low water short trip

[jdupre']

I was tired being in the house so I decided to take a short trip up Bayou Corne. I brought along my new toy, a Crossman 1377 pellet pistol.

I passed these guys sitting in a gnarly old cypress.

Further up the bayou, it got real shallow due to the low water. Low water here is partly lack of rain and mostly north winds allowing the water exit out into the marshes and rivers. Check out the water marks on the trees.

The water got so shallow that I started rubbing bottom so I decided to get out on land and make a lttle hot cocoa. Basic necessities-- handy alcohol stove, hot cocoa, a comfortable chair, and a neat little pellet pistol.

I did a little exploring and found this interesting log loaded with mushrooms.

It started to look like rain so I pulled out and stopped at a local joint for a bit of lunch. Delicious!

It was a good morning .

Joey

 

[tx river rat]

Kudos for getting out of the house , was that your perow you were paddling :lol:
What kind of scope and how does that little pistol shoot?
Ron

 

[Kayak Jack]

Joey, you forgot to bring all those luscious mushrooms from the log for your burger!!! I thought Cajuns ate everything from the woods!!

 

[jdupre']

Ron, the perow is sitting on the sidelines more these days. The Swamper does just about anything and goes just about anywhere that's needed.

It's a Burris scope-- 1 1/2 power. I had it on my Ruger Mark II, but it works well on this pistol too. On paper it's OK out to 20 yards. I can usually keep most of my shots inside of 1 1/4" with a good percentage around 1". That's mostly my fault. I'm sure the gun can do better than that. BUT, she's murder on cans out to 35 yards. :mrgreen:

Jack, I've eaten local mushrooms that one of my cousins picked. I trusted him because he's a real stickler for details. If he said they were good, that was good enough for me. If I remember, the only ones good to eat are those growing on dead willow trees.

Joey

 

[hairymick]

G'day Joey,

good report mate and that burger almost looks like a proper hamburger too. all it needs is beetroot (I think you guys call em beets?)

 

[jdupre']

G'day Mick. I'm not much on beets, especially on a burger. Never saw them on a burger here, is that fairly common over there?

J

 

[captaindoug]

Looks like custom grips on your pellet popper. My 1377 has plastic grips, I was gonna try my hand at making some, because the guys that make them custom, want what they are worth. Imagine that. :lol:

 

[jdupre']

Capt, they are plain stock grips-- plastic. I plan on making some custom grips later. The stock ones are pretty comfortable .

J

 

[Kayak Jack]

A few Jackisms for the outback:
Eat only mushrooms of which you are VERY, VERY CERTAIN. Little to no food value if right; lots of pain and death if wrong.
A good way to keep from getting lost - is to stay found.
If you're hoping to start a fire by rubbing two sticks of wood together, it's a good idea if one of them is a match.
In the outback, never pass up a chance to take a drink of good water. Later, never pass up a chance to get rid of that water.

 

[rpecot]

If you're hoping to start a fire by rubbing two sticks of wood together, it's a good idea if one of them is a match.

My favorite. :lol: