NZ Hunter

SOLSTICE SNOW DUCKS

It turned out to be a super-sweet hunt with lots and lots of birds around and plenty of action to keep us busy and warm.  there in their hundreds on a large paddock of rapeseed oversown onto barley.

We arrived to find most of the team already there, trucks lined up and headlights on. It looked like a runway strip for an alien landing movie with snow crystals glinting in the swirling mist and lights piercing the darkness. The guys already had their layout blinds in place and were busy setting up the decoy spread.

It didn’t take too long to organise a setup of seven layout blinds

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