b'HUNTINGPicking up mallards off the dam after the morning fog clears.I made a track into the thick raupo, but it was so high I really needed to be further out, and we decided to use the"We decided to use the small dinghy for me to sit in and hide small dinghy for me to sit in and hide in the raupo with a few decoys out in front. in the raupo with a few decoys out in front.Todd said the Todd said the ducks all landed right in myducks all landed right in my spot last year as they wised up spot last year as they wised up on where they were both shooting from. on where they were both shooting from.FLAT TYRE DRAMA As I drove off the beach at Glinks and upthe ute was left on the side of the road to We put fresh manuka around Xaviersthe hill my ute started losing control badlydeal with later with better light.We got old mai mai and Todd took in a seat to hison the corners?I pulled over in the darkto the farm a bit later than we wanted but thick cover to set up, we were done andand got out to see my rear tyre was almostthe super still morning and thick fog meant made plans to meet in the morning up thecompletely flat!Oh man, not now andwe could sneak into our possies unseen.road at 6am at the gate.That morning Ias I looked for my head lamp and startedAs Todd had to walk further and was up early at 5am and jumped into thechecking it when the batteries also wentthrough thick bush, he made more noise Triton with a coffee to drive down fromflat, this wasnt a great start. and combined with gunshots from the Baylys on the dark and foggy beach, toI jumped on the phone to Todd who wasneighbouring farms going off, we heard Glinks Gully which is quicker than drivingluckily nearly at Te Kopuru, so he swungdozens of birds getting up but couldnt see back into town. by to get me, I quickly transferred gear andthem with all the fog!84FISHING IN GODZONE JULY/AUGUST 2022'