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    Quote Originally Posted by Pointer View Post
    I'm back there tomorrow at the crack, wish me luck!
    Wish you luck, me? Are you kidding...I am at work tomorrow; in the middle of pruning grapes with a horde of people and you want thoughts of luck...good god man!!!
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    Last day here for mallards.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dundee View Post
    Last day here for mallards.
    Go get them Dundee
    It takes 43 muscle's to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger pull.
    What more do we need? If we are above ground and breathing the rest is up to us!
    Rule 1: Treat every firearm as loaded
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    Rule 3: Load a firearm only when ready to fire
    Rule 4: Identify your target beyond all doubt
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    Rule 7: Avoid alcohol and drugs when handling firearms

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    Didn't go as planned today...

    I thought given the country the cockie showed me yesterday, I'd take two dogs and run them in turns, as to not run the legs off them. So Enzo got the call, as well as Betty. Couldn't leave Baz at home so he came along as cheerleader.

    The first section I was expecting birds on, so Enzo got the nod to run first. He decided that setting wasn't in his job description today, and plowed his way through 4 finds, the last one a group of 4 birds nestled up on a bluff under an inkweed bush. Betty, who was at heel, dropped to the finds and looked up at me with the "he's in trouble isn't he boss?" look. I was so wild I actually bit through an Acme 212 whistle! We had a brief, but meaningful discussion on his future job prospects in the industry, and after that he was right, setting like a champ. His breeder told me once that you had to have a sense of humour to own a red!

    His next find was nice and clean, a cock bird. After the shot I decided that was enough for him and picked him up, making his run just over half an hour:
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    Next up was Betty. What to say about Betty? This little dog hunted her heart out for me as usual, in cleaner country she showed me she can really stretch her legs. Coming under my ownership at 15 months means our rapport has been a work in progress, but days like today that show me we are on the right track. Handled silently for me the whole time, I used the whistle to turn her once. Unfortunately all hens (8 of them!) so nothing shot, yet rock steady to all of them. We were half way down the plateau at this stage so I picked her up after an hour and three quarters. Pleased with how she is going.

    Ran the hairy red spaniel for the last run, to the end of the plateau then back to the car. Three more finds, all cocks. only one shot due to terrain. Finished his run just under an hour, thus making Enzo man of the match. A lot of squandered opportunities today, but that's hunting!

    The prick didn't even look at the camera for the podium photo:
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    So... anyone know where to buy an acme 212?
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    Now, if you had a black and white dog with you it would have been even a better day

    Great report and neat fotos...
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    ooh wait, I've got just the pic of a black and white dog! taken today. Hang on

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    While I was getting the chooks, Howie was getting the trout! Taken today at Rotoma

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pointer View Post
    While I was getting the chooks, Howie was getting the trout! Taken today at Rotoma

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    That is a classic picture Pointer
    "Thats not a knife, this is a knife"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dundee View Post
    That is a classic picture Pointer
    It's not staged either Dundee, the pic was taken and Howie pulls out one of his classic smiles!
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    Its the Rotorua lakes you can use a jig line, is that right? Will he be going for his ship masters ticket any time soon?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dundee View Post
    That is a classic picture Pointer
    Absolutely Dundee.
    It takes 43 muscle's to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger pull.
    What more do we need? If we are above ground and breathing the rest is up to us!
    Rule 1: Treat every firearm as loaded
    Rule 2: Always point firearms in a safe direction
    Rule 3: Load a firearm only when ready to fire
    Rule 4: Identify your target beyond all doubt
    Rule 5: Check your firing zone
    Rule 6: Store firearms and ammunition safely
    Rule 7: Avoid alcohol and drugs when handling firearms

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    Last night on mallards,same result 0 never saw one.
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    But on a brighter note we have water nowThese last two were taken on the 19th of May.
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    Parries and pukekos are still on the licence to hunt,average season here but lack of water earlier might have had an effect.
    Still great times with dogs,family and friends. Only missed 5 nights this season.
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    Poor Jess!! Only missed five nights...wow!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pointer View Post
    It's not staged either Dundee, the pic was taken and Howie pulls out one of his classic smiles!
    Neither was this...........
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    Good to see your dogs like fishing too
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