Pics from start of the season

Few pictures from season so far

Opening Morning was great. Had limit pretty early so just retrieved and backed up. Mates boy (9) end up with 5 for the day so he was wrapped

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Opening afternoon chased pheasants. Wildman the tinny bugger ended up with 2 so had limit of ducks and pheasants for first opening up north!
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Sunday shoot a few more ducks and a couple quail but no photos

Knocked off work and took the old dog for a walk on Tuesday arvo
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Wednesday took the new pup for a walk and she went beautifully. Went on point and tracked into a hen nicely, then about 50m repeated the process but this time a rooster went up. Only problem was in landed in the nastiest bit of blackberry around, but no way I was leaving the pups first pointed bird behind. Picked up another one for the day as well
First Bird
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Blackberry retrieving, was a solid wall to start with, legs and shotgun took a hammering
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Mate has a pup from the same litter who also went great so was an awesome day out
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On weekend went for another walk and 2 more birds for the pup, another nice point on the first bird and a good retrieve on the second. So needless to say I'm wrapped with how she's going

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great photos thanks for sharing!

Been a bit slack on the photos this year but here's a couple more from this year

This bird was quite cool, had eluded me and mate on seperate occasions over the last couple seasons due to the spot he was in and being a smart bugger. We put the stalk on and end up with the double trouble sisters both on point working in (that would have been and even better photo), 3 missed shots from the 2 of us he looked like he'd live another day, but the last gasp barrel stretching shot dropped him from the sky:):)
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So that's the real reason Wildman moved North :)

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Originally Posted by jakewire

So that's the real reason Wildman moved North :)

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Correct.

Good season huh! Nice pics :)

Nice! How do you find your new pup hillclimba?

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Originally Posted by Pointer

Nice! How do you find your new pup hillclimba?

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Bloody good, she's still got a lot to learn but is getting the hang of it. Even thought she's pretty good I took the old dogs out the other day and you notice the difference experience makes

Brought a new shotgun today that I didn't really need, seems to shoot straight

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Going great guns guys. Have you tried your new pup on deer yet?

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Originally Posted by Titanium

Going great guns guys. Have you tried your new pup on deer yet?

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You can go with him when he trys! Might need a year or 8 to slow down...

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Originally Posted by Wildman

You can go with him when he trys! Might need a year or 8 to slow down...

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I might be offended by that if it wasn't so true. Taken her on a couple walks and she has indicated them no problem but "we" struggle with any speed slower than flat out! (luckily she's got a solid point) So will give her some time as no rush as the other dogs still have a few years deer hunting in them, and there're a lot easier to manage.

I must have got lucky with Tyne. She's as calm as.

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Originally Posted by Titanium

I must have got lucky with Tyne. She's as calm as.

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Have you got a litter on the way...

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Originally Posted by Titanium

I must have got lucky with Tyne. She's as calm as.

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calmness in dogs is just as much a factor of the owners training and demeanor to:D
excitable owner and half pie training equals over excited half pie dog.
and yes guilty:ORLY::O_O: but trying to change:redbullsmiley:

Forgot to say that she is a Visla and not a GSP.Not sure if GSPs are more excitable.

New shotgun still seems to be shooting straight, couple birds from a good day out today

Not sure what this one was thinking, I'd been hunting all the sunny spots and was crossing to a new area, 11am and this bit was still covered in frost, dog went on point and I was thinking surely not, but up he went. Hard to tell from photos but he had 39 bars
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Another good point but only clipped this one and he was lively when he landed. After getting the pup to calm down and back into the right area she tracked him where he'd run and picked him up hiding under some scrub and pulled him out. It's times like that you want your old dogs but she got there in the end
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Originally Posted by hillclima

New shotgun still seems to be shooting straight, couple birds from a good day out today

Not sure what this one was thinking, I'd been hunting all the sunny spots and was crossing to a new area, 11am and this bit was still covered in frost, dog went on point and I was thinking surely not, but up he went. Hard to tell from photos but he had 39 bars
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Another good point but only clipped this one and he was lively when he landed. After getting the pup to calm down and back into the right area she tracked him where he'd run and picked him up hiding under some scrub and pulled him out. It's times like that you want your old dogs but she got there in the end
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Good learning for the pup...

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Originally Posted by Wildman

Good learning for the pup...

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Yeah it was, and she was also pointing quail well, and I even managed to hit one as well

Couple more pics, this was last Saturdays effort. A good haul for the day, all with shotguns

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and was too nice a day to be inside today so took the afternoon off work and went for a walk

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At least someone's getting out! Nice pics hillclimba :thumbsup:

What size shot you plug the deer with? Some cheeky bastard has to ask aye:D

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What size shot you plug the deer with? Some cheeky bastard has to ask aye:D

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20g, number 5 bird shot! Mate was stalking what he thought was a running rooster, and then bambi stuck it's head up at about 3m, so he gave it a barrel behind the ear in frustration for leading him on

Couple birds from weekend. One was quite hard case, pup was pointing and up went a quail, shot that and went over and picked it up and it was in quite a mess (photo not suitable for publication) and in the corner of my eye I see a cock pheasant ducking through the scrub about 5m away! Quickly dropped the quail and up went the rooster and a couple of hasty shots managed to bring him down. So I'm not sure if dog was pointing the pheasant and the quail was unlucky or the other way round, either way was a bit of fun!


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found some sambar sign as well
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Another season over, and the long wait till next year begins. Took the old dogs for a walk this afternoon, no roosters even seen but lots of hens bodes well for next year, still a few quail about though
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Last weekends effort, 2 birds on the second to last weekend of the season was rather pleasing. Pup has had a bloody awesome first season, still a bit to learn but am wrapt with how she's gone.
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Great pics, Your pup looks awesome. Poor old lock going a bit grey alright.

Really nice looking GSP, where is she from? You are so lucky to have such good areas to hunt, my area jam packed with gorse and blackberry.

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Originally Posted by GSP

Really nice looking GSP, where is she from? You are so lucky to have such good areas to hunt, my area jam packed with gorse and blackberry.

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+1 on all of that ! . I'm seriously looking at getting out of dodge ! Ummmmm North or South ? . Need good uplands and good sea fishing and maybe a job !

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Originally Posted by Titanium

Great pics, Your pup looks awesome. Poor old lock going a bit grey alright.

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Thanks, not sure what I'm going to do with her now, she's got a ton of energy from regular hunting every week, might have to take up running to try use some of her energy

Yeah, he still hunts fine but pays for it when he gets home and stiffens up

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Originally Posted by GSP

Really nice looking GSP, where is she from? You are so lucky to have such good areas to hunt, my area jam packed with gorse and blackberry.

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She's from Ridgerunner Kennels in Manawatu. The forests are pretty good for terrain. Rivers do have a bit of blackberry round, I get told off when I bring her home full of thorns. Last week a rooster did a runner under some blackberry, I was wincing as she dived in and gave chase, wife pulled out about a dozen thorns and one from her eyebrow so got a telling off for not looking after her furbaby :D

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Thanks, not sure what I'm going to do with her now, she's got a ton of energy from regular hunting every week, might have to take up running to try use some of her energy

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I try and get my dogs as unfit as possible after the season. Way easier to manage, put condition on them etc

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+1 on all of that ! . I'm seriously looking at getting out of dodge ! Ummmmm North or South ? . Need good uplands and good sea fishing and maybe a job !

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BOP it is then Munsey :cool:

[QUOTE=Pointer;394893]I try and get my dogs as unfit as possible after the season. Way easier to manage, put condition on them etc



BOP it is then Munsey :cool: Mentioned that to the mrs and that went down like a cold cup of sick ! . Be a bit of building with all the Jafas getting squezed out of jafa land ?

A little bit of an influx to Tauranga but it stops there . They leave the city limits, see green grass and open spaces, panic and turn around :D

I would think papamoa is a builders paradise though. And a great training beach for the dogs.

Sorry for the hijack hillclima. I've enjoyed your photos and reports this season