GOOD SHOOTING
SPORTSMAN IN NORTH FINE PHEASANT COUNTRY BIRDS FATTENED ON CRICKETS /71REAT shooting was enjoyed in the North recently by Dr. F. J. Rayner, of Auckland, who in four days, broken considerably by bad weather, accumulated a bag of thirty pheasants. THE scene of operations was Mr. T. Morrin’s station in the Kaihu Valley country, 40 miles north of Dargaville.
Rough and irregular in character, and rich in natural foods for the birds, the territory covered was ideal pheasant country, and provided great sport. Mr. Morrin has been keenly interested in stocking the district with game, and the good shooting now available is a reflex of the success of his efforts.
Much of the country is covered by undergrowth, affording excellent protection for the birds, and another remarkable feature is the prevalence of crickets, which make excellent food, and fatten the pheasants. All the birds shot by Dr. Rayner, whose bag is illustrated. were in fine condition, and the fact that many hen-birds were seen suggests that the country is now an excellent breeding ground for an ideal type of bird.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 68, 11 June 1927, Page 13
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182GOOD SHOOTING Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 68, 11 June 1927, Page 13
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