Flashback Friday hunting photo from 20 yrs ago🤙

[CoHiCntry]

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.

Awww... the good old day's when you could kill deer & elk in jeans, a button up shirt, and a random stocking cap. They aren't falling for that one anymore!

 

[gwtravis]

Grandpa in Gunnison 1972 - this buck is on my wall

 

[hunterjmj]

My Dad around 1972 or 73.

 

[30338]

1999. First archery ram.

 

[tuffcity]

My first ram, 1987 DIY stone in northern BC and my second big game animal. A lot of boot miles put on since then!

 

[rodney482]

How about 1988

 

[rodney482]

2004 first elk

 

[Elmer J. Fudd]

These are some cool pictures. Takes a guy back in time. Makes a guy miss the days when registration stations were hanging up Polaroids of people with their bucks on the wall.

 

[roosiebull]

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

That’s awesome!!! I believe I killed my first elk in 02, late season archery cow roosie, but only have actual photos, nothing digital… haha, I miss those days, I only knew/knew of a handful of people that archery hunted around here, access was nearly endless and if you saw another archery hunter, it was abnormal… a lot has changed in the world in a short 20 years

 

[roosiebull]

Grandpa in Gunnison 1972 - this buck is on my wallView attachment 446914

Big ol swollen neck beautiful caped late season muley, what an awesome buck! In that stage of their life, they come pretty close to a late Oct-November blacktail in terms of handsomeness, especially a big deep forked buck like that

 

[Geewhiz]

This thread is awesome. Keep them coming..

 

[hunterjmj]

Here's another of my Dad and his brothers. Wish I had a better picture of this buck.

 

[hunterjmj]

My Dad and his hunting buddies . I think this would have been the mid to late 80's. Not sure how they killed anything without Sitka.

 

[bigmoose]

Here's another flashback... from 1976. Big Montana buck. Still wearing my favorite camo.

 

[hunterjmj]

Here's another flashback... from 1976. Big Montana buck. Still wearing my favorite camo.

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Now you're going have to show us all your bucks.

 

[bigmoose]

Here's my 1976 California buck. Just throw 'em over your shoulder and go. LOL The old photos that I posted are about all that I have from "back in the day". I had a Kodac Instamatic back then. Wish I had taken more photos with better equipment.

 

[CJohnson]

A big takeaway from this thread is to always take pictures. I’ve got so many meteorites that are just that - memories.

 

[philos]

This is a great thread. Funny thing-all the hunting clothing in these pics is en vogue today-fashions circling back I guess You guys would be runway models for the Ralph Lauren line of outdoorsy today.

 

[RS_Non-Res]

A few historic family pictures.


Always remember to include the firearms in the trophy picture.

 

[oake]

One of my favorites - both grandpas, my brother & cousins after a good day