Monday, May 30, 2011

What do you write about, when you've had a quiet weekend at home?

To be fair, I really enjoyed a quiet weekend. Blistered skin off my soft office hands trimming hedge. Got a lot of satisfaction getting in and chopping a new pile of firewood. Dug over Vege garden (exposing last weekends pheasant remains - PHOOOOOEEEEEYYYY!). Cleaned dekes. Checked a zillion web sites for the perfect camo for The Booger. Went out to dinner. JB Fan Club went and stayed at Oma's house. Peace, quiet, tranquility.

Anyway's this blog isn't supposed to be about the languid lifestyle of the suburban middle aged dad; oh no, it's a Fish'n + Shoot'n blog. So here's the wrap up from the boys:

Cock
"Tally was 42 to the hand with a few MIA. After the rain on Thur’s, water was right up to and under the hut. The pond’s were right up with water flowing over the dam, I think this was the problem with the lost birds as they just kept swimming away. Average shooting didn’t help the cause either, but all in all was a good effort considering how much water is lying around the district and in the wangamarino.


There were some good flights mid morning, but high birds. We only got some good decoying birds on Fri when the weather cleared a bit and rain stopped.

The chimney leaked really badly, but Dick managed to affect a good temporary repair, looks like it needs some proper flashing to water proof it.

When are u planning on heading back in nxt? Will u be taking the bogger?"

AndyH
"Swamp was very full of water, up to the base of the boards under the hut. Got into the hut Friday night to a feed of orange and sherry duck, eye fillet and veges. Plenty of birds down from the previous days and about 6 down but MIA due to the water.


Saturday morning was pretty fine, very little wind and hardly any rain. Lots of ducks about but either very wary or a long way up. A few lonely mallards dropped in to us in the Willow and got smoked. Mine was about 8m away so ended up looking like a pin cushion.

Had a few passing opportunities that we could have taken but didn’t for whatever reason. All in all was a good day out. Was knackered so didn’t end up going out in Raglan. Eddie reports a small group of ducks but not within range. Not sure of the goose situation."

The ex-Schwampenfurher

Hi Swamprats,



I went in early this morning to pick up the faulty gene and acouple of things of mine which I'd left behind.Water was nearly up to the 2nd step.Drove boat nearly to batch.I decided to have a look around the ponds and it was huge stretch of water with only the highest islands showing any ground.There were birds on Bollocks,another few down the western side of Puru-Bollocks, another bunch in Watsosns,several at back of Park and some at Willow. An amazing sight. All the green fern weed is gone and all in all a great site.

I've returned the punt keys which I had in my waders and retrieved the chain that was underwater by the winch. A quick reminder to all to remember to sweep out the batch before leaving.I had a quick clean out before coming home.

Nick and I are planning to go in next Friday for a couple of days. I might even go in sooner if there's any possibility of wind.


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42 birds is pretty freakin good going, for this time of year.






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