Those oak trees grow fairly quick not like 50 years ours had acorns on in year 5:thumbsup:
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Those oak trees grow fairly quick not like 50 years ours had acorns on in year 5:thumbsup:
Right we are officially feeding. Lots of mallards and flappers around. Put 100 kg of barley into the hopper. Spent another hour spraying as the weeds are seriously out of control. Hopefully photobucket will let me put some pics up soon.
We have a new balloted place for this year, and I'm sure Fish and Game look for the place that needs the most work, and give it to us. We have spent 2 days up to our chins in swamp water pulling out raupo, and cutting reeds. Next step is to bowl the maimai and move it to the waters edge (why they built it back 15 metres is beyond me!). They have a locked gate which stops vehicle access until late Feb, and closed again in March, so it's out with the duck punt and row to the maimai. No sense in feeding our spot. It is a coastal lagoon, and purely a loafing spot. There are maimais every 100m, so you learn to deal with the frustrations of shots going off just as ducks are looking set to come in. Skybusters are a constant problem, but we love the challenge. We always do OK, and stay every day for the first week. Thats when we have heaps more fun, and calling and camo really come into it's own. I go to sleep at night lately building the maimai in my head. I'm now on plan C !!
Bring on opening day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Bonecrusher - seems that Aongatete packhouse is missing a bin. Any ideas where it could be?
They are actually missing four bins three are full of firewood and one is at my duck shooting possie, all brought and paid for surplus to their requirements when they get past their use by date so they didn't fall off the back of any truck....$5 ea from memoryQuote:
Originally Posted by Lentil
Bin was the easiest thing to float in so extremely practical as its about a 400M walk with chest waders to my spot instant base structure that fits on the little island
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Will go back in three weeks with the weedeater and a new camo net once the roundup has started doing its thing.
what number stand are youQuote:
Originally Posted by Lentil
Public water not F&G Ballot Spot X ... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Gapped axe
14Quote:
Originally Posted by Gapped axe
Me and 30 calterry did a mission today weeds spraying plus mowing and other stuff then whilst drinking beer on my deck watched 50+ ducks land where we were half hour earlier. It doesn't get much better I reckon ..
I'm pretty sure there was nobody in that one last yearQuote:
Originally Posted by Lentil
Well there will be this year!!!!. We were at 23 last 3 years. Had a ball.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gapped axe
Where you at??
You guys did bloody well last year. You pulled off some bloody high shots, impressed. We were in 4 straight opposite you guys, this year we are in 24, not so flash. Last year 14 and a couple of others in the same area were vacant for opening, I brought this up with F/G.
How did 24 shoot last year? We couldn't see as it was around the corner from us
That place has potential, but would need a good spread of decoys and decent calling. There are a good number of birds that come from the river, and with two good callers giving them heaps, you could do OK. I know that 22 will have a couple of guys who know what they are doing, so you will need to drag the birds in before they get down to them ( and the usual primo spots in the middle).Quote:
Originally Posted by Gapped axe
Thanks for the compliments on the shooting. I only put the video camera down if there was more than 2 ducks. Reuben the killer took care of the ones and twos.
We are really looking forward to the challenge at 14. I love taking over a useless stand and doing OK. We have already put in a couple of solid days of work - a labour of love, and all adds to the experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gapped axe
Yes I Know the guys, Mr Duckman himself. I visited his Maimai last year and it was from there that I saw the vacant sites. Might catch up on opening and hot barrels.
yea went down to our maimai last weekend to check out what needs to be done
wasnt to much just a bit of spraying needs to be done mayby a couple of sneaky explotion in the center to make it a tad deeper
oh and repair the dry rott in the boat then should be good to go for opening weekend
Just looked at our pond. Couple of thousand on it.... looking good :yuush:
Mmmmm. Our "pond" is a balloted lagoon about 1.5km long, and we saw 6 (yes six) ducks on it - so pretty much the same as you!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by PerazziSC3
Haven't been to big pond since last season but I heard its looking good the farm ones have a few residents but two are dry.
sorry nth canterbury season is closed :Dwhat season there will be is restricted to residents of at least 3 years standing although non resident aliens may hunt for a triple licence cost and with one hand tied around their bollocks.:D uncannily like some of my resident aquaintances hunt:ORLY::DQuote:
Originally Posted by PerazziSC3
Ive got it bad again this year. I had a nightmare the other night. In this dream id arrived at my pond at like 9 am on opening morning and hundreds of ducks were circling out of range....
Our feeder is being put out this weekend.
The boy made some alterations on an existing mai mai.
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The view from above.
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And looking out from the mai mai.
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Im assuming you have not camo'd it up yet?
Needs a bit more work yet.
Looks a good spot right on the bend. Plenty of room for standing decoys down below. A killing hole:cool:
Sprayed again yesterday. Dumped 100 kg of barley into the water and 80 kg in the hopper. Feeds are twice daily now. Lots of ducks around.
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I still have your Camo net here Nathan
PM sentQuote:
Originally Posted by 7mmsaum
Arrived up north this morning to a dried up pond.
The shoot still on?Quote:
Originally Posted by upnorth uplander
You better put that fibreglass to good use on the hull then and head for the lake.Quote:
Originally Posted by upnorth uplander
Oh and if you remember to bring the bendy poles back for me that would be great.
Found some water today and have set up feeder and moved maimai from dried up pond
Rivers are looking good for mallards but have 3 dry ponds here,don't get to my big pond till April when we dump bags of acorns.
hi guys when do the licences become available? had a look on the fishing and game website but could only find the 2013 ones?
Dan
March some stage as pegging day is 7 April.
cool thanks will keep a look out for it.
