Thread: Pheasants/ Upland Chat

How can a dog 'throw' hair? I thought they 'grow' hair

Originally Posted by johnd

I walked that whole stretch at Nukumaru all they way to the river, I think its a 22KM round trip thats what the GPS showed I had done at any rate. Saw one hen right back at the campground, that was all. Would have been 7 or 8 yrs ago now.... hope the numbers have improved. Not a lot of drinking water available there so always best to take some for the dog too.

It depends on how hard it's been thrashed, its big open country and those well educated birds don't hang around if they sell you. It certainly get worked pretty hard by the guys who shoot opening weekend on it.

the first time I went there I saw 20 cocks/hens but never close enough for a shot. the next day in the damp I saw 5 birds in 2 hours.

i've had the opposite too, the lease holders had sprayed the lupin and there was nowhere for the birds to hide, I only saw 3 for 2 days hunting, all up around the river.

water wise, the paddocks have plenty of troughs for the dog so all you need is your own water.

forgot to say, there were a heap of feral cats out there last time I was there.

First run out with the wires, left it too late for a decent walk but found 2 roosters hangouts and shot a hare in flight as it jumped the ditch.

Originally Posted by kawhia

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First run out with the wires, left it too late for a decent walk but found 2 roosters hangouts and shot a hare in flight as it jumped the ditch.

Pretty good going getting a flying hare