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All my prep was done in Jan /feb. feeders are out now. Just stay away until opening morning. Put the ducks off quietly at 6:15 , get the decoys out in the dark then wait.
Oh and stay away in the...

Some of the best ponds I've ever shot was 40 m from a house and it made no difference. Another 80m from the cow shed.

Some north island shit

I will look forward to shooting with 8 up the spout here again in gods own this opening :cool:

The laid back approach.....

Not long now. Who's ready ?
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Just back from the opening pond now. Snuck in after dark with 40 kg of barley on my shoulder. Feeders topped up. Currently distributing 30 secs of goodness over the morning. Lots of residents. Last...

Monday / Tuesday ponds looking sick. Hundreds roosting in the gravel alongside the pit
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looks bloody dry up there. Not much grass on those clearings. Ponds mint

The feeders working wonders on the Monday / Tuesday pond after opening too :)
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Up to 200 at a conservative estimate at...

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120 odd ducks on the pond today when topping up the feeder. Time to ramp it up soon

Unlikely this year but next time Im up will get in touch - cheers

Why does the weather never shit itself like this during bird shooting season:pissed off:

How far up are you shooting? Are you based up karikari way?

not long now....

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Sprayed again yesterday. Dumped 100 kg of barley into the water and 80 kg in the hopper. Feeds are twice daily now. Lots of ducks around....

Looks a good spot right on the bend. Plenty of room for standing decoys down below. A killing hole:cool:

Im assuming you have not camo'd it up yet?

Ive got it bad again this year. I had a nightmare the other night. In this dream id arrived at my pond at like 9 am on opening morning and hundreds of ducks were circling out of range....

94 days to go

Generic Calendar/Clock - Countdown to 3. Mai 2014 06:45 in Christchurch

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Will go back in three weeks with the...

Right we are officially feeding. Lots of mallards and flappers around. Put 100 kg of barley into the hopper. Spent another hour spraying as the weeds are seriously out of control. Hopefully...

Yeah both our ponds are smack in the middle of dairy farms well away from the lake. The only disturbances the ducks get is us really.my hunting partners farm backs onto the lake. We don't bother...