I was sent these in a group of old photos, thought they'd be of interest to hunters.
"They were found by a Metis near Baptiste Lake in 1910 and were reared by bottle and
broken to drive by Mr. Day at Athabasca Landing during the winter of 1910. Mr. Day and the moose team hauled mail and supplies.
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"Deer Hunter Living In A Log , 1893. Tough guys live in tough places, I guess. Home is where you make it!
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Back in the 70's and at least early 80's, you could find the "Tiger Stripe" camo in just about any Army/Navy or other mil. surplus store. Although, I don't see it in your pics ?
Back in the 70's and at least early 80's, you could find the "Tiger Stripe" camo in just about any Army/Navy or other mil. surplus store. Although, I don't see it in your pics ?
Back in the 70's and at least early 80's, you could find the "Tiger Stripe" camo in just about any Army/Navy or other mil. surplus store. Although, I don't see it in your pics ?
I remember the tiger stripes was one of my favorite camo. The guy laying down in the second photo has some on, he was a good friend of mine that passed away a few years ago.
It states, west of Scranton. Probably 1000 miles west I'm sure. The eastern elk was extinct by then and the Rocky Mountain elk was not was not introduced until 1913.
Pa.Bone, really like the archery drive photos. In the second photo I think that's an old set of binoculars around his neck.
This type of camo is exactly something that my Dad would wear. Brings back great memories.
Does anyone remember in the 70's a person nicknamed "slim" who lived down near kettle creek? He used to whistle and the deer would come running from great distances and he would give them bread. I have a picture of him and will need to post a photo of it.
Yep I remember seeing Slim. He's whistle and the deer would come in and he'd feed them bread. I have a picture also of him some where. They said during deer season all you could hear where hunters whistling around that area trying to call in a deer.
Yep I remember seeing Slim. He's whistle and the deer would come in and he'd feed them bread. I have a picture also of him some where. They said during deer season all you could hear where hunters whistling around that area trying to call in a deer.
Its great that you remember. When I was a tot, Dad used to take us to watch slim feed the deer bread. We did not have deer in the city back then and this was a really enjoyable for me. I can still remember him whistling in a piebald 8 pointer. Back in the 70's that was a big buck for that area. Lol on the hunters whistling.
I have a picture of Slim in my Man Cave. He is holding a piece of bread feeding a doe and hey did a hoof to hand handshake. You can still get those photos in Galeton at the antique store on Rt 6.
I know I'm late to the party, but thanks for the upload, those were some really cool glimpses into the long lost days of America. Wish I could have seen it with my own eyes
I have a picture of Slim in my Man Cave. He is holding a piece of bread feeding a doe and hey did a hoof to hand handshake. You can still get those photos in Galeton at the antique store on Rt 6.
When I was a kid in the 1950s, my Potter uncles often talked about hunting deer in the "teens" and 1920s, when they'd find a deer track and follow it for days, hoping to get a shot at a deer. Wasn't much better by the 1930s.
Should strike some that many of the old hunting photos show dozens of hunters posing and maybe two to a half dozen dead deer? Now and then there are lots of deer on those "olden days" meat poles, depending on the area.
Deer are now found almost everywhere in PA, unlike back in the days represented by most of those old pics.
Here's one that was published today with my newspaper column:
Back: my grandfather, my dad's uncle, my dad's buddy.
Front: my uncle, my dad.
Steve.
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