Thread: Game bird diary for all

Thank you, Guys!

Here is Harry with my adult male Breton...the dog got on to one really strong scent bed but the bird was well gone...we did see a number of mallards and a teal on the stream...we plan to go and have a look in a quail place this week...really disappointed for Harry but he is just as happy to be out there...as we all are!!

You are right there EeeBees.

Went out this morning with MassiveAttack, GSP Follwer and a couple of others to have a go at some swans. I managed one, would have been more if we'd moved to the right place sooner or stayed later. Yes there were heaps flying shortly after we packed up.

Gadgetman, it happens sometimes when driving home from a dismal shooting hike, you see a beautiful rooster on the road...

Originally Posted by EeeBees

Gadgetman, it happens sometimes when driving home from a dismal shooting hike, you see a beautiful rooster on the road...

Saw one in my front garden this morning EeeBees

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Couple Photos.

First the hounds from last weeks mission, no photo's of the results though



And Today's effort, had to work hard but got one in the end

Good work, Hillclima

Forgot to post this one, couple weeks ago Wildman was up and keen to chase Pheasant for the first time, so I reluctantly agreed and dragged myself out. After a day on the Rangitiki he had his first bird ( I believe first time fired at one even) and I picked one up as well, not bad for end of season

Nice looking birds hillclima That second pic is a beauty.

Originally Posted by EeeBees

Gadgetman, it happens sometimes when driving home from a dismal shooting hike, you see a beautiful rooster on the road...

I know what you mean. Saw one of those roosters about 200m from the mates place that I go bird hunting with. He doesn't live rural.

I was sitting in the office at lunch today looking at the sunshine outside, thinking it's too nice a day to be inside in the last week of the season, then a mate text about a non hunting matter (they do exist occasionally), so I took that as a sign and txt back to see if he was keen to shoot out for the afternoon, within an hour we were away. knew where a couple birds were that eluded Wildman and I the other week, been after this bird a few times and he'd got away, but a pincer movement had him sussed

Well done Hillclima

Gee's you have it hard up there! Was that that big one you missed last time?

Yeah man, Palmy's the place to be! It was the one after the one I "let go to breed" last time, but at the same spot. Also saw 3 Sambar, 2 of which were swimming across this river so that was pretty cool

Second to last day of the gamebird season and Harry and I ventured out again...we had a beautiful day here with a downstream wind. Saw lots of Mallards, a gorgeous Spoonbill drake and a few greylags. We took Falco with us. We saw a Mallard duck with 14 ducklings!
Here is Falcs on point before putting up a covey of Californian Quail.


Falco found this vertical bank of interest...I suggested to Harry that there was probably a duck nesting up there...


so much so that he did his flying squirrel act and went straight up!!


We returned in the afternoon, and this time we took my bitch...she flushed four pheasants, two roosters and two hens...here she is after a running hen...


Harry shot his first wild rooster...I was so pleased for him...