Thread: Our English Setter arrives

Originally Posted by Scouser

Well done guys, i like reading this stuff as it will never (never?) happen for me unless i retire to the mainland with time to do it!!!!!! which presently is not on the horizon....

there is plenty of opportunity to run a dog locally and well bred bred dogs with input -not loads of input can still do a good job -you just need to get one !!! If your interested in a Setter at some stage be in contact as we will have pups in a year .

Scouser , if you are still in JAFA land next season I will be more than happy to run my pointer for you to shoot over

get outta here hell be a Setter man

Originally Posted by upnorth uplander

Scouser , if you are still in JAFA land next season I will be more than happy to run my pointer for you to shoot over

Wow, cheers for that upland, thats a great offer, only ever saw it done on doco's and internet sites, love that mutual hunting bond between human & canine!!!!!

Originally Posted by el borracho

get outta here hell be a Setter man

Now, now El Tweed, play nice!!!!!

El Tweed, I fucking like it

Is there public land you can shoot uplands on or all private? Of course, you can't take a shotgun on most (all?) doc land.

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I do 99% of my hunting in the Far North on both public & private land.

Originally Posted by upnorth uplander

I do 99% of my hunting in the Far North on both public & private land.

How does it work with the public land with permits and access?

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Look on the F&G website under northland , it tells you what public areas are available and if permits are required, a map is issued with permit and that usually shows how to access an area.

Originally Posted by upnorth uplander

Look on the F&G website under northland , it tells you what public areas are available and if permits are required, a map is issued with permit and that usually shows how to access an area.

Sweet. A dog I was looking at has been trained on pheasants, if the guy decides to give it to me, I'll shoot next season

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I thought i was going on a pheasant shoot this year, the guys i go duck hunting with go every year, and i got the offer of filling the last space in the vehicle if someone couldnt make it....but they all did!!!!
it was in the forest north of Kaitaia.....but no one was running a dog, just walking and flushing on foot!

They told me that after you added up fuel, permit, food & piss, its about $120 per bird.....if your lucky!!!!!!!!....BUT I'M STILL KEEN

To make a trip North worth while you have to spend a week up there, have free accomodation and it pays to know someone who can put you onto some birds, I wouldnt bother without a dog as pheasants will sit tight as you walk right past them and if you are lucky enuff to flush one and only wing it then theres no way in hell you will find that bird.

It also pays to have someones mum cook for the crew every night.

What's a reasonable kill rate for pheasants up there? And what for quail?

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The kill rate depends on how well you shoot