Thread: Game bird diary for all

A bit of duck porn for you....plate full of mallard breasts.

Back from the four day weekend limit bag both days, woke to Fog on Monday morning so rolled over and went back to sleep ;-)
Young dog went well 2nd season for him hard case mutt looks fully grown but still has a puppy brain
Back into work today have truckloads to catch up on :-)
Weather has been far from ideal something like 22*C at home not a breath of wind or a cloud in the sky long range has some duck shooting weather heading in for the weekend

Mmmmm breasts

Seen these today. Try to put them up but would have got one more then my limit. just been down to my pond to top up the feeder before the rain hits next week

Had a good shoot saturday with my 8 grey/mallards by 730. Sunday was a little quiet . Borrowed my neighbour's old escort semi. A few first, one shot two ducks, first time shooting my limit on opening morning and first time shooting a banded duck. (must be the only one released in gisborne by f&g)

Picturesque pond. Very nice place

From Saturday evening and sunday morning

If you are coming up short guys, try the square in Palmerston North. mallards everywhere.

Fishy is on the job for ya.

too hard to hit when they are on the side like that.

It is because the rotation of the earth down here is different.

Originally Posted by csmiffy

too hard to hit when they are on the side like that.

Not long back from a shoot on a nice slow creek 10 mins from home.

Setup a few hundred meters downstream from a mate about half 4
Didnt see a bird till half 5 ish.
Called in a flight of 6 mallards and they decoyed perfectly. I took the first bird front on and 3 others with 4 shots total, as crossers.

Dog spent a few minutes retrieving all the birds. I was pretty happy with my shooting and smoked a single incomer bird 5 mins later. 5 shots 5 birds.

Shot at another 6 pairs of mallards that were cautiously looking over the decoys but should have been piss easy and I didn't hit shit.
I swear the dog rolled his eyes at me


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A double rise with one shot here!

And shot a beauty drake tonight

Waited for the wind to roll in as my boy had his dog.

The creek crossing had a big eel under it.

Not a bad size there @Dundee surprised ya got your bird in with that fat boy around

Decided to do something different this morning so I took the cape rifle to work and spent half an hour walking the river. Having only one shot makes you a bit more selective, anyhow 2 for 2, so Im happy. First time Ive used it on game probably the last too as sub gagues are going steel. 108 years old and still producing the goods shows theres hope for all the old bastards on, here self included.

eley do make sub gauge bismuth ??
in 20 and 16 gauge its not cheap but a box would last you a while.
think 2019,s lead then 2020 not on doc or f&G land 2021 not any water

r[QUOTEn 2020, a hunter hunting waterfowl on Department of Conservation or Fish & Game-controlled land must use non-toxic shot, nothing else.
From 2021, non-toxic shot will be required for waterfowl hunting over open water in all shotguns except the .410. This applies to all public (including DOC) and private lands.].[/QUOTE]

weekends looking ducky bit more wind be good.