Nostalgia.......Share Yours Here

[hm1996]

Been cleaning out some closets and ran across some old memories, circa 1960's; the first coyote/deer for an 8 year old, the beginning of a lifetime in the outdoors.

Boy these days sure start early!...........................But it was worth it.........................................First Buck 1968

Javelina with .50 cal. percussion Hawken.....................Learning to sit still, real still

Trophies few and far between on this ranch, but some really great memories and darn tasty venison

Let's see some of your old pictures!

 

[hunt0168]

Well Clarence I don’t have a whole lot of pics in digital form from way back. And by way back, you and I may have different thoughts on what that might mean? Lol… Your first buck in 1968 was the same year I was born!

My first buck 1984

Me and my fox hunting mentor Vinny mid 90’s

Same time period gray fox

Me and my Dad with a couple rainy day soggy gobblers early 2000’s

Me and a couple of my beagles, Roby and Fezik early 2000’s

Me and a Long Island NY bowkill mid 1990’s

 

[alf]

1985 I believe, Montana antelope with the XP-100 in 7BR.

 

[alf]

1986, Montana deer hunt, 26 below, same XP-100:

 

[hunt0168]

1986, Montana deer hunt, 26 below, same XP-100:

Pretty BadAzz alf! Reminds me of this pic of me out having a blast chasing late season whitetails here in NY. Definitely wasn’t 26 below, but it started out a pretty miserable day! I loved it!

Sorry Clarence… this pic is only 5 or 6 years old. It will be “Nostalgic” someday!

 

[hm1996]

Well Clarence I don’t have a whole lot of pics in digital form from way back. And by way back, you and I may have different thoughts on what that might mean? Lol… Your first buck in 1968 was the same year I was born!

All the pics are my son's early years of hunting, didn't take many pictures when I started hunting back in the dark ages.
Love your pics, Bob, especially pics of youngsters hunts with their dad. I always had a soft spot for beagles, too. Had two beagle mixes growing up, one retrieved my first duck in about 1946

. Guess I don't have a picture of #2; she was a great pet but had been badly abused as a pup and I never could break her of being gunshy.

1986, Montana deer hunt, 26 below, same XP-100:

Dang, alf, all that ice sends a shiver down this southern boys timbers.

Sorry Clarence… this pic is only 5 or 6 years old. It will be “Nostalgic” someday!

No sweat, Bob; pun intended! Heck, I need a picture to remember last week.

Let's see some more pictures, guys.

 

[hunt0168]

All the pics are my son's early years of hunting, didn't take many pictures when I started hunting back in the dark ages.

Well go take some pictures of those cave walls or something! Gotta be something with you next to a Wooly Tooth Saber Yote somewhere!

My bad for not piecing together the dates and whatnot. Now was it memories that are like post cards?… I can’t remember?

 

[AWS]

Luckily my parents took pictures, I even have movies of my life growing up.

Fishing with a handline over the side of the boat, check out the car in the background circa 1952

First grouse

Homework in deer camp, dad would pull us from school and get homework from the teachers. The whole family went, my sister was a April baby in camp

Deer Hunting

Fast forward 15 years, the war is over school is behind me, out on the line

Some success

Paying back, a demo I used to do for schools "Trapping Yesterday and Today"

 

[hm1996]

That last picture is great, Erich. Great job, I'm sure the kids loved it!

 

[crapshoot]

I don't have many and don't know where the few that I have are.

My favorite one was of my dad gutting a deer on the ground for me as a young one. While pulling the guts out the bladder broke splashing deer urine in his face and open mouth. I don't think I've ever laughed that hard in my life and the memory seems just like yesterday.

 

[hm1996]

Don't have any early pictures of dad hunting, he was a fisherman. The earliest fishing picture I could find circa 1941 or 2:

And he loved to fish until he couldn't any longer. Three generations here

Was losing his eyesight but still managed to hold up his end of the boat.....between backlashes:

 

[jmeddy]

VERY NEAT PICS GUYS. Lots of memories 'brought to the front' I am sure. I will try to dig out some when I make some time.

 

[hm1996]

VERY NEAT PICS GUYS. Lots of memories 'brought to the front' I am sure. I will try to dig out some when I make some time.

Get with! Those coyotes will still be waiting for you tomorrow.

 

[22magnum22]

Great pictures and fond memories for all of you who posted. Clarence and I are close to same age and at my house there was not a camera to be found. I have been told, by friends and family, that if hunting was mentioned you better take Buddy, (me) along. Dad had given me a Stevens Favorite and I was deadly on rabbits, squirrels, turtles and snakes. I seem to spend a lot more time remembering than I do creating new memories. I still get after the coyotes and hogs but have to admit to going a little slower.

 

[crapshoot]

Not that old but...