Thread: Opening day traditions

Thought it would be interesting to find out who does what in the way of traditions or rituals for opening day.
For myself, I shoot on a property down Ashburton way. It's an hour or so from home but the tradition is to stay in the framers wool shed the night before.
We've been offered beds in the farmers house but we always choose the wool shed instead. It's bloody freezing but it really kicks the excitement levels into top gear.

What do you guys do?

Al

Pray that ill actually get to shoot something ......

Well, over the next weekend or two I shall start the ball rolling by making at least four of my gun cakes to share around...have to buy a new hi-viz bell collar for my dog as it no longer fits him as good as it could...I cannot wait...

thers 53 days too go I luv stripping the gun down the night before and making the lounge stink like gun oil
And hope I can put it back together bfore the morning.
Also got a habit of setting my decoys up a bit early.
Like too sit on the night pond with a camera bfore opening and watch the birds cum in.
Early fukn milking then at the pond 0630hrs

Opening day traditions? Every opening I set heaps of decoys, and constantly blow on my caller More in the spirit of what you were meaning it is becomming a tradition to take the boy out of school on Friday and set up camp for the weekend.

I shoot ducks every opening day. Traditionally.

Me, I'm trying to find a punt gun, to start a new tradition. . Tom Knapp and the Punt Gun

Originally Posted by Tim

I shoot ducks every opening day. Traditionally.

i miss ducks every opening day. Traditionally

I raid public land roosters while everyones shooting ducks

Pointer, that is usually my idea as well...goodness knows what the numbers around here will be like this year...the gaudy ones will probably have better webbed feet than the webbed footed ones...

Originally Posted by Pointer

I raid public land roosters while everyones shooting ducks

I raid private land roosters while everyones shooting ducks

haha thatd be right!

I am not going to believe it unless I see the pics.

I learnt a lesson on opening morning some years ago...if there are three guys on the mai mai balcony waiting for daylight and are passing a bottle of port...don't be the one in the middle.

Originally Posted by MassiveAttack

I am not going to believe it unless I see the pics.

taking pics while poaching isnt a good idea..