The first black & white photo was taken when I was 15 years old back in Long Island New York. The old baymen with me used to tell me stories about the duck hunting during the 1930's when he used to market hunt the ducks!
Photo # 8 was taken on Kodiak Island, Alaska in 1959 before Alaska was even a state. I was 10 1/2 years old in that photo, that was my first Kodiak bear, I used a .270 Weatherby Magnum.
The pheasant hunting photos were taken in South Dakota.
I was talking with 10 gauge a day or so ago and he said he was born to late! I mentioned to him that almost every hunter feels that way!
I like old Huntin pic's thanks for sharing them. And I got to bust you on the "Elvis porkchop sideburns" in the 4th pic! That was stylin an profilin. Seriously looks like great times.
Butch
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Never had to bandage up but have had the jaw area swell and get tender on good days with only 250 plus rounds fired. A 1,000 round day would be a great experience.
The Cauca Valley is right on the equator so the mornings were nice but the afternoons were hotter than a bitch. That is how my jaw almost got rubbed raw from the recoil and heat.
One of the guys I was hunting with besides Jim Lundquist (whom I also hunted crows with in the states) was the Colombian Presidents son. He said his father and uncle have both run the country in past years.
On our arrival at the airport Jim and I are used to waiting to get through customs with our firearms. The son of the President went to see us off and we did not wait at customs, as soon as the customs officers saw the son of the President of the country (they knew who he was) they treated Jim and I like royalty! I never got red carpet treatment like that since then, quite an experience!
I was very lucky to have hunted in some far away places around the world. My health is still quite good (I'm 68 now) so with a little luck I should still have some good years still ahead.
Yes I hunt ducks in Vermont on Lake Champlain the Whistler shooting is great if the weather is right! Were those Bluebills in the picture with you and the older gentleman?
LOVE it...if you ever wanna come back to Long Island and do some duck gunning let me know bob....love to have you...tho im sure it might not be as good as it was back in your days...we still get few...
The last time I was in New York State was back in 2006. If I ever did plan a trip in the fall I would be sure and contact you, it would be fun for old times sake to watch those scaup pitch in to the deks.
I can't tell (from you're photo) for sure from the photo but that drake looks like a redhead. I never shot any redheads on Long Island, mainly Bluebills. In September I used to love shooting Surf Scoters and White Winged Scoters on Long Island Sound. I used to rough up with sand paper all the empty bleach bottles I could lay my hands on. I would spray paint them and would anchor them in strings fore and aft to stop them from swinging in the wind. I would lay out 60 bleach bottles where it looked just like a raft of birds sitting on the water. During the regular duck season I had one floating blind between Manhasset Bay and Little Neck Bay where we used to shoot Scaup, Oldsquaw and Buffleheads. I had another floating blind near the head of Manhasset Bay where we shot Scaup, Canvasbacks, Black Ducks, and once in a while a Mallard or Wood Duck that was lost! We even shot Pheasants (pass shooting) once in a great while when they would fly across the bay if you could see them coming in time to get set for them!
