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    For table and trophy

    Sep 01, 2021 5 minutes

    To me, duck season means more than shooting ducks. It takes in so much. It involves cooking game meat, photography, taxidermy and working with wood. It is a combination of all these elements which holds my interest.

    The lead-up to the 2021 Victoria duck season had created a lot of discussion, to say the least. At first, when the truly short 20-day campaign was announced I felt little enthusiasm. Such a short spell seemed a waste of time.

    Yet I was determined to make the most of it. I saw no value in sitting around feeling sorry for myself. Instead of hunting the bigger swamps I decided to check out a lot of dams to which I had access to locally.

    I made a few phone calls and all was set to head out about 8am on opening day.

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