Thread: Game bird diary for all

just been up trying to pot a bunny or 3 while i was there noticed a steady flow of birds coming out of the river?
geese thinks i but no i drive over to see at least 700 ducks buzzing a stubble paddock across the road from my bunny spot.
500 odd left to go back to the river but 200 hung around feeding jumping up doing a loop or two and re alighting again.\

in the typical stakes my grain paddocks not a million miles from them but will they find it before the last day of the summer season tommorrow ??
im not gonna hold my breath the only good thing is the geese shouldnt be far behind the ducks

'' WHERE HAVE ALL THE HONKERS GONE ''
''LONG TIME PASSING'
first year in 5 0r 6 ive seen the ducks hitting the stubble before the canadas are here hoeing into the peas.
to late for the csi summer season for me bet they,l be all over my paddocks now bloody ducks .

Originally Posted by gsp follower

'' WHERE HAVE ALL THE HONKERS GONE ''
''LONG TIME PASSING'
first year in 5 0r 6 ive seen the ducks hitting the stubble before the canadas are here hoeing into the peas.
to late for the csi summer season for me bet they,l be all over my paddocks now bloody ducks .

They're up here at 1700m!

Originally Posted by Matt2308

They're up here at 1700m!
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Originally Posted by Matt2308

They're up here at 1700m!
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what the ????

Yep, that's where these lot decided to breed this year. Believe me they made stalking in on Chamois very difficult!
There were a few hundred up there!

jesus thats some paranoid arse geese??
suppose the pressure on its not to surprising??

Soon their beaks will hook and they will start scavenging on chamois carcasses

Originally Posted by Gibo

Soon their beaks will hook and they will start scavenging on chamois carcasses

with the pressure canadas are under cannibalism might be next
finaly got some in the river if the mob that flew over the whare this mornings anything to go by.

Originally Posted by gsp follower

with the pressure canadas are under cannibalism might be next
finaly got some in the river if the mob that flew over the whare this mornings anything to go by.

ya know what to do then.bugger off up to chch and grab my gear if you want -the mrs&kids will show you where it is.I smells some salami a comin on oh yes i does.saw some pigeons outside me lounge window last night before this friggin downpour set in.it is literally pissing down!

Originally Posted by kotuku

ya know what to do then.bugger off up to chch and grab my gear if you want -the mrs&kids will show you where it is.I smells some salami a comin on oh yes i does.saw some pigeons outside me lounge window last night before this friggin downpour set in.it is literally pissing down!

sat up there for some bunnies and was rewarded with the sight of 5 little groups of quail one young melanistic cock pheasant and maybe 30 odd geese in 3 groups.
not going to my pozzy yet but by the weekend numbers will build and merriment should insue.
but i was there to do a job so popped 3 rabbits 2 out of 3 cats i saw one cat so arrogantly only put 2 shells in the shotty.
3 broke cover bang 1 bang 2 cha chick click oops

Driving to work Tuesday morn, pair of quail with eight little bumble bees skittering across the road...then today, Maman and Papa with ten poults, with emerging head pieces...gorgeous...

Originally Posted by EeeBees

Driving to work Tuesday morn, pair of quail with eight little bumble bees skittering across the road...then today, Maman and Papa with ten poults, with emerging head pieces...gorgeous...

Great to see them,driving out of the Leathem Valley,saw several coveys one with at least a dozen tweenys,idled along behind them all hopped and flew a couple of feet,all at differing times,then dived into the fern.

glad i removed a couple of the cats from the equation.
think theres at least 2 more the farmer is rabid anti cat because of the pheasants and quail.
but has never hunted just like seeing them around

bout 120 geese going next door to my farms they cant seem to make up thier minds yet what they want to eat??
some on grass some on peas some on grain probably saw 200 odd altogether so just waiting now untill the hop the fence.
great to see and hear them again.