"Trophy" Mule Deer

Shes cute!!!

 

Lycanthrope Said:
Shes cute!!!

You don't like my golden locks?  (grin)

Nice deer.  What kind of car is that?

 85-86ish Oldmobile Cutlass Sierra.  Dad's company car at the time.  In fact, that was the last "car" he was ever provided, it was SUV's and Mini-Vans after that one.  

Cool photo.  Just curious.   Do you remember what kind of boots you wore on that trip and if your feet got cold and wet?

 No clue what kind of boots.  Doubt they were cold, that's the only day it snowed that week, it was brown otherwise and pretty warm, we drug that buck almost 2mi, nothing was cold.  Probably weren't wet either, dad had mink oil and wasn't afraid to make me use it, lots of it.

That's good stuff. Love the old photos!

Tis the season for some heartwarming reflection and how we got to where we are. Great picture Clay!

I'm pretty sure I'll spend the rest of my life trying to duplicate the excitement one felt while hunting at that age.

3XGutshot Said:
Cool photo.  Just curious.   Do you remember what kind of boots you wore on that trip and if your feet got cold and wet?

Incredibly random.

Mink oil is the shizzle... And lots of it.

j.k Said:

3XGutshot Said:
Cool photo.  Just curious.   Do you remember what kind of boots you wore on that trip and if your feet got cold and wet?

Incredibly random.

j.k., that is qute the hind quarters on your avatar.  I think Mr. Gutshot is referring to the lack of quality boots back in the day, when cold wet feet were merely an inevitable inconvenience for a youngster out hunting.

Those are what memories or all about, I remember all cheap, crappy clothes and boots etc... we wore and never complained. Now look at the clothes we buy to hunt. Life has changed in 40 years. God hunting was the best than and will never be same!

Happy New Year to everybody.

 

ggenthusiast Said:
I'm pretty sure I'll spend the rest of my life trying to duplicate the excitement one felt while hunting at that age.

I'm afraid you're chasing unicorns. Almost everyone spends their entire life trying to experience the nostalgia of childhood memories. It's not quite ever the same though. 

ggenthusiast Said:

j.k Said:

3XGutshot Said:
Cool photo.  Just curious.   Do you remember what kind of boots you wore on that trip and if your feet got cold and wet?

Incredibly random.

j.k., that is qute the hind quarters on your avatar.  I think Mr. Gutshot is referring to the lack of quality boots back in the day, when cold wet feet were merely an inevitable inconvenience for a youngster out hunting.

Yep had used alot of wonder bread bags in the futile attempt of keeping feet dry.  I remeber i got a pair of sorrel packs along with some was cover alls for xmas thought life just could not get any better.

 

KurtR Said:

Yep had used alot of wonder bread bags in the futile attempt of keeping feet dry.  

Me too, inside of moon boots.  (grin)

Sweetheart bread bags were the high tech solution in Underwood, ND.
And cotton long undies under blue jeans. Nature's warmest leg protection.

Eventually they'd get that icy coating and not get any wetter. And we stayed out all day none the less.

Moon boots were a huge step up from the buckle ups over Converse! Ugh.

Tim Sandstrom Said:
That's good stuff. Love the old photos!

Nothin old about that photo Tim. Appears I'm about 4 years older than Horsager, so that was just recently.  I've got a pic that I need to get put onto a disk, back in 1980 with 3 4C bucks, my dad, an uncle and a friend. All the deer were big muleys, 160-170 class, put on top of my uncles Aries K (I think thats what it was called). Permanentaly dented the roof. Nice photo Horsager.

 

huntorride365 Said:

 I've got a pic that I need to get put onto a disk, back in 1980 with 3 4C bucks, my dad, an uncle and a friend. All the deer were big muleys, 160-170 class, put on top of my uncles Aries K (I think thats what it was called). Permanentaly dented the roof. 

And you guys pick on me about a Prius?  HURMPH!  (grin)