Thread: Game bird diary for all

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.

Didn't get anything last weekend when I went down to the Waikato. Hardly any ducks flying around lake Waikare, although a couple of swans landed outside my spread that I didn't notice until they touched down. I'm busy this weekend so that's the end of the mallard season for me, tally = 0 mallards, 1 parry. I took my dog out pheasant hunting for the first time ever, it was hard getting him to stay with me, he ended up running off and putting up two beauties out of my range the other day

Originally Posted by slk12

Didn't get anything last weekend when I went down to the Waikato. Hardly any ducks flying around lake Waikare, although a couple of swans landed outside my spread that I didn't notice until they touched down. I'm busy this weekend so that's the end of the mallard season for me, tally = 0 mallards, 1 parry. I took my dog out pheasant hunting for the first time ever, it was hard getting him to stay with me, he ended up running off and putting up two beauties out of my range the other day

Well - you have two choices on pheasants. Slow the dog down, or speed yourself up.
Sometimes I amaze myself with these little pearls of wisdom!!

Originally Posted by slk12

Didn't get anything last weekend when I went down to the Waikato. Hardly any ducks flying around lake Waikare, although a couple of swans landed outside my spread that I didn't notice until they touched down. I'm busy this weekend so that's the end of the mallard season for me, tally = 0 mallards, 1 parry. I took my dog out pheasant hunting for the first time ever, it was hard getting him to stay with me, he ended up running off and putting up two beauties out of my range the other day

Like has been said slow down the dog or walk faster. Unless its a pointing type dog, you are better with the walk faster idea, this works because it doesnt give the bird time to figure out what to do ( works good with no dog too) It puts the bird under pressure to fly, Flying is a last resort tool for a pheasant, as it burns up energy. Main tip birds run up hill and fly down hill.

30 May, 2 mallards
02 June, good shoot with @stagstalker we managed 16 for the morning.
04 June, 1 parry 2 greys

I got 13 pari's on fri night and 4 mallard hens . I then went out again on sun evening and got another 15 pari's. It's a bit annoying when you only have three shots when a mob of 10 comes in.

Originally Posted by jadeboyd7

I got 13 pari's on fri night and 4 mallard hens . I then went out again on sun evening and got another 15 pari's. It's a bit annoying when you only have three shots when a mob of 10 comes in.Attachment 10053

Wish I had that problem with deer coming at me 10 at a time!!!
Good skills by the way

Quick shoot this morning.All had limits in half hour.

Me and my mate shot about 20. Had a great morning shoot, night shoot was uneventful. Sadly we lost about 6 to losing them in rapua and injuries.......bit of a shame, don't like to leave a wounded bird

Finished scrubbing up the maimai the other day, thought I'd keep it simple on the interior design side of things. Gonna head down after footy tomorrow morning - hopefully there's still a few ducks around Waikare

Out for a shot after work today ,blowing a gale, driving the showers but had a ball.5 Ducks in about 1/2 hr ,good fun & worth being out .
Think I'm getting my calling sorted now.

Having a pretty average start to the season so far, poor opening on ducks. A few geese in the first week, and a couple of public roosters to date. will shoot the private stuff later in the season

now the rain has turned up , its time too start chasing roosters.

Originally Posted by upnorth uplander

now the rain has turned up , its time too start chasing roosters.

What's the theory on shooting roosters in the rain,? Does it bring them out of the scrub .?