Thread: Game bird diary for all

Yes, @Wildman, that is the end of vintage 2017!!!



Mia, ten months, was on her way back down the track, caught the scent, did a neat turn, collected herself, roaded in ... hen away ...

I would of gone chasing pheasants quail and pooks today but my labs had a growth cut out of his back leg a couple of days ago. Don't know if it's cancer or not but looking like it's going to be cancer. He's only five six years old so who knows how many more seasons he got in him . Trying to keep positive. Thanks for posting really enjoy reading this thread.
Bring on 2018 gamebirds season

Originally Posted by FatLabrador

I would of gone chasing pheasants quail and pooks today but my labs had a growth cut out of his back leg a couple of days ago. Don't know if it's cancer or not but looking like it's going to be cancer. He's only five six years old so who knows how many more seasons he got in him . Trying to keep positive. Thanks for posting really enjoy reading this thread.
Bring on 2018 gamebirds season

thoughtd are with you mate .lost my big fella aged 10 after the big "c'nailed him.

Originally Posted by FatLabrador

I would of gone chasing pheasants quail and pooks today but my labs had a growth cut out of his back leg a couple of days ago. Don't know if it's cancer or not but looking like it's going to be cancer. He's only five six years old so who knows how many more seasons he got in him . Trying to keep positive. Thanks for posting really enjoy reading this thread.
Bring on 2018 gamebirds season

Oh no!!! My thoughts are with you ...

Reading about pheasants ... a hen will rarely renest if her whole brood is lost in the first few days after hatching. On the flipside she will lay up to three or four clutches of eggs if things don't go right ...

The US Fish & Wildlife Service released their National Hunting & Fishing Survey recently and it's not good news for hunting.

The survey is done every 5 years. Since 2011, the number of hunters is down by 2 million. Hunting expenditures were down by over 29%.

Originally Posted by EeeBees

The US Fish & Wildlife Service released their National Hunting & Fishing Survey recently and it's not good news for hunting.

The survey is done every 5 years. Since 2011, the number of hunters is down by 2 million. Hunting expenditures were down by over 29%.

Year not enough young blood coming through and more people living in city's

Yes, Sideshow, the division between urban and rural increases ...

Are the US stats relevant to NZ though?

Originally Posted by Gibo

Are the US stats relevant to NZ though?

I think so as we are seeing similarities in the uk
But stats can be made to look like anything

Originally Posted by Gibo

Are the US stats relevant to NZ though?

@Gibo, I think it is relevant ... even in God"s Own ... there is an insidious anti gun, shooting etc ... thankfully, our hunting and shooting culture is stronger than some ... look at Australia now where the anti's are becoming even more aggressive in their protests ... there are lakes etc there, where the police are called (by the guns) to clear the protesters before the legally licenced shooters can even begin shooting ... I have had people say to me, that the price of the licence is too much and they cannot be bothered any more ...even for a peasant such as myself, I would save up for a licence if I had to, just because it is our legal right ...

After lunch we took a nice walk

Mia and I took our last walk down the river for a time on account of the pheasant breeding season ...

went for a looka at ellesmere today what a change willows have become the latest doc no no i guess.
presumembly they hinder whitebait or trout maybe the native cocka bully??
i know ducks loved them?
any hoo checked the old pozzie out for goose sign hopin maybe the non breeding canadas had returned from the high country.
no sign yet maybe later this month or november sometime.
gates got a fn great padlock on it at wolfs/yarrs flat to stop idiots driving down in the wet and damaging the tracks and all the shite theyve planted around where the hut used to be.theres buckets of MORE likely thier plants because when i/we suggested they lock the gates when its to wet and make the feckers walk in like we do carrying our deeks and gear doc ''coquetishly said ''oh no we couldnt do that''
green pick around fresh and ready to eat after the lake levels dropped,
like my farming days its a shame to see all that tucker and no stock/geese to eat it
YEEEEET

I posted these the other day,that my boy shot.......posted on the incorrect thread....anyway,nice birds,made for a great feed.