Vintage Hunting Photos (Good Old Days)

[Doc]

A hunting "hotel". It looks like they took their hunting pretty darn serious and were willing to put their time and effort into it. Bark roofing and siding........imagine that!

[Grouse]

Upstate New York hunter Ed Parsons poses with his bruin. Circa 1900

[Grouse]

Circa early 1940's.

[airedale]

[New York Hillbilly]

6 hours ago, airedale said:

A rifle and a handgun, but chose to choke it to death! haha

[airedale]

[airedale]

These days everyone has either a phone or a camera to snap a hunt photo, I have noticed in many of these old photographs the pics look to be taken by a professional photographer in a studio like the pic below.

Al

[airedale]

Looks like these Boys had a heck of an action filled day hunting small game.

Al

[airedale]

[Four Seasons]

On 10/13/2024 at 11:45 AM, airedale said:

Looks like these Boys had a heck of an action filled day hunting small game.

Al

lol. 3 guys and 2 guns!  Which one was the dog for the day.          I remember when there was that many bunnies to be had in a day of brush busting. 

[airedale]

Jim Thorpe one of the greatest athletes ever, coach of one of the first pro football teams in the NFL, 'The Oorang Indians". The team was sponsored by Oorang kennels out of Larue Ohio of which Thorpe was also employed as a dog trainer and hunter of the Oorang Airedales and Hounds.

Thorpe was a big time hunter, pictured below with one of the Oorang hounds.

Al

[Robby]

[Doc]

On 5/5/2024 at 9:36 AM, Grouse said:

Circa early 1940's.

Check out that meat-pole. Has to be the result of AR's..... right?

[airedale]