Thread: Game bird diary for all

Good work with Bo @Dundee. You'd have to be pleased how he's coming along.
How do you rate the Akkar, better or on a par with the Escort

Originally Posted by oraki

Good work with Bo @Dundee. You'd have to be pleased how he's coming along.
How do you rate the Akkar, better or on a par with the Escort

Yes @oraki i am stoked with Bos work.Last night was our first blank day this season. Not because I missed but nothing presented itself. The akkar is way lighter and slicker than the old escort.

16/5/19

Two lovely birds in the freezer from last weekend ... my Mia did really well in the field ... she backed the older dog ... it was a wonderful weekend, celebrated with a tipple of Scotland's finest at the end of the day ...

I've been slack on the reports and photos but opening went fairly well ending up around 50 ducks for 4 shooters. Last weekend I had a go at some paddock ducks in my new layout blind had 2 pairs come in early but couldn't see them and didn't get the gun up in time (managed a nice double on some plovers at lest) . Stalked up on a pond and a pair flew out and I dropped the drake. Hopefully I will get the boat ready for this weekend and get to my spot X on the river and drop some cupped up green heads.

Nol luck tonight, bugger all around.

Shot 9 this morning 6 parries and 3 mallards, the thing I like about shooting parries is you don't even need water just crouch behind a tussock or some other form of shelter, flick the duck call on and in the buggers come.

Originally Posted by FatLabrador

I've been slack on the reports and photos but opening went fairly well ending up around 50 ducks for 4 shooters. Last weekend I had a go at some paddock ducks in my new layout blind had 2 pairs come in early but couldn't see them and didn't get the gun up in time (managed a nice double on some plovers at lest) . Stalked up on a pond and a pair flew out and I dropped the drake. Hopefully I will get the boat ready for this weekend and get to my spot X on the river and drop some cupped up green heads.
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@FatLabrador what does "cupped up" green heads mean?
Cheers

Had a good night this evening with a mate and Bo. Got to love a good working dog,all my training has worked! Had a dozen teal fly in said to my mate "don't shoot!"
Haven't shot this pond for a week.

Hard going but got a spoonie drake this morning and a canada tonight. Not many birds about in my area but at least the dogs are getting a little work. My old pet swan came in with her cobb this morning. Pair of themsitting whistling amongst my decoys

Nice one lads, ended up with 2 mallards a pukeko for the evening. Dog's working well and I am loving the wee 28 gauge!

Haven't missed an evening shoot yet but don't seem to be many shots fired in our district.$96 bucks for a licence I'm going to earn every bird I shoot!

Love this pic @Dundee your trying to get a selfie and Bo saying “Hey Boss There coming in behind US”!

Originally Posted by Sideshow

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Love this pic @Dundee your trying to get a selfie and Bo saying “Hey Boss There coming in behind US”!

Nah I'm pretty sure he was whispering in my ear "Lets go nothings happening!"

Abit of a fizzer tonight. The geese didn’t play the same game they’d been playing for the last 3 nights. They’d been coming along in lots of 10-12 birds, and dropping straight in. Tonight they decided to fly in 20-30 mobs, and not interested in spot x. Flying high, fast and only had eyes for another paddock 2 km away. No amount of calling would turn them.
Ended up with only 3 geese, 3 parries and a solitary duck. At least it wasn’t a dot night
Would’ve been 300ish fly past close, but just not quite close enuf