Jump to content


Welcome to Hunting NY, New York's #1 Hunting and Fishing forum and news portal.

Welcome to HuntingNY.com, like most online communities you must register to post and participate in our community, but don't worry this is a simple free process that requires minimal information for you to signup. Be apart of of the Hunting New York by signing inor creating an account.
  • Start new topics and reply to others
  • Subscribe to topics and forums to get automatic updates
  • Customize your own profile and make new friends
  • Share your hunting stories, trail camera photos and experiences!
Guest Message by DevFuse
 

2012 HuntingNY Spring Turkey Classic

Click here for more info on the 2012 HuntingNY Spring Turkey Classic!

Main


News and Articles
Hunting NY Store
Links
Our Sponsors and Partners
Contact Us

Need Help / Can't Register or Login? Click Here


Interested in sponsoring the site or a contest? Contact Us



Like us on Facebook

Our Sponsors


Fins to Feathers Taxidermy
Innovative Tip-Down
Thrill Of The Hunt

Posted Image



Old 2 gauge shotgun

Started by First-light, Feb 22 2012 12:05 PM

  • Please log in to reply
12 replies to this topic

#1 First-light

First-light

    Elite NY Hunter

  • +Supporting Member
  • 1907 posts
  • LocationFinger lakes region

Posted 22 February 2012 - 12:05 PM

Friend just sent this to me.
How would you like to shoot this one? During the civil war they were used to bring down flocks
of geese and ducks to feed the soldiers. They drew straws to see who had to put their shoulder
behind it and pull the trigger. They have one on display in the museum in Gettysburg ...

Attached Files


"We Feed 'em"
"He Breeds 'em"
Legends Lodge, "Where Legends are born"

#2 Deerthug

Deerthug

    Avid Hunter

  • +Supporting Member
  • 1364 posts
  • LocationLong Island & Germantown

Posted 22 February 2012 - 12:16 PM

Ummm . . . no thank you! :unsure:
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1)

O God, thank you for your creation, for the land that sustains us, the game that feeds us, and the hunt that blesses us.  Grant us wisdom to be safe.
Grant us the patience for a clean shot, so that we might be good stewards of every life you give. Amen. (Hunter's Prayer by The Rev. Eldon Reich)

#3 G-Man

G-Man

    Elite NY Hunter

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPip
  • 1951 posts
  • Locationcuba,ny

Posted 22 February 2012 - 12:24 PM

I've seen old photos of the "punk-guns" mounted on canoes used to take herds of deer at night along lakeshores in the days of meat hunting as well as flocks of ducks n geese. outlawed when duck and goosehunting laws came into effect in the early 1900's. neat gun ...I would do it once!
I've hunted almost everyday of my life.. the rest have been wasted!

#4 WNYBuckHunter

WNYBuckHunter

    Backstrap Addict

  • Moderators
  • 7924 posts
  • LocationHoneoye, NY

Posted 22 February 2012 - 03:06 PM

I remember seeing that episode on TV. If you do some searching for "Punt Gun" on youtube, you can find clips from the rest of the show.
"Long ago, Hunters were the unlikely vanguards of progress. Today, we are protectors of tradition and conservation.Thankfully, we still have some wild places left. So while at times Id like to say let the hunt begin, right now Ill say, let the hunt continue." -Steve Rinella

#5 Grouse

Grouse

    New York Hunter

  • Members
  • PipPip
  • 228 posts
  • LocationDelaware Cty

Posted 22 February 2012 - 03:40 PM


They called it a "punt" gun because it was securely fastened to a small boat called a "punt".  The boat was "sculled" forward with one oar out the stern, into range of a flock of ducks resting on the water.  Once you got all of "your ducks in a row", you fired that gun and killed a whole bunch of them with one shot.  The whole boat was propelled backwards when the gun was fired.

Musta been great fun!!

Ask me why I hunt, and I'll ask you why you don't.

#6 Pygmy

Pygmy

    Elite NY Hunter

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPip
  • 1186 posts
  • LocationSteuben Co. NY

Posted 22 February 2012 - 04:33 PM

Yeah... Shooting that thing looks about as much fun as having a prostrate exam... :fie: ..

However, around the turn of the (last) century they were common in use for the market hunters...

They would mount the gun in the prow of the boat, point the whole boat at the flock of ducks on the water, scull within range and touch off a shot..

200 ducks with one shot was not uncommon..

#7 Karpteach

Karpteach

    Elite NY Hunter

  • +Supporting Member
  • 1481 posts
  • LocationHicksville

Posted 22 February 2012 - 04:49 PM

Guaranteed not to miss any target. It is also guaranteed that your shoulder will dislocate and you will have a huge headache!
Genesis 9:1-3 .....The fear and dread of you will fall upon all of the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air, upon every creature that moves along the ground, and upon all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hands. Everything that moves will be food for you.....

#8 Skillet

Skillet

    New York Hunter

  • Members
  • PipPip
  • 454 posts

Posted 22 February 2012 - 05:14 PM

View PostDeerthug, on 22 February 2012 - 12:16 PM, said:

Ummm . . . no thank you! :unsure:
X2

#9 Deerthug

Deerthug

    Avid Hunter

  • +Supporting Member
  • 1364 posts
  • LocationLong Island & Germantown

Posted 22 February 2012 - 05:34 PM

On second thought securing it to a boat and pulling a rope attached to the trigger mechanism does sound like fun!
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1)

O God, thank you for your creation, for the land that sustains us, the game that feeds us, and the hunt that blesses us.  Grant us wisdom to be safe.
Grant us the patience for a clean shot, so that we might be good stewards of every life you give. Amen. (Hunter's Prayer by The Rev. Eldon Reich)

#10 ny hunter

ny hunter

    Elite NY Hunter

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPip
  • 2070 posts
  • Locationsouthern zone

Posted 22 February 2012 - 05:52 PM

I'll watch from here!!!

#11 WNYBuckHunter

WNYBuckHunter

    Backstrap Addict

  • Moderators
  • 7924 posts
  • LocationHoneoye, NY

Posted 22 February 2012 - 06:30 PM

View PostDeerthug, on 22 February 2012 - 05:34 PM, said:

On second thought securing it to a boat and pulling a rope attached to the trigger mechanism does sound like fun!

Heck yeah!
"Long ago, Hunters were the unlikely vanguards of progress. Today, we are protectors of tradition and conservation.Thankfully, we still have some wild places left. So while at times Id like to say let the hunt begin, right now Ill say, let the hunt continue." -Steve Rinella

#12 fasteddie

fasteddie

    Elite NY Hunter

  • Moderators
  • 4672 posts
  • LocationOntario , NY

Posted 22 February 2012 - 07:07 PM

That's a heck of a way to propel a boat !
The Resident Curmudgeon !
97.3% of statistics are made up
Semper Fi !

#13 Suilleabhain

Suilleabhain

    New York Hunter

  • Members
  • PipPip
  • 283 posts
  • LocationIslip, NY

Posted 25 February 2012 - 08:22 AM

There's a book on this called Outlaw Gunners. About the poachers after it was outlawed and the F&G guys chasing them in the Chesapeake. Besides ducks, geese and swans, there was a big market for song birds too. They all went to the hotels in NYC during the 1800's. Some of the guns were 6 & 8 gauge with multiple barrels set like a fan shape to take out entire rafts of birds at night.
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
Back to Rifle and Gun Hunting


  1. Hunting New York - NY Empire State Hunting Forum - Bow Hunting, Fishing, Bear, Deer
  2. → New York Hunting
  3. → Rifle and Gun Hunting
  4. Website Terms of Use / Service