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looks a lot like mine:o red with a woundie lost yesterday at another pond.:D[img]http://i1046.photobucket.com/albums/...n15/ATT1_1.jpg[/img]
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red ready for action yesterday morning be grateful theres no audio file with it:D[img]http://i1046.photobucket.com/albums/...rown15/4_1.jpg[/img]
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Wow. There's some birds in your second picture @Toby. I thought we were doing OK to get a dozen in one go.Quote:
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I think our problem was perhaps our superb hit rate on ducks that flew past.......and the fact that shotguns don't reach 200meters [emoji2]Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
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Keep on pumping boss until it don't go bang no more. Those birds needed some learning.Quote:
Originally Posted by BRADS
Both the old man and I got first up doubles and then the tap was turned off.
You should off taken fly spray for that swarm of bees Toby:D
Great pics everyone,just sorting through mine now.:)
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Fog was like pea soup today ,ducks didn't move until after lunch . Was a good day with the dog earning his keep again
sorry for the GSP heavy photos , got me a new camera and I'm going nuts with it !
No need to apologies for photos of anything GermanQuote:
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I like the first pic. Its a goody.
[QUOTE=gsp follower;360331]looks a lot like mine:o red with a woundie lost yesterday at another pond.:D[img]http://i1046.photobucket.com/albums/...n15/ATT1_1.jpg[/img]
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red ready for action yesterday morning be grateful theres no audio file with it:D[img]http://i1046.photobucket.com/albums/...rown15/4_1.jpg[/img]
the mighty kotuku and red discuss the days take:yaeh am not durnk
a bloody great weekend ,alas the ducks didnt arrive in hordes as we'd hoped and seen on this pond over recent times ,but a least a few did and the talley was 9 birds amongst four .shooting mate and i got three .personally Im happy -I used c404s o/ubaikal in the morning session as Im aware of mypast tendency to rely on the large mag of the s/a escort escort ,so vowed that discipline was the byword this year.three shots -2euthanisers and a smackdown joint killerwas my ammo consumption. Highly satisfying
the weather gods at rakaia sent us fine weather and no cloud saturday so ducks and geese decided 12,000'was a good altitude to play spot the duckshooter .
the ones that got curioser-nuff said. Interesting -these were mostly young birds -with fresh grain in their crops- not bad eating im told.
saturday arvo we saw a couple way out of range but othewrwise deadly quiet. sunday GSPF&myself did a midmorning scoot and shoot to our pond and as the phot shows we checked out Rs where red the dog again proved his mettle by finding a lost bugger in the shitty gorse broomy&willow of the riverbed.
now some thanks -GSPF&family for hosting us -cracker tucker mighty beers rums &laughs on friday night ,and the rugby saturday ,where a couple of rampant hurricanes men got the golden opportunity to feed this crusaders man his beans.mind you again I bloody enjoyed it. thanks guys from us all.
to the team-great company ,long may it continue.
KC has got some other photos of me GSPFso will chat to my daughter about getting them on here.
posted in another spot, 8 mallards and 5 swan. Shot pretty much all of our opportunities just no ducks coming close, big water shooting I guess. Jazz just blows me away with her work rate, she would of done 2 x 100mtr retrieves on swan. Picked up all of ours and helped others find theirs when their dogs couldn't. freekin awesome just being there for the dog.Attachment 36292
Eight of us in three possies and i shot the only duck of the day!....a Grey/Mallard hybrid....got 8 Black Swan right on sundown though!!!!!!
I'm real happy with that photo , fog gives it some atmosphere . May get that one blown up . "Mallard in the mist " . Haha !Quote:
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that is one awesome bloody spot tobyQuote:
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[QUOTE=gsp follower;360331]looks a lot like mine:
Yes, my boy originally came from Christchurch?
a very sunny day but we got plenty both days.
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spot the maimai
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sat morn on the river
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sun morning result after I cleaned out the maimai.
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and some more deer came out for a look.
That mallard hen on the ute got some trauma ( shottie or hawk ? )
It's my opening morning today, good to be back NZ
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Made short work of them , that's 3 years of roosters down here ! Well done . Smart looking dog
yea and a total of 6 days to get them over that 3 years:DQuote:
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i think theyre taking the piss f&g here munsey:O_O:
[QUOTE=ONYVA;360491]guncity??Quote:
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guncity??
Close, Trade Me [ free to a good home ] I don't know his history, a woman had him as a pet in Christchurch for 7 yrs moved to Aussie after the quake and gave him away on t/me to an old couple in Marton. they found him a bit much as he had no training and was totally out of control, t/me again and I got him,he should have been shot, but he is coming right??? he's not bad on deer.
The bird dog is on pig scent....:( foto below she is on bird scent, but the trail went onto private property:(
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Yep and this morning he's in the vets nearly had it. Blood tests, xrays the works. Hope he makes itQuote:
Originally Posted by Munsey
Bloat ?
Farrrrk that's not good . Best of luck !Quote:
Originally Posted by Pointer
My thoughts exactly kawhia. Vets reckon he's eaten something but I'm not convinced
What about water quality up your way ( algae ) nearly lost my dog from that , thirsty dog drinking from a stream ?
More a summer thing of course ? I
Our opening went very well. We tidied up our pond four years ago, changed it from a pokey little swamp puddle into a decent sized, fenced off, native planted duck mecca. The time, effort and money has paid dividends.
For us now, the weekend is becoming more of a time to hang out with family and friends. To think that 10 years ago we were all single boys, keen on smashing as many ducks as we were allowed and having big nights on the booze afterwards, to now all being engaged or married with kids or kids on the way, it's pretty bloody cool.
Our "better halves" hang out together all weekend doing girly stuff, come over to see the boys at the pond and the kids run around in the maimai or around the pond and poke dead ducks with sticks and pull grossed out faces.
This weekend we shot our limit of parries and mallards on both days, steady mobs coming in all day kept the boredom at bay. Not that we are ever bored, our crew of 6 mates have been shooting together for 10 years or more now, and it's the one time of year we are in the same place at the same time, so it's pretty special.
The next generation are all girls (so far). Keen country kids who will hopefully want to (and be able to) carry on a pretty cool tradition.
To top the weekend off, yesterday morning I took Richie (our accountant mate from Chch) hunting and he shot his first and second deer. He carried both out, the whole time with the biggest grin on his face.
Here's a few photos of the weekend;
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Cheers,
Josh
He's sedated at the mo. Getting some fluids into him then blood tests and x ray. I can't think of when he'd have a chance to eat anything as when he's out of his kennel I am with him. Can only wait and see
My thoughts are with you, @Pointer...hope he will be out there again very soon...
Thanks. Me too, he's a cracker of a pup
Good luck Pointer with the dog. I had two crook dogs recently too.
Bolt wouldn't work the other morning.He usualy barks all the way too the cows but wouldn,t even come too the bike.
Then old Jess was not too flash opening morning,I thought it was old age but by mid afternoon she was back to her usual self.
I'm stuffed if I know what was wrong with them.
Best of luck Pointer, hope he/she pulls through, always a worry having your dog crook.....
Great post Josh, thats what 'Opening w'end' is all about, tradition, family & friends.....:cool:
Got another 6 this morning, in 6 shots too!!! I'm walking better by the day as well loving every minute in that mai mai
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Dad retrieving a double
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A single drake that came out of no where and I happened to look up and this ducks wings are cupped coming straight in so I'm up "BOOM!" dropped him right before dad went to shoot it haha
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Riding back out
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I hope Baz pulls through mate
Not good at all ,Hope it turns out ok. Me thinks Algae from the pond
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Made short work of them , that's 3 years of roosters down here ! Well done . Smart looking dog
Yep and this morning he's in the vets nearly had it. Blood tests, xrays the works. Hope he makes it
not algae poisoning or nothing??
i,l say it again toby crackin bloody spot.
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hows dad on the blind retrieves:yaeh am not durnk: his hold looks a bit tentative but does he have a soft mouth:D
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poor bugger hope he,s ok.Quote:
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theyre so quick at times you never them eating some rubbish untill its 3/4,s down thier throats:O_O:
and its always the best ones who have something happen while the sooners could eat cyanide and still be kicking.:wtfsmilie:
