Very strange, I see an increased number of male ducks in my neighbourhood...


or they are very clever and know the opening seasons (here another 4 months to go)
or they are even more clever and let the female ducks work while they are proudly walking around...
(and be ready for their daily f..k, because it's that time of the year...)

maybe the Aussie male ducks came over to help?
that's a 2 in 1 shot...


Elvis, don't forget: ducks usualy fly faster than it seems...

Ducks have a dream life here in Queensland Australia...we are not allowed to hunt them. Mongrel bloody greenies !!!!

well the weatherfolk lied again
Saturday was typical Dday weather not a cloud in the sky and absolutle no wind at all
we managed 15 for the day and got a couple more today. we finally got wind but an easterly not the predicted southerly and it didnt arrive till 4:30 this arvo. never mind we had a great time and I even got my Daughter to come out for a few hours while the Son went off to play a game of rugby.
dog is completely shagged, asleep in front of the fire as soon as we got home. he found 2 ducks for me last night just on dark in long rank grass one fell 50 yrds behind us and I marked the line of its fall and walked him up that way, the other up about 5 yards behind a willow tree also in tall grass about 18" high so I was stoked with that he in his kennel having the bone from the mutton roast aswell as dog roll as he deserved it.
ducks to pluck tomorrow and then to try and get the Opuha mud off everything.

Well done mate...sounds like a damn fine day was had by all...especially your mutley.

Now...where are the obligatory pics mate???

here ya go mate, my Daughter took some on Saturday morning while having a cruise around with the old man.

Dam could do with a little water mate...lookin' a tad low I reckon.

Elvis wrote:

here ya go mate, my Daughter took some on Saturday morning while having a cruise around with the old man.

Hey Elvis, your daughter did well taking these pics. Love the doggie camo vest. My pup has one, but she hates it, so she says, so I don't make her wear it anymore.

Nice pics mate...your daughter done good buddy.

Nice pics, I have a long time to go before I get to poke holes in the sky.

Guess what time it is again!!!!!!! Minnesota has opened an early early goose season this year beginning August 10th. The problem is I haven't seen many geese around home. Going to do some scouting in the morning to see if I can locate some.

go get em mate
our duck season has just closed.

wiersy111 wrote:

Guess what time it is again!!!!!!! Minnesota has opened an early early goose season this year beginning August 10th. The problem is I haven't seen many geese around home. Going to do some scouting in the morning to see if I can locate some.

Hopefully some will move in for you. No early season here. Just an info note, back in the early 80's, in North Dakota where a grew up, the Fish and Game started establishing nesting sites for the canada geese, and relocated breeding pairs to these sights. The hope was to establish a resident population of Canadas. It turned out to be very successfull. They now have a large population of resident geese and an early goose season also.

Woo Hoo! Started the season off with a bang........ lots of bangs. We missed a lot of birds but we brought home enough for a good meal. I really like my new boat, it pushed so easy and hides almost anywhere. I had a little Teal land about two feet from the end of my boat and took at my son in his boat. It didn't see me until the dog decided he wasn't supposed to sit that close. Back at it in the morning!!! More ducks need to die .

good man thats the spirit!!!! now where was the camera to capture that teal??? bit close for the .10ga...you would have to head shoot it!!!!
pleased the camo system is working for you.

Ok, Elvis, thanks for sharing the pictures and all, but .... pictures of your dog but not your daughter, or was that her boot? How got the foul?