still on the clay birds but starting to come onto the target consistently so perhaps in a week or two, he can try his hand.

Seen a few quail, fist covey was about 20 birds, but with no dog and them flying off over tall scrub, no shooting, but as I was picking up a couple of rocks to hurl into the bushes a couple more flushed and over open ground. Of course not ready. But a few days later got a shot at one lone bird the went up and behind me. He got off free. Hopefully this weeks forecast easterlies are not to bad as I intend to bag some quail.

Managed a few pigeons as well.

Found some old footage of the 2011 season,has music added so it might not stay on utube for long.Here is hoping as it was a great season.

First brownie of the year

Well done

Can a guy cry if he finally got a shot at a certain pheasant and missed both times?

I went to this place where there is toi tois and kinda bushy/open stuff that I think pheasants would like so figured at 5 maybe he goes there to snooze in the trees around that area then I heard him take off from behind me but couldn't see him. SOunded pretty far though so I walked 400 or some meters down towards him back up the river when I thought I might as well go home it's getting dark (all clouded over about to piss down) so turned around when I heard a magpie. Hmmm I'm gonna shoot them I haven't shot a magpie in ages. So I head over to the tree they were in when he comes flying out of the tree they were in and BOOM miss fuck BOOM miss. If it was a movie the next 10 mintues would be beeeeeeepppppppppp. I'm going to pattern the gun tomorrow cause going off my shooting during duck shooting he should be dead so gonna check to make sure it isn't this new ammo thats the problem. Hope it's the ammo/choke combination thats wrong. If it was me just missing then I think I might actually get a tear in my eye.

Tissues?

Originally Posted by Toby

Can a guy cry if he finally got a shot at a certain pheasant and missed both times?

Of course he can, Toby: weep on ye valiant Ybanger..it is not so much the missing: what brings a tear to the eye is knowing that a bird with a brain the size of a pea has managed, yet again and by whatever means, to elude the oven...

Originally Posted by Toby

Can a guy cry if he finally got a shot at a certain pheasant and missed both times?

I went to this place where there is toi tois and kinda bushy/open stuff that I think pheasants would like so figured at 5 maybe he goes there to snooze in the trees around that area then I heard him take off from behind me but couldn't see him. SOunded pretty far though so I walked 400 or some meters down towards him back up the river when I thought I might as well go home it's getting dark (all clouded over about to piss down) so turned around when I heard a magpie. Hmmm I'm gonna shoot them I haven't shot a magpie in ages. So I head over to the tree they were in when he comes flying out of the tree they were in and BOOM miss fuck BOOM miss. If it was a movie the next 10 mintues would be beeeeeeepppppppppp. I'm going to pattern the gun tomorrow cause going off my shooting during duck shooting he should be dead so gonna check to make sure it isn't this new ammo thats the problem. Hope it's the ammo/choke combination thats wrong. If it was me just missing then I think I might actually get a tear in my eye.

Hate to say it Toby but I have generally found in life that the operator is usually the cause of "issues" rather than the equipment as much as I prefer the other way round. I bet you lifted your head for the second shot.

Originally Posted by Pointer

First brownie of the year

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Go Betty!!!! I would love to get the Bretons on those!!!

Originally Posted by mikee

Hate to say it Toby but I have generally found in life that the operator is usually the cause of "issues" rather than the equipment as much as I prefer the other way round. I bet you lifted your head for the second shot.

Probably had it up for the first shot too. He came right over head and I know I was gawking at him, never took my eyes off him. I have no idea how I shoot tbh I normally just pull the trigger and things fall over or keep going.

Still going to check the ammo