Saw the body on the side of the road when heading up to my trap line at the Park – went a couple of km then came back – picked him up and took him home to rest Fresh blood so a recent kill – sadly...
Liked On: 25-11-2021, 11:40 AM
One point I didn't make was avoid the nesting season its not really fair on the birds that are sitting on nests. We get away with it here as the area has a few birds and is a dog off leash...
Liked On: 09-11-2021, 07:19 PM
Is that chuckar, as in on the pheasant preserves where they chuck the half grown pen raised birds down a tube and launch them at the punters. :):)
Liked On: 09-11-2021, 07:19 PM
find a public area dog exercise area which has birds but not huntable (Nelson area this is some of the cycle trails) and exercise your dog there. If you have good control and there are a few birds...
Liked On: 08-11-2021, 06:31 AM
Same here - I usually give the quail and pheasants a thrashing, get in touch nearer the season.
Liked On: 03-11-2021, 04:08 PM
If you're down in Napier happy for you to tag along for some upland Sent from my SM-G970F using Tapatalk
Liked On: 02-11-2021, 07:35 PM
taupo deer stalkers use to head down there from Auckland and make a day of it stop in Ātiamuri and catch some trout, make a day of it
Liked On: 24-10-2021, 08:32 PM
Been out a bit with the 16 and 20ga under the Arm, so far got a spruce grouse, several ruffle grouse and 6 shartail, and couple dozen ducks. ducks been, blue and green teal, pintail, gadwall,...
Liked On: 24-10-2021, 04:06 PM
I would prefer a May start to upland gamebird hunting BUT this may have the effect of people who normally hunt ducks giving the pheasants and quail a hiding first ie more upland hunters than usually...
Liked On: 24-10-2021, 01:50 PM
been a fair bit of talk about pushing the start of duck shooting out to the start of June, if this was to happen what are your thoughts on upland still starting at the beginning of May. I would still...
Liked On: 24-10-2021, 12:41 PM
A few of the local f and g guys live in raglan or nearby, but best to contact them through their office hours in hamilton during the week.
Liked On: 24-10-2021, 12:40 PM
Pointer
Liked On: 16-10-2021, 07:51 AM
Pointer.. wouldn’t need to go anywhere else.
Liked On: 16-10-2021, 07:51 AM
Depends what sort of pointer you want? Is it a more show dog or pheasant dog? or a trout dog? which finds deer?or a pheasant , trout ,deer dog that also runs for hours on end. We got 2 of the latter...
Liked On: 16-10-2021, 07:51 AM
South Island only........................yay us NI got Pheasants Hope to chase some next year but will be down south as Marlborough / Tasman has short season (or no open season depending) and 2...
Liked On: 16-10-2021, 07:18 AM