"Stuff is eaten by dogs, broken by family and friends, sanded down by the wind, frozen by the mountains, lost by the prairie, burnt off by the sun, washed away by the rain. So you are left with dogs, family, friends, sun, rain, wind, prairie and mountains. What more do you want?"
Federico Calboli
Sunday, May 26, 2013
What is this?
A teaser-- much coming but may take a few days; click to enlarge.
Wonderful picture, and long may a few , specialist , intrepid 'fowlers ply the wild estuaries around the UK!! Something I have never experienced,but I have seen them depart from Peter Scott's lighthouse at Sutton Bridge , and later return, counting them back like old time aircraft, as if the weather changes, it can be a very dangerous activity.Local knowledge of tides, sandbanks and weather is crucial, but,I suppose, mobile phones and improved rescue services have mediated the modern day risk a little!
8 comments:
It's a punt gun.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punt_gun
Right first time!
But even for a punt gun, it is unusual. More to come soon-- LOTS more.
Oh, and 20 ounces a barrel. And neither a poacher's gun nor a taker of huge bags...
You didn't change the image file name (or didn't change it enough.) All I needed was a hint and web fu does the rest ;)
Wonderful picture, and long may a few , specialist , intrepid 'fowlers ply the wild estuaries around the UK!!
Something I have never experienced,but I have seen them depart from Peter Scott's lighthouse at Sutton Bridge , and later return, counting them back like old time aircraft, as if the weather changes, it can be a very dangerous activity.Local knowledge of tides, sandbanks and weather is crucial, but,I suppose, mobile phones and improved rescue services have mediated the modern day risk a little!
JohnnyUK
Incredibly cool, and yes a punt gun
SBW
Oh no, Bodio plans to sneak a punt gun into the Bosque.
I was going say that it was for duck hunting ,as joke...
It looked more like some thing for the Military would use.
With the drought I doubt there is water enough to float it!
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