Vintage Hunting Photos (Good Old Days)

[Gunner]

14 hours ago, airedale said:

Hey Gunner your Grand Dad's hunting attire and boots were what was in back in those days, pants tucked into your tall boots was common. Many of the photos in this thread show hunters dressed similar.

Notice his old car had an actual "trunk" in the rear, can see where the trunk term originated.

Al

I'm pretty sure that's a Ford model A .

My dad would talk about riding in it .

Never heard about the trunk term.

Kool thanks!

 

 

[Grouse]

[Farflung]

Gunner - I believe that this car is a 1934 or 1935. It is  a Ford, but the  grille is the design after the 1932 model B.

but that is a great buck!!!

[Grouse]

Colorado 1971

[Grouse]

1963

[Grouse]

1967

Edited March 18, 2023 by Grouse

[airedale]

Don't know the story of this photo but if it is what it appears to be I have to commend that young fellow for getting it done the hard way.

Al

[Grouse]

1 hour ago, airedale said:

Don't know the story of this photo but if it is what it appears to be I have to commend that young fellow for getting it done the hard way.

Al

Mike Snapp and his bow buck taken in Florida as a youngster. Proud traditional bowhunter circa 1967.

[Grouse]

1890

[Grouse]

[Grouse]

[airedale]

That is quite the catch.

Al

[Grouse]

[Grouse]

12-gauge Ithaca Mod 37 in 1957

[Grouse]

Circa 1960

[Grouse]

Circa 1920

[ANTLERS]

My father pheasant hunting around Hudson NY in Columbia County circa 1958. Turns 90 next month and still has that Webley Scott .20 gauge.

[SportsmanNH]

 Vermont 1962   My Grandfather on the left and my Father on the right holding the S+W 357 . That was a 6pt buck my father shot with that pistol . He was hunting with his " Trusty " Winchester Model 100 semi auto and came up over a knoll and saw this buck browsing on acorns at about 25 yards . Took aim and the rifle wouldn't fire. He dropped down out of sight to eject the shell and the bolt wouldn't pull back . So he took out the " cannon " and looked over the knoll with the buck staring at him and dropped it right there. I was 6 years old then . But If I remember right , the bolt never closed all the way because the bullet had a crimp in the casing and was warped . and jammed going into the chamber. My Grandfather passed away in 1999 and my Dad passed away in 2016 . When I'm deer hunting I always carry something of theirs with me in their honor as my mentors to feel like we are all still hunting together .

 

Edited April 5, 2023 by SportsmanNH

[airedale]

No flies on the 357, with good bullet placement it will do the job, good story.

Al

[Grouse]

Wow, that's a long barreled .357 revolver.  Any idea what model it was?  Is it still in the family?

[SportsmanNH]

Unfortunately its not in the family anymore . I actually traded it in years ago along with a couple other guns that I had no use for to buy a new Remington 1187 20ga rifled barrel slug gun with a red dot site for my youngest son , and a new Browning Silver 12ga rifled barrel slug gun for me.

I dont remember the model number but it had a 10 or 12 inch blued barrel .  My Dad had a long holster strapped to the side of his leg . His hunting buddies would make fun of that thing . They are the ones that named it " The Cannon " . They would kid him and say he was carrying  2 rifles in the woods . LOL

[airedale]

The revolver pictured looks like a single action revolver similar to a Ruger Blackhawk.

 

Al

[Untwisted Pretzel logic]

On 4/5/2023 at 10:33 AM, SportsmanNH said:

 Vermont 1962   My Grandfather on the left and my Father on the right holding the S+W 357 . That was a 6pt buck my father shot with that pistol 

Great picture and story. Nice family memory from a time before electronics, all day sits in elevated treestands and all the other modern day gadgets.

That buck or any buck was something to be proud of back in the day and should be celebrated even today. Thanks for posting.

PS - Also thanks to Antlers for posting. I love seeing family hunting pictures. 

 

 

[Grouse]

Tom Charlton poses at age 16 with his first deer taken only 20 minutes into his first hunt. Spiker taken on Tom's Grandfather's property near Forestburg, NY in the Catskill Mountains. Circa 1970's.

[Grouse]

Circa 1960's