Today's the last day of the pheasant season - and the AW goose season. The end of 4 months of the game bird season. I can't be in the field today for one reason or another, much as I'd love to. From August we now roll into September, that sort of layover month where the shooting season (here) is finished and the closed trout streams don't open until October 1. September is the perfect month to do all the chores that you've been putting off around the house. Only 9 days until the goose trip, so really looking forward to getting away for a shoot.
Andrew's shooting with Paul Hannibel today, trying their luck on the geese. Maybe will text him later for an update.
There's a list of things we need to get done around the traps as well:
1. Late Sep we have the Little Ruawai Preserve working bee. Preaprataion of the main pen is the key mission. Underfoot conditions in the pen are horrird, so we're going to get some second Rolawn turf from Dickie, and lay that over scoria. Mitch, Mick & Simon are now also in the syndicate. That gives us Shanks, Tim, James, Hendrik, me, Mitch, Mick & Simon. We ought to be able to get plenty done.
2. Swamp - probably in Oct we need to put the new window that dad's made in. Roof repair (!). Spraying. Need to knock the poaquatica back. Maybe we'll have a bunch of traps through from Dave Klee as well by then.
3. my stream fly boxes are looking bare. Probably need to tie 6 dozen flies.... which I enjoy, but still it's a thing that 'needs to be done'.
Better get started!
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