Making a punt gun

[Ian Watts]

We do get the odd emperor and a fair few barnacle but you cannot shoot them.
We do also get white front geese and Egyptian geese, both can be hunted.

 

[Richard Lathrop]

I am guessing using a punt gun is legal in Scotland? I have seen the photos of punt guns from Outlaw Gunner.

 

[Ian Watts]

I am guessing using a punt gun is legal in Scotland? I have seen the photos of punt guns from Outlaw Gunner.

Yes, punt guns and hunting with them is perfectly legal across the whole UK

 

[William Reinicke]

We do get the odd emperor and a fair few barnacle but you cannot shoot them.
We do also get white front geese and Egyptian geese, both can be hunted.

bummer on the barnacle. Is the white fronted goose just another name for the specklebelly? Ive shot 100's of them. Ill take an egyptian for sure.

So for scotland wanted harvest report....
Eurasian Wigeon,
Common Porchard,
Red crest Porchard,
Tufted,
Gray Lag,
Egyptian,
and maybe just maybe an emporer.

Too much to ask for in a single trip? Might need a few trips right? Ill let the ol lady know so shes aware.

 

[Ian Watts]

This is the Dalgety punt. You can see how much lower it sits in the water!

 

[Kevin Layne]

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Sounds like a great trip - I hope you enjoyed what Scotland has to offer!

Yes sir I did. Where do you hunt over there? One day I hope to go back and hunt the Newton Stewart foreshore where my forefathers hunted, perfected their gunmaking techniques, and invented the fasted shot shell reload of its time. I have one of the J. Erskine reloaders and toying with stepping up to get one his Damascus doubles.

 

[Chris Hughes]

The Dalgety looks like it could be deadly on the fowl.

 

[Ian Watts]

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Yes sir I did. Where do you hunt over there? One day I hope to go back and hunt the Newton Stewart foreshore where my forefathers hunted, perfected their gunmaking techniques, and invented the fasted shot shell reload of its time. I have one of the J. Erskine reloaders and toying with stepping up to get one his Damascus doubles.

Mainly in the South East of England but I travel to Scotland frequently to hunt deer and sometimes geese. Findhorn bay, Montrose basin, Ythan Estuary, Beauly firth, Cromarty firth and Dornoch are all good shooting areas up in Scotland!

 

[Ian Watts]

The Dalgety looks like it could be deadly on the fowl.

It really is! These are a couple of pictures of my friends in action. It’s an outstanding design but doesn’t take chop on the water quite so well!
We’ve had a few stalks in both types of punt where the water has rolled up the decks and come into the cockpit. The wash boards stop the worst but some makes it in where the gun sits.

 

[jode hillman]

Both great shooting!
Pink foot geese are also pervasive up there (tens of thousands) and are excellent shooting and eating!

Eurasian teal are still my favourite though!
We get a huge variety of duck here. Gadwall, shoveler, goldeneye, pintail, tufted, pochard and of course Mallard!
It’s well worth a trip for hunting!

I love those Eurasians myself! I shot this one with a flock of American Green Wing's here in New Jersey couple years ago.

 

[Ian Watts]

I love those Eurasians myself! I shot this one with a flock of American Green Wing's here in New Jersey couple years ago.

That’s awesome! Did you get him mounted?!
Eurasian teal and widgeon are the main quarry for us, both shoulder gunning and punt gunning!

 

[jode hillman]

That’s awesome! Did you get him mounted?!
Eurasian teal and widgeon are the main quarry for us, both shoulder gunning and punt gunning!

Yes I did have him mounted.

He was just a beautiful specimen. And one I'm not likely to see again anytime soon

 

[Kevin Layne]

Mainly in the South East of England but I travel to Scotland frequently to hunt deer and sometimes geese. Findhorn bay, Montrose basin, Ythan Estuary, Beauly firth, Cromarty firth and Dornoch are all good shooting areas up in Scotland!

I've been to some of those as well, beautiful places!