Thread: Game bird diary for all

Got no ducks Sat 2 on Sunday ,2 Mon and two 2night now will flood this page with pics soon.
Hows every one else doing after opening?

I got 4 on sat arvo in the space of an hour and a half , going after tomorrow fingers crossed!!!

20 mallards opening day, 3 on the sunday,
20 parries and 2 mallards yesterday arvo in the space of 1hr 40mins (good shooting)
between myself and whistlingwings

I got a choice suntan.To day should have been opening

3 pukekos today

Blue Pheasants

Pea soup fog until 9am for the first three days at Lake Aniwhenua where I shoot opening, then clear blue skys.
I use two Lucky Duck wing spinners and they worked exceptionally well in combination with my calling birds dropping right into the spread.
22 Mallards, 1 Shoveller, 1 Paradise, in the bag
I've shot this possie for 7 years now and have got it sorted so built a permanent structure this year and it worked well the improvements for next year will be more flax / broom planting and build a step up to give me extra height
New gear I used this year a big tick for Higdon Magnum Decoys, Hard Core Full Body's + Sport Sled I imported from Cabelas certainly made the it easier getting the decoys in and out this year ( Its chest waders and a 400M slog into my possie so floating the decoys in worked well.
New gear that I won't been using again Mallard Machine - just didn't do the business for me to much weed so onto Trade Me it will go next year
Managed to get a deer stalk up Ohutu River on Sunday afternoon didn't tip anything over but certainly gave the legs a good workout up a leading ridge
Only negative to the weekend was I lost my camera in the tide it was due to be replaced so not worth $ but no footage of the dog working ...... which is priceless so here he is from last season if anyone can recommend a robust point & shoot digital camera it would be appreciated

3pukes 2 mallard drakes and a 3.5lb eeel

Failed tonight missed two

We shot 20 greenheads and 1 spoonie on Saturday and 15 greenheads and 5 hens on Sunday. 1 spoonie on Wednesday night.



Dog was buggered on Sunday.

Nice one Shootm how many shooters opening weekend?

Managed to get a couple of roosters today.

Cheers Hendrix was wondering how the upland hunting was going. I managed 1 female duck tonight at a creek and it was minus 1 leg not even a stump.Must of been bitten off by an eel as a duckling.Very small bird could of been a grey but took no pics cause of the gory state.
No ducks at no.2 pond tonight..........this is why

Got two nice fat mallards this morning on this little pond

Three of us shooting on a pond in the Flax block Hauraki Plains got a comfortable limit on the saturday (opening) Sunday we got 20 between us.
Mon got three or 4 ducks between us and headed home.

Got a swan each on every day as well. More swan around our area than I have seen other years. Could have shot dozens.