Newshound Ady & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz

Holy smokin' barrels, batman.

It's duck shooting season from this weekend.

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a duck shooting. It's bad enough that they're quacking.

Whoever decided to give them guns, must be as mad as a cat.

A message to all my fellow retrievers out there; be very careful.

Make sure your gun-toting two-leggers are being safety conscious, have checked their firing zones and keep the lid on the hipflask till after the guns are locked away and the team is off the road.

Ady's been honing her pheasant-sniffing act all year and she's keen as mustard to get out amongst the undergrowth to flush out some technicolour chickens.

As the new kid, I'll be tagging along for the run. Send us your outdoors photos and especially any epic retrieving adventures. (photos@thesun.co.nz)

Till next week, take care out there, remember to camo up, but maybe not as carried away as my forebear Uncle Diesel, as seen in this file picture from the Newshound archives.

What a ham!

- Flo