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#102610 - 02/07/12 11:34 AM

Would this count as a handgun hunt.

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One of my dream hunts for a while now has been to hunt a shark while scuba diving with a spear gun. Well, I talked to a captain in South Carolina that charters shark, and other fishing, and he agreed to let me try, and was confident he could get me into some good sized sharks...

I was a dive instructor in the Cayman Islands, and have dove with sharks before, and couldn't get the idea of hunting one out of my head. Well, it seems like it would be possible, and actually pretty affordable.

Anyway, it's still in the planning/dreaming phaze, and I havn't approched my wife with the idea yet....but, I think I might start the conversation with, "I hear myrtle beach is beautiful in april..."

So, without a butstock, you guys think it would count as a handgun?

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#102611 - 02/07/12 11:38 AM

Re: Would this count as a handgun hunt. [Re: minnesotahunter]

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So, without a butstock, you guys think it would count as a handgun?

Sounds okay to me ;-)

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#102612 - 02/07/12 11:39 AM

Re: Would this count as a handgun hunt. [Re: minnesotahunter]

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Sure why not. You very well could not fire off your 475 or 500 down there so you have to improvise a little.

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#102613 - 02/07/12 12:05 PM

Re: Would this count as a handgun hunt. [Re: rlb]

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That, but without scuba.

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#102616 - 02/07/12 01:27 PM

Re: Would this count as a handgun hunt. [Re: claytonfaulkner]

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Originally Posted By: claytonfaulkner

That, but without scuba.

Well...there was a time I could hold my breath for 2 1/2 minutes, and free dive to 50 or 60 feet, but not anymore. So, scuba would be a must for me now. There is no where around here to even train for that sort of thing.

But I agree. Free diving would be cooler.

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#102617 - 02/07/12 01:42 PM

Re: Would this count as a handgun hunt. [Re: minnesotahunter]

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Originally Posted By: minnesotahunter

Anyway, it's still in the planning/dreaming phaze, and I havn't approched my wife with the idea yet....but, I think I might start the conversation with, "I hear myrtle beach is beautiful in april..."

MN

That is a great start, but will likely start rolling downhill like a snowball headed for Hell. As for a handgun kill? Why not! It would make a great post on the braggin board.

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#102625 - 02/07/12 04:26 PM

Re: Would this count as a handgun hunt. [Re: stoney]

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Ok so I dont know much about spear gunning for fish. How leathal is a spear gun on something like a SHARK?! I mean deer might live for a minute or two after a well placed shot. Is the spear gun the same way?

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#102628 - 02/07/12 05:57 PM

Re: Would this count as a handgun hunt. [Re: tracker77]

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MN,

Sounds cool! Let me know if you end up in Myrtle Beach - I'll buy you a celebratory beer when you come back to the docks...

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#102631 - 02/07/12 07:25 PM

Re: Would this count as a handgun hunt. [Re: SChunter]

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I've hit some pretty big fish with a borrowed .38 bang-stick, I know there are 12 ga. bang-sticks for shark size fishies.

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#102632 - 02/07/12 07:53 PM

Re: Would this count as a handgun hunt. [Re: Pasco]

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My question is, where do you find a tree to put the stand in?

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