Thread: Game bird diary for all

Allan and Fearns first Rooster for the 2014 season. This is the dam of our recent litter

Funny ha,ha mr Dundee,it was a good trip in thepond not,got a sore foot today,i think i hit the bottom of the creek,bloody weather.

Weather was blowing from all directions tonight set up the few decoys again as last nights blast sent them to the edge of the pond.

Calm when I set them up.


One parry hen came straight at the spread of decoys and was blasted out of the sky from the mai mai



Windy again when we left and only three decoys were visable when we left,might be some good eels to retrieve in the morning

The wander home with a proud dog.

Good on ya Dundee. That dog of yours is a loyal legend mate.

Nice rooster TF, well done mate.....how is the pooch coming along?

First ever spoonie. They are such a cool duck!


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Congrats Usermane, they sure are a pretty duck. Does he have the full colours going on in the chest area?

Fuk, thats a big bill.....almost as big as my last electricity bill.......

One big walk...



For one small bird...





Sad thing is, I must have seen 30? In my defense it's my first outing for quail this year, and I take a bit of adjustment I have to keep telling myself they aren't going as fast as they look!

About time I contributed to this thread. New possie in the F&G ballot. Took a lot of work pre-season. Pulled a bloody acre of raupo, bowled the old maimai, and built a new on in a better spot.
My son and I took our usual week off work, and went duck hunting all week for the first week of the season. Had a good opening day, with limits pretty early, so went for a wander and bagged 3 roosters between us. F&G rangers spotted us coming back and checked us out. Seems we did better than most in the area. Got limits most days for the week, but at 6 each per day, not a big bag. Here's a few pics.


Went for another rooster hunt later in the week and managed another couple each.


I also got about 2-1/2hrs of video, so a bloody great time really. Been slim pickings since, with 3-4 birds between 2 of us each day for the weekends since opening.

Score Lentil, well done mate!!!!

I could see the birds decoying in to you, a great reward for the effort put in.

Originally Posted by Gapped axe

I could see the birds decoying in to you, a great reward for the effort put in.

Hell - you have good eyes. It seems that more birds came from our end than last year, so a bit hard for you guys. Nice to meet you on the Friday before. You going back this last weekend?

A few images of my 2014 season

I like the contrast of blues in that top photo