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Duck Shooting ( Off topic)

nzgold		Posted : Saturday, 7 May 2011 5:48:45 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 5/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 97 Location: New Zealand Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 20 time(s) in 19 post(s)		Any duckshooters on these forums? If so, how'd you get on? Cheers :)

zimbo		Posted : Saturday, 7 May 2011 12:22:32 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 22/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 72 Thanks: 5 times Was thanked: 29 time(s) in 18 post(s)		hi there nzgold did real well today got a sore shoulder and 173 Paradise ducks

kiwijw		Posted : Sunday, 8 May 2011 2:44:52 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,152 Thanks: 92 times Was thanked: 658 time(s) in 324 post(s)		. Edited by user Saturday, 9 July 2011 2:32:14 AM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

zimbo		Posted : Sunday, 8 May 2011 12:56:00 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 22/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 72 Thanks: 5 times Was thanked: 29 time(s) in 18 post(s)		na didnt know that, but kept all the good ones to make sausages il run the detector over them next time lol..

starflash		Posted : Sunday, 8 May 2011 1:41:35 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 16/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 192 Location: auckland, tairua Thanks: 18 times Was thanked: 38 time(s) in 30 post(s)		i love duck, and would love to shoot them for dinner, but 173 of them!. you must have a big freezer and a lot of feathers. im not hazzeling, i admire people who get their own food Edited by user Sunday, 8 May 2011 1:42:07 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

1864hatter		Posted : Sunday, 8 May 2011 4:08:03 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		Running ur detecctor over them would be a good way to get ur pellets out of them too save lead poisoning, not that u should be using lead shot if ur near a river.
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

starflash		Posted : Sunday, 8 May 2011 4:12:32 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 16/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 192 Location: auckland, tairua Thanks: 18 times Was thanked: 38 time(s) in 30 post(s)		hatter i think youll find its steel shot now, not lead, less accurate, less knock down power, ie more injured animals, thanks DOC

nzgold		Posted : Monday, 9 May 2011 2:40:34 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 5/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 97 Location: New Zealand Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 20 time(s) in 19 post(s)		Hi zimbo, now that's a nice haul! I didnt end up with any. Missed two. I was getting slightly aggravated while watching the ducks all pouring into the neighbours ponds... lol. Anyway, you did a lot better than me :) Cheers

cavey		Posted : Monday, 9 May 2011 3:56:43 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 19/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 145 Location: Ashburton Thanks: 42 times Was thanked: 22 time(s) in 18 post(s)		sounds like fun never been duck shooting but in to hunting deer tahr and chamios but with little success.

madsonicboating		Posted : Tuesday, 10 May 2011 6:52:39 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 21/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 674 Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 157 time(s) in 127 post(s)		173?? Thats awesome man holy crap!! I went out yesterday seen one only most the lads had a good blast up round here in the weekend. so yeah..first roast duck last night and it was bloody good. No pellets so musta been a head shot aye bro ;) I make duck patties normally but sausy's would be sharp too!
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zimbo		Posted : Wednesday, 11 May 2011 11:46:44 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 22/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 72 Thanks: 5 times Was thanked: 29 time(s) in 18 post(s)		duck burgers could be the one, after i left my mates farm, he rang me 2 hours later and said he shoot other 21 ducks. beats last years record of 92...

Lammerlaw		Posted : Tuesday, 24 May 2011 7:34:23 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Well I hope the bloke who got all those parrys didnt waste one of them. To us it is criminal to shoot what you cannot use except rabbits and even then I use as many as I can cope with. I have never missed a season for forty five years (with a licence that is) and have never shot a limit bag yet but could have many hundreds of times. I sit down and pluck and clean them as I get them and knock off shooting as soon as I get what I want for myself and to give away. Had a fair few this year but my young son is beating me...for the first time ever. He also bet my father who just bought himself a new gun at age 86!

starflash		Posted : Wednesday, 25 May 2011 8:58:45 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 16/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 192 Location: auckland, tairua Thanks: 18 times Was thanked: 38 time(s) in 30 post(s)		ka'booooom yum yum both ducks and rabbits

nzgold		Posted : Thursday, 26 May 2011 3:19:21 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 5/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 97 Location: New Zealand Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 20 time(s) in 19 post(s)		So many young people now think that food comes from supermarkets. What happens when they get a ripper earthquake and suddenly the supermarket aint open no more? Hunters/gathers are survivors.

Lammerlaw		Posted : Saturday, 28 May 2011 4:39:44 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		nzgold wrote: So many young people now think that food comes from supermarkets. What happens when they get a ripper earthquake and suddenly the supermarket aint open no more? Hunters/gathers are survivors. I like that - been hunting and fishing all my life though my fishing techniques are... primitive. As for hunting I am never without my heater - always got my rifle with me in my vehicle - I suppose thats the good side of having your own place, you can combine hunting and gold mining. If I am not onto the gold or feel like a break I can go for a wander to see if I can see a pig or salivate a few rocks with lead...keep the detector poachers occupied wasting their time digging up spent projectiles! ...and I had duck for tea tonight! Edited by user Saturday, 28 May 2011 4:59:51 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified