This is getting a lot of play lately. There may be a raptor in there an one point.
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Mystery Ugartechea?
The two-position system reliable & safe, the Ugartechea Model 16 is exactly what you have been looking for! info: ugartechea@ugartecheashotguns.com Armas Ugartechea I don’t get what is going on here. It seems to be their group on FB but the gun is not on the Ugartechea web site. Anyone know why? What is the purpose …
Hunter with Pointer and Gordon Setter, 1906.
Fredrik Borgen (Norwegian, 1852 – 1907). Hunter with Pointer and Gordon Setter, 1906. Oil on canvas. Private Collection. Gordons are pretty much unheard of these days. Tom McGuane had one and wrote a good story about her. Gracie, maybe? Nothing online that I can find. I do remember it being in an obscure mag or …
Dolly
Fish porn from a summer long gone now.
A Fall like Spring
During the pandemic I took a trip to Nyanga in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe for no reason but to enjoy the Msasa spectable. It happens every year between August and September. The Shonas call it pfumvunza – spring. These are some pictures I took on that trip – mostly from Juliasdale and the …
Melanin
When you find a feather on the ground, it has probably been molted naturally after a full year of use. If it’s an outer wing feather, like these gull feathers, you might notice that the black tip of the feather is largely intact while the surrounding white parts are far more worn. This is partially …
Rigby snap under lever 12 bore
Rigby snap under lever 12 bore with vertical bolt. Early 1890s. The odd comb shape is original according to records. Vintage Guns The condition some of these old 100+ year old guns are in is marvelous.
Two Pigeons, 1650
Unknown Artist Two Pigeons, 1650 The Metropolitan Museum of Arteum
Ruger No.1
This is an ad but is it shows the No. 1 is still around and sells. It is a favorite of Steve’s and mentioned it in his book, Good Guns, Again.
Senticolis triaspis (Green Rat Snake)
It’s always fun to see a snake species I haven’t encountered in the wild before… while teaching the Chiricahuas Trees Course last week in southeastern Arizona, participant Cris Falco spotted it crossing the trail, and @forestpathologist yelled back to me about a “green snake”, which I instantly registered as Senticolis triaspis (Green Rat Snake). …