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Dead ducks

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Dead ducks

Two hunters pose with their haul of grey ducks. The ducks have had their heads tied together with flax so they are easier to carry.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Tesla Studios Collection (PAColl-3046)

Reference: 1/1-17059; F

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Harvey C. Perkins and Bob Gidlow, Duck shooting – History of duck hunting, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17116/dead-ducks (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Harvey C. Perkins and Bob Gidlow, published 1 March 2009.