Thread: Game bird diary for all

Originally Posted by kawhia

if we were to be fussy bro, read your regs over pinning shotguns, ie unable to be removed in the field goes both ways, had you been checked or stopped prior to starting the drift ya mate would have lost his gun and the boat would have also been fair game.
it could also have been argued the lack of spring means the gun was tampered with in the field as well

I had a look at the regs but cant find the bit about not being able to alter your gun in the field, all i saw was not altering it without dismantling your gun

common sence will play a huge part, you have no argument with an unplugged gun this time of the year in A/W.
The fact i can pop my mag plug out in a min is also a no brainer, but still i'd rather play by the rules and be thankful a perminate pin wasn't required.

Spent the late arvo at the big pond again. One more swan for the pot. Managed to call a mallard in to land among the decoys which is a first. My mate bagged that and a swan.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

Spent the late arvo at the big pond again. One more swan for the pot. Managed to call a mallard in to land among the decoys which is a first. My mate bagged that and a swan.

What sort of call you using ? Sounds like you need an up-grade .

Originally Posted by Chris

What sort of call you using ? Sounds like you need an up-grade .

Call seems to work fine, just that everyone I shoot with tends to bag everything while I'm still busy playing a tune on the caller.

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Also got one of their goose callers which seems to do the basics. Loudmouth Canada.

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I've gone to RNT calls after just about trying every thing else.Run 3 of them + a DJ22 for Parries

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Spent w'end on the Waikato, 4 of us, final count 8 swans (limit) and 3 pooks, ducks very skittish, they were never in range, even the pooks were very wary......great weather, back to hut before saturday rain came......

Originally Posted by Scouser

Spent w'end on the Waikato, 4 of us, final count 8 swans (limit) and 3 pooks, ducks very skittish, they were never in range, even the pooks were very wary......great weather, back to hut before saturday rain came......

Scouser, do you use the breast meat only?

Originally Posted by EeeBees

Scouser, do you use the breast meat only?

No EeeBees, we take the legs too....nice in the 'slow cooker', meat falls off.......

Me and the dog braved the cold tonight,took rod and gun but river was high and dirty. Biffed the rod in the scrub and sat in a sheltered spot with nothing landed or fallen.


Can't get em if ya not out there,can't get em if i'm out there either

A high achiever like you has to expect the odd lack of success Dundee

Since opening week i havent shot one mallard. I have seen heaps but they are flyn straight over not even having a look. BASTARDS!!!!! Cows got to grazing today so im gunna start some recon to see where they all are.

Try looking in the neighbors place ,probably the paddock the cows have just come out of be a good place to start.

I haven't missed a night yet but 4 days away from the big pond still no results tonight


Moved a few decoys and so has the wind since our absence



Gona try this bit tomorrow,its been stirred up and looks like birds were there last night

Yep they may be looking for small ponds

Stalked a pond we have in Te Aroha on a mates farm last night. About 20 ducks on it. Shot these two as they all took off then realised there were only hens couldn't see a drake so laid off the rest.
Ones of the boys got one as well also a hen. One of these leg banded be interesting to see where she,s been. Good eating a little down on condition these two but the other hen
was massive. A few came back but all hens and it got dark pretty quick under the hill. Good quick little stalk worked out OK.