[gamehunter]

Then it will be opening morning of the New Zealand gamebird season can't wait and very excited about my first season of duck and Pheasant hunting. Bit of a bummer that buck gardner did not come to do a seminar closer to where i live but was still good to see him on television so I guess he will be going out for a shoot somewhere here in New Zealand on opening day too

[Earl Easter]

Good luck gamehunter.
Sure would like to see some pictures iffin you have the time...This is my favorite season over the pond and i can't wait till next season..
Turkey comes in this Saturday and that is it for us although it lasts about 4 weeks.
Have fun and bag some birds buddy.........Earl

[gamehunter]

Yes sir I will definitely be posting some pictures I am going to start off over a feild as the farm I will be shooting on will still be milking their cows at 6:30 in the morning so I can not shoot at the pond as it is too close to the milking shed. So I will be setting up a few decoys in a grazed out feild and calling in any ducks flying over as the farm is in direct flight path of two lakes and there are a couple of small streams flowing through and around the farm there is also a pine forest that runs alongside the farm that holds some nice cock pheasants(we are not allowed to shoot hen pheasants in New Zealand) there may also be a bit of a video of my Newbie duck calling antics

[gamehunter]

finally the season is due to start in 45 minutes time to hit the pond

[gamehunter]

Here's my account of my first opening day
Morning: Lots of ducks shots taken and plucked a few had a set of ducks decoy very nicely over the decoys *click* empty mag. Went home patterned the 2.5inch gamebore #2 shot found it was paterning like crap called my buddy up and managed to get a pack of 3" #2 steel

Evening: my buddy and I hit the pond again he was woring in a set of ducks that were in the distance I spotted 3 ducks within firing range shouldered to shoot, my buddy told me to hold fire as ducks were still too far out I pointed up and said not those 3 he looks up and goes whoops sorry about that bud.

No ducks but a very good day out and I was getting them to come in onto the decoys with my first time duck calling so I knew something went right. Going to go back out Monday night for another duck shoot off hunting for pigs and deer tomorrow.

[SwedeSteve]

Sounds like you had a great time. Try to get some pics of where you are hunting !!

[AllAlaskan]

Sounds like you had fun Good luck on your next time out!