Flashback Friday hunting photo from 20 yrs ago🤙

[Ross]

North Idaho chased this bull and a 370plus for 20 plus days and one finally made a mistake the hoochie mama came out and was unreal, then everyone had one one and I trashed it if you are old enough post one up from 2002

 

[Dust Rider]

Sweet bull!

 

[5MilesBack]

2002? Come on brother, that was like last week. I didn't even start carrying a camera until more recently. I wish I had more pics from 30 and 40 years ago. Great bull though.

 

[Capphd]

Wow! That’s quite a memory.

 

[11boo]

Good times for sure. I had some funky cow call that used a rubber band sandwiched between plastic. It never did bring elk running my way, but I stalked up on this one to a 40 yard shot. 1988, first elk and I have hunted every year since.

Central Co. and 500 yards off the road.


This was 2002, next elk and it was a dandy 6x. Borrowing the VFD brush fire rig for retrieving.


Also 2002, buddy got a cow last day, same Mt.

 

[rayporter]

not many pictures have survived of my early trips before 2000. thank heaven this is one that did.
the one that started it all in '84

 

[bigmoose]

I'm going back a little further ... to 1978. I tracked this Montana bull for 5 hours and got a snap shot in the late afternoon at 150 yards or so. Probably one of my best shots. The mountain was so steep I had to tie him down to keep him there. He was 9 1/2 miles from the road and it took us 2 days to get him out.

Also, here's a photo of my buck. One of the few times I was able to fill both tags on my combo license.

 

[hunting1]

Never forget your first! 1997 for me after the Air Force.

 

[Elmer J. Fudd]

I wonder who has the oldest picture of their first animal on here?

 

[cnelk]

22 years ago. Not my first elk tho.

I chased the herd for 17 miles, over 2 Mtn passes, uphill both ways….

 

[bigmoose]

I wonder who has the oldest picture of their first animal on here?

I might. Here's one from Montana 1962. My 2nd buck. 60 years ago. LOL

 

[GSPHUNTER]

Here piggy piggy.

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

Here is my first buck and oldest whitetail pic from 1997. I was damn proud of that little basket 8 pointer. Made a bad shot, hitting him in front of the shoulder, but got lucky and severed the carotid and jugular in front of the heart with NAP Thunderhead 100.


The second is my current personal best whitetail (gross 160 5/8") shot way back in 2002. This was an impromptu spot and stalk hunt after I spotted him with some does in a thick switchgrass creek bottom about a quarter mile below my treestand location. I was able to crawl, log roll, and sneak to within 30 yards for the shot. Another NAP Thunderhead 100 kill.

Both were shot with an old Browning compound and aluminum Easton arrows.

 

[Brock A]

My buck from 20 years ago. I was 12. Man, time flies by!

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[GSPHUNTER]

Here piggy piggy.View attachment 446681

By the way, this was 1994. Central Cal. Notice the slide on the side of the hills. There was so much rain it was leaching into the hills and washing out areas.

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

By the way, this was 1994. Central Cal. Notice the slide on the side of the hills. There was so much rain it was leaching into the hills and washing out areas.

Damn, that thing had some cutters on it too. Yeesh

 

[doc holiday13]

I'm going back a little further ... to 1978. I tracked this Montana bull for 5 hours and got a snap shot in the late afternoon at 150 yards or so. Probably one of my best shots. The mountain was so steep I had to tie him down to keep him there. He was 9 1/2 miles from the road and it took us 2 days to get him out.

Also, here's a photo of my buck. One of the few times I was able to fill both tags on my combo license.

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Sweet camo hat.. Is it from Sitka's new camo line?

^^jokes

 

[GSPHUNTER]

Damn, that thing had some cutters on it too. Yeesh

3.5 inches. he is above the fireplace.

 

[GSPHUNTER]

here he is.

 

[Tick]

Great pictures