Thread: Game bird diary for all

I am just about to finish nite shift a few thousand kms away from any ducks.

Hope you all going out have hot barrels and a good day.

I am waiting anxiously for my son to tell me how his first hunt without his old man around goes.
Lucky bugger gets to shoot the 2 best ponds on his grandads and uncles place without me.

I get home around 3am next Saturday morning and will be heading straight out for a shot and try to catch up😆

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Originally Posted by R93

I am just about to finish nite shift a few thousand kms away from any ducks.

I declare it open season where you are on anything that vaguely resembles a duck and I grant you a license to take two hundred. So even though it might not quack, if it has two feet (no need for them to be webbed) then it is fair game. Sorted for you R93. Enjoy the practice and you score will count toward the season at home.

We carried out a bit of sustainable shooting this morning.

@Sean dog Ace did really well for her maiden duck shoot this morning.Cold frosty and foggy.

My boy got 8 reals and some parries. He seemed pretty chuffed.
More birds around than last year apparently.
I appreciate having mates I can trust to take him out for a good day.
They should have a better day tomorrow as the sunday pond holds more birds.


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Originally Posted by Dundee

@Sean dog Ace did really well for her maiden duck shoot this morning.Cold frosty and foggy.
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No words can tell how much I like seeing a young man with his young dog and dad on opening day! What a great day for all of you! May you all share many many more !!

Originally Posted by stingray

No words can tell how much I like seeing a young man with his young dog and dad on opening day! What a great day for all of you! May you all share many many more !!

Yes. And complete with toffee tops.

Look Dundee it's a stomach on four legs
You forgot to pack the blind fold

Only 5 birds for the morning shoot. Another 6 unlucky birds during afternoon/ night shoot. Stug's flocked decoys, and the lads calling made the difference I think. Instead of circling for ever just out of reach, they committed early and met their demise. No birds shot at got away. Could've blazed away at dozens, and ended up with more, but it was more about 3 generations shooting, and catching up on the last year with friends, not potential birds on the ground

Good stuff mate, I got less for the Morning and slightly more for the afternoon
turns about the same

just the 6 parries for us at public ballot boggy creek.
id all ready committed to shoot their with a mate so gave our pod to 2 other guys if I'm reading them right they got 13 mallards losing 4 in the shite.
we lost birds to tho mostly they ended up at the next maimai down.
at one stage we were getting maimai ones birds in 4. woundies and missed birds that rolled out over us
f all mallards seen really and had only one chance at a greenhead.
still great day with a mate but made me realise just how much I miss and really need a dog.
just adds to the whole experience..

5 green heads and a parry for the morning, and got a young fella his first duck in the evening. Got a bigger kick out of the latter - never seem someone so chuffed to get a duck. Have shot the same pond for years with my father. He's no longer about and my boys are a bit young, so really pleased to see another shooter coming along. He's about the same age as I was when I started shooting there.

@Dundee what was the tally

No birds to show for today.One definately dropped from the green pond tonight.

No dog with me and my mate and it went down a cuppla hundred metres away.Not a fan of steel.

On the plus side went into the local for a pint.


I won the local duck calling competition and best dressed duck shooter

Two chilly bags with beanies one hooded fleece coat and a vest,bottle openers and pencils,not a bad haul.

A good opener then Mr Dundee.