Thread: Game bird diary for all

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!

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Flipping heck, what a beauty!!!!

had a mob of Canadas buzz the house last night on their way into a roost on the Rakaia.
there are few things more stirring to a waterfowl hunters blood than the honks of decoying geese

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

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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

That's still a decent evening shoot mate

Not when the farmer rings up and wants them gone. Should’ve got them Friday night, but a couple of fellas couldn’t make it. Couple of nights ago we had them all worked out, and they didn’t know the script. 180 odd for the night just down the road abit.

Ah righto that provides a bit of context, definitely a numbers game when you're getting rid of them for the farmer.

Finally on the board for upland game, a couple of Californian quail and a rabbit to top it off. Not a bad afternoon walk.

Cupped duck easier to shoot hahaha missed so many of those so called easy ones......thee deadly sitter
Both barrels and two finger salutes later
Good times

First visit this season into Kaingaroa today, just a general look around for sign and coveys. A lot of areas totally barren, not even rabbits but eventually located some promising spots for future reference, in remote areas away from the 1080 and pindone. Dogs got a good whiff of pheasant and quail and we managed a nice set flush and retrieve at days end.