Blackpowder Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 (edited) Just been reading again, The Shooting Man's Bedside Book, by BB. In an article by BB he is shooting wigeon at Kirkconnon Bay anyoneknow where this is? Blackpowder Edited February 15, 2019 by Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Sounds like Ireland! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edenman Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 I always thought it was the west coast of scotland, the solway perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted February 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Sounds like Ireland! I thought the Kirk bit made it Scotland, tried to google it but got nowhere. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edenman Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 29 minutes ago, Blackpowder said: I thought the Kirk bit made it Scotland, tried to google it but got nowhere. Blackpowder I think it was a made up name to protect the true identity of where he was shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 20 minutes ago, edenman said: I think it was a made up name to protect the true identity of where he was shooting. I think he did a lot of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edenman Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Just now, panoma1 said: I think he did a lot of that! And quite rightly so! I often wonder what he would have made of social media and wildfowling today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted February 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Panoma and Edenman sounds like the most probable explanation. B B had some vivid verbal descriptions of some of his wildfowling grounds, I think his writing is still brilliant today. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edenman Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, Blackpowder said: Panoma and Edenman sounds like the most probable explanation. B B had some vivid verbal descriptions of some of his wildfowling grounds, I think his writing is still brilliant today. Blackpowder I also think his writing is fantastic! I remember my older brother bringing Tides ending back home from the school library of all places. I read a few chapters and have been hooked all my life. I enjoy reading his stuff through the long summer months to sustain my fowling dreams! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fen tiger Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Dark estuary is my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenshank1 Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 He definitely mixed up created new names in his books and blurred descriptions of various northern firths to protect the exact areas. Tides Ending and Dark Estuary are great but my favourite BB book is Manka the Sky Gypsy . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Anderson Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 If he was writing back in the 50’s ,60’s and 70’s and concealing locations even then , then perhaps we can all learn a trick and be careful what is published online. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edenman Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 8 hours ago, Charlie Anderson said: If he was writing back in the 50’s ,60’s and 70’s and concealing locations even then , then perhaps we can all learn a trick and be careful what is published online. 😉 Couldn't agree more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Anderson Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 My mate in Scotland would not be a happy bunny if I was give a location let alone what tactics we have used to get a shot. I would get court martialled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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