Thread: Game bird diary for all

It was a bit slower than normal however all 5 guns shot our limits (plus a couple of extra's in case the eels got some).
Stoked with how the dog went, she didn't get to do much last year due to having pups in the first week of May.
Even managed to pull one out of a tree hanging 3 feet above the water.
All birds recovered that I sent her for plus some I didn't see.
Went for a walk down some drains this afternoon and collected a couple of drakes. (A lot easier to be selective when hunting by yourself)
I've noticed all of the drakes are a bit drab like these two from this afternoon. Is that an age thing or hybrid/grey?

Originally Posted by 7mm tragic

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It was a bit slower than normal however all 5 guns shot our limits (plus a couple of extra's in case the eels got some).
Stoked with how the dog went, she didn't get to do much last year due to having pups in the first week of May.
Even managed to pull one out of a tree hanging 3 feet above the water.
All birds recovered that I sent her for plus some I didn't see.
Went for a walk down some drains this afternoon and collected a couple of drakes. (A lot easier to be selective when hunting by yourself)
I've noticed all of the drakes are a bit drab like these two from this afternoon. Is that an age thing or hybrid/grey?

could be not yet in mating plumage thing either...two of the three drakes we had didnt have the culdecunard feathers..curly bit on bum

@7mm tragic
is she a Toller?

the ducks could be a cross breed with a domestic type duck

Pretty good in the mid north - more ducks flying than last year. Only problem we had was our spot being 2m under water due to flooding. Had to shoot the edge of the flood on a paddock instead which made the retrieving much easier for Belle.

20 Bore, Yes she is a toller.
We had 2 ducks yesterday that definitely looked like a domestic cross. They had a lot of white on their breast.