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A speargun is a ranged underwater fishing device designed to launch a tethered spear or harpoon to impale fish or other marine animals and targets. Spearguns are used in sport fishing and underwater target shooting. The two basic types are pneumatic and elastic (powered by rubber bands). Spear types come in a number of varieties including ...
Night spear fishing, Amazon basin, Peru Menominees spearfishing salmon at night by torchlight and canoe on Fox River A Hupa man with his spear Inuit hunter with harpoon in kayak, Hudson Bay, circa 1908-1914. Spearfishing with a hand-held spear from land, shallow water or boat has been undertaken for thousands of years.
Markoosie Patsauq (ᒫᑯᓯ ᐸᑦᓴᐅᖅ; 1941 or 1942 – 2020) was a Canadian Inuk writer from Inukjuak (Nunavik, Québec). [1] [2] He is best known for Harpoon of the Hunter (ᐊᖑᓇᓱᑦᑎᐅᑉ ᓇᐅᒃᑯᑎᖓ), the first published Inuktitut language novel; the novel was written later, but published earlier (1970), than Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk's Sanaaq.
Old School RuneScape is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), developed and published by Jagex.The game was released on 16 February 2013. When Old School RuneScape launched, it began as an August 2007 version of the game RuneScape, which was highly popular prior to the launch of RuneScape 3.
The term powerhead refers to the firearm-like part of the device; when attached to a shaft to form a spear, it may be referred to as a bang stick or shark stick. The spear in question may be handheld or launchable from a spear gun .
Harpoon – A harpoon is a long spear-like instrument used in fishing to catch fish or large marine mammals such as whales. Gigging – Gigging is the practice of hunting fish or small game with a gig or similar multi-pronged spear. Trident – A trident, also called a trishula or leister or gig, is a three-pronged spear.
Inuit hunter with harpoon in Kayak, Hudson Bay, c. 1908–1914 Unaaq ᐅᓈᖅ, a harpoon used by Inuit, 172 cm (68 in; 5.64 ft) long, MHNT. A harpoon is a long, spear-like projectile used in fishing, whaling, sealing, and other hunting to shoot, kill, and capture large fish or marine mammals such as seals, sea cows, and whales.
Modern Inuit toggling harpoon head used for seal hunting. On the harpoon handle. Modern Inuit toggling harpoon head used for seal hunting. Off the harpoon handle. The toggling harpoon is an ancient weapon and tool used in whaling to impale a whale when thrown. Unlike earlier harpoon versions which had only one point, a toggling harpoon has a ...