Thread: Game bird diary for all

That in the states somewhere??

Oregon...

Went bush for a week,but the boy sends me this picture.I bought him the Remington,Versa-max ,semi auto,camo,for his b-day,and he has already put it to great use......going to crook-pot a few of those birds...lovely stuff.......

Had the big village shoot the other day. All guns under 20
49 on the ground though the dogs got three so 46 shot for 299 can't say we didn't put enough over them!

Dude recons this one still going

And last of all a The Dude sleeping under the table at dinner. Good day for him picking some great birds that showed up the labs

Originally Posted by A330driver

Went bush for a week,but the boy sends me this picture.I bought him the Remington,Versa-max ,semi auto,camo,for his b-day,and he has already put it to great use......going to crook-pot a few of those birds...lovely stuff.......

@A330driver, what breed are the three ducks at the top of the foto ?

Mate,....that’s a bloody great question,..talking to the boy and the ones I’ve shot over the years,we believe they are part of the “Anas” breed of duck,very common here in Oregon and Washington.I will definitely check to see if that is correct,but have always believed they are of that family.My boy tells me,that there are 4-5 types classified in this breed,they vary,mainly by colour,and markings(obviously),and we see various colours,but common to all of them........thanks for asking,I should know that for certain!!!

Originally Posted by EeeBees

@A330driver, what breed are the three ducks at the top of the foto ?

Thank you for your reply, @A330driver ... I am not a duck shooter myself but I am certainly interested in the waterfowl and gamebirds in other countries ... seeing the migration South of ducks and geese in Canada was a sight I shall never ever forget ... thank you ...

the lakes still a goose free zone
no mobs but theres probably heaps of pairs about with thier young but i didnt see any.
theres so much tucker there at the mo but nothing to take advantage of it yet.
but we,l see what happens when the grub gets scarce in the high country.
if theres any non breeders left that havent been poisoned or shot they should turn up soon.
if not the moult might give us a window in december before they actualy start.
also might have a week or so window to get a few late november early december when the hungry non breeders turn up looking for some green pick.
then jan 13th summer parries in north canterbury seems early but who am i to complain.

There you are, @gsp follower, not seeing any geese, but the vineyard I am working on at the moment has a lovely population of Callies ... dang, come The Saturday in May and I bet they will disappear ...

Originally Posted by EeeBees

There you are, @gsp follower, not seeing any geese, but the vineyard I am working on at the moment has a lovely population of Callies ... dang, come The Saturday in May and I bet they will disappear ...

i know the feeling EeeBees where i cut firewood i have to crawl down the road untill the little sods decide to saunter off the track out of the road.
lots of pairs and small coveys but no tiny arse chicks seen yet?? except for some parries and mallards on ''the cement pond''

Macha and her owner went to NSW to shoot ducks on the rice last weekend ... the season runs from October to February ... the worse thing is that the snakes start moving when it gets hotter in the season ...

Originally Posted by EeeBees

Macha and her owner went to NSW to shoot ducks on the rice last weekend ... the season runs from October to February ... the worse thing is that the snakes start moving when it gets hotter in the season ...

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the hell with that, snakes, crocs, sharks , dinner plate sized spiders
no thank you.
hope they had a goodtime and stayed safe

all right you big hearted buggers .got an aussie lady here on the coast dying to try swan /canada/feralgoose or peacock.catch is shes moving on early january ,but this family is mad keen on the stuff.
anyone got a few goose breasts or swan loitering in their freezer.
If so PM me asap.
cheers
kotuku.

Originally Posted by kotuku

all right you big hearted buggers .got an aussie lady here on the coast dying to try swan /canada/feralgoose or peacock.catch is shes moving on early january ,but this family is mad keen on the stuff.
anyone got a few goose breasts or swan loitering in their freezer.
If so PM me asap.
cheers
kotuku.

i aINT even seen the hindquarters of a shootable goose since feb last year let alone gnawed on ones breast.

had 15 geese circling the house this morning before heading out onto the river.
hopefuly ellesmere bound and i,l have a crack at them tuesday or wedsday before they start moulting.