Thread: Game bird diary for all

Big pond tonight,16 minute hike from car. One mallard drake and a parry hen.Another calm clear night,no one else in the district was shooting.

No shots fired last night and none heard.

took the dog for a long non romantic walk along the beach...took the shotgun and managed to bring down two high mallard hens as they tried to get out to sea...one was fat as a fat thing and full of grain...the other not so much but still a good table bird...both plucked out and in freezer.

Finally got out for a shoot after missing opening weekend, (first one missed in 26 years). Got out with the boys for an evening shoot and we managed 4 with the side by side 28 gauge.

Opening morning in the Whangmarino Swamp was about as bad as I have ever seen. While I had ok water the swamp was basically dry with very few birds around. Even early there was very little shooting and by 8.00am it was all over with not a shot to be heard anywhere. Pulled the pin about 10.00am and went to plan B. walked a few creeks and jump shot some farm dams to get a tally.

Originally Posted by mawzer308

Finally got out for a shoot after missing opening weekend, (first one missed in 26 years). Got out with the boys for an evening shoot and we managed 4 with the side by side 28 gauge.

@mawzer308 What breed of side x side is your 28ga? I have been after a good one for ages but most of the prices I have seen look like "telephone numbers"

Originally Posted by mawzer308

Finally got out for a shoot after missing opening weekend, (first one missed in 26 years). Got out with the boys for an evening shoot and we managed 4 with the side by side 28 gauge.

@mawzer308 What breed of side x side is your 28ga? I have been after a good one for ages but most of the prices I have seen look like "telephone numbers"

Parry and a mallard this morning and a mallard this evening. missed some chances tonight by looking the right way at the wrong times : )

River was low so not much but a puddle in the backwash I was shooting on this morning two had a look but didn't have a go at them.

Cuplla birds right on dark for Ace and Bo.

Saturday turned out alright for us with another 6 Mallards and a Pukeko too. @mikee just an Akkar, wood to metal work fit and finish is good, mobile chokes and deeply blued high gloss barrel. Works for me

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

might I suggest you try modified instead???? it seems to work best for me.

90% of my shots under 30 meters.

ok fair enough.... for years Ive had two chokes..imp cyl ---1/4 and modified -----1/2 the lighter choke seems to be great jump shooting BUT when Ive got the modified in I kill just as many birds but can stretch range a bit more.... always start opening with 1/4 and change to mod by 10 am.... sometimes it stays in most of season...but most of our ducks are PAST 30 yards...I managed to kill birds at 50 yards (measured) with a sk11 choke this year so begiggered if I know now LOL.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

ok fair enough.... for years Ive had two chokes..imp cyl ---1/4 and modified -----1/2 the lighter choke seems to be great jump shooting BUT when Ive got the modified in I kill just as many birds but can stretch range a bit more.... always start opening with 1/4 and change to mod by 10 am.... sometimes it stays in most of season...but most of our ducks are PAST 30 yards...I managed to kill birds at 50 yards (measured) with a sk11 choke this year so begiggered if I know now LOL.

Used 12g with 1/4 choke and 3" 4's last night, everything I shot at went down dead but forgot to operate the pump a couple of times, have used nothing than semi for many moons but brought a Remington 887 on a wim, love using it when the pump gets operated. Will go back to 20g semi in the morning, won't have to think then.

LMFAO Ive just gone from pump to semi after 7-8? years of using pump...havent tried to rip forend off semi...... yet .....but have seen fella do it, and nearly fell over laughing.