Thread: No Duck Shooting 2020

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

true that BUT....as a heck of a lot of folks ONLY shoot the first one or maybe two days of season...and those who do continue to shoot are more likely to be drake selective...it shouldnt be so bad... heck we see the drake rape flocks here every year...poor hens dont get a chance to look after ducklings when they are continually being pounced on and bonked.
funny wee aside...there was a hen bowled by a car outside our work...she was rightside up....the drakes kept flocking in to her and the ground around her was stomped to mud....mallardnechrophillia at its finest.
Ive seen mobs of drakes harrassing hens andthe ducklings getting harrassed by hawks as Mum couldnt get over to protect them.....a drake only season in july would be feasible.

this llmake you laugh .working in greymouth -grey hospital .now anyone whose been there a few times knows thewres a couple of ponds between the front of the hospital and the airdrome /stjohns/rescue chopper base.opening day -iwas on day shift aso no go ,but anyhow in my lucnhbreak i tooles off down the road in the car -yup pond is packed .watching a mob of hens -about five ratling round ....out of the blue like a bloody f18 comes a 3/4grown horny drake into on gettin his end away.he landed atop the smallest hen and bugger me the sisters struck back -in they went like a crusaders forward pack into the ruck and under he went .that water fair boiled as heads surfaced for a gulp of air .about 20secs late he exited the foamand climbed skywards like an atomic missile gruntin his guts out . he was still shakin when he left my filed of vision.
the ladies -shake of the feathers .quick check and domestic bliss ensues-left me with a smile on me dial for the rest of the day.
incidentally the first duck I ever shot was a mallard drake flying chocka up an old parries hen and obviously intent on getting it .what he got was a sizeable lead blowjob which saw him hit the paddock and roll 3 times .on getting to him he'd hit the deck so hard hed broken his neck!
that was at kokatahi outta hoki .great place to shot -you could trace the flight of the birds by the echoes of the shotties comin down the valley toward you!!
I know post earthquake duck populations and behaviour have been radically altered ,in fact my best opening tally was 2 yrs ago on the coast on a farm -3birds in 30mins.
Ive never been able to shoot a great tally anyhow ,but what i do shoot i love eating .Ive also occasionally had the pleasure of introducing firends to the ownders of wild fowl on the plate.