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Duck Shooters' Day At Waimea Gun Club
Duck shooters had a chance to get their eye in before the opening of the season, at an open day at the Waimea Gun Club, recently. Hitting clay targets might not get the same results for the dinner table, but it's good practice.
Tom Swale (right) keeps an eye on 15-year-old Bill Swale, as he tries to pot a "pigeon"
Field officer for the Acclimatisation Society, Doug Zumbach, instructs David Sceats on gun handling. Mark Sceats (centre) is an interested observer
Eagle-eyed hunters? Well they hit more than they missed. Trevor East and Chris Tonkin
All set to go – Roger Gatward
Waimea Gun Club member Alf Taylor waits for that elusive clay to dart out