Thread: Game bird diary for all

Took the battery out of cell phone and put it back in,heaps of texts came thru.

Only one was urgent My boy asking me to pick him up from the bush Last time he went out

Originally Posted by Dundee

Took the battery out of cell phone and put it back in,heaps of texts came thru.

Only one was urgent My boy asking me to pick him up from the bush Last time he went out

Dundee see that handle on the side of your phone? You are supposed to give that a crank a couple of times a day.

Looking for quail , put up about 20 but was blind sided and had absolutely no idea where they went . The dog found a big rooster about 5 mins after that photo . Was a sitter , dam you canterbury two day season ! . Good to end season on good note with dog , and new ground to hunt next year

I'd get hold of your local F&G as I think that date you have is wrong, 31st Aug should be the end of season in SI.

Originally Posted by GSP

I'd get hold of your local F&G as I think that date you have is wrong, 31st Aug should be the end of season in SI.

North Canterbury only had two days for pheasants. 7 & 8 June 2014 You still have quail on your regulations for the last day tomorrow @Munsey

Went out with the old man this morning and his dog Howie (Howard when he is in trouble) on this nice scrubby half-broken in farm. Saw maybe a dozen birds, didn't tip any over for a multitude of reasons (and excuses) but was still a good day. Not long left until the end!

Worked yesterday so hoped to make up for it by getting down the river today and revisiting the covey...male dog was team leader...




Not a bird to be seen but another covey was located way further downstream...an talkative rooster answered the caller but no shots fired...



Back up the river another covey also replied but too near to roosting time...by then a vicious cold zephyr was wafting up the river...

Had to revisit the regulations booklet...yay...we do go through to the 31st...

Harry's brother shot his first rabbit on the way out...he was very pleased...

What was neat was the fact that we saw Grey Ducks and Teal...

hooked up with a mate and his mate complete with Chesapeake...... end result wasn't that flash but my dog found 5 roosters and some rock solid points on cali's............ walked a bit today and think I converted the chessie owner to the dark side.

no photos but CMORE and i hunted our Setters together today and had a great time . A bit iffy to start with with both dogs not on perfect form and the owners for that matter after a few solid days of hunting . the day progressed tho and we started to encounter birds -several well pointed hens which would have been dead if the were roosters thats how well pointed they were and i mean 6 or more and two birds bagged .. lucky there were two guns shooting at them each time one flew .. good to hook up with a Setter man !!!

Went out for couple hours today, saw tail end of half dozen quail and missed a hare. Photo of my GSP hunting for hare scent. She's up there somewhere.

4 (l to r) across, six up??? Cool foto!!

It must take a few birds to get a decent feed from quail.

Surprizingly enough, Dundee, they are remarkably filling...two is probably enough!!

Originally Posted by EeeBees

Surprizingly enough, Dundee, they are remarkably filling...two is probably enough!!

thats just as well thats all i got left unless i find a good csi spot for this last week

What a great season its been, went out with a bang up on pooks and phezzies and managed a few by-catch species as well.




Roll on next season.....