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What else to do during a boring zoom meeting?

Just found browsing the internet, using search engines to view photos.

I love these old photos, thanks for posting them.

I have this one hanging in my basement.

Got the same one framed and on my wall by one of my deer.

Great pictures all of them.

But this one in particular caught my eye. Notice anything different about the fellow in the middle of this picture? That's your guide. It's likely that he shot most if not all of those deer in the picture. My grandfather had many pictures just like this one when he was guiding with his brother in the 20's and 30's. The "hunters" biggest thrill of the hunt was getting their pictures taken in front of the meat pole with their shinny new rifles and duds.

Cool pictures !!!! if you like all kinds of old hunting pictures ,i suggest getting some of Mert Cowleys books,the jackpine poet ,and several others that he wrote. I have been re-reading mine i think theres 6 or 7 books total. lots of savage rifles in them.

Enjoyed the pictures Calhoun, thanks for posting. Love old camp/hunting pictures from yesteryear. Get a kick out of the outfit's of the time, high lace boots, oversize looking clothes, slouch hats-in the last pic the guy on the 2nd from the right is wearing and appears to have been hunting in a three piece suit, dress hat, tie, with watch fob hanging, appears to have light colored socks with his pants tucked in and dressy shoes-- LOL!!!! Musta not had time to change after work!!! Quite the outfits of the time, but that's one of the things that make the photo's interesting.

Old pictures like these, plus those out of the 50's and such showing hunters with 99's, Remington 8 and 81's are one of the reason I gravitated and have bought these rifles. I don't know why I don't have any Winchester 73's or 94's. I do have a Uberti copy of 1866 Yellowboy rifle. It's chambered in 44 Spec, but mostly load and shoot 44 Colt rounds with 200 grain cast bullets and FF blackpowder in it. A fun shooter. The 5th picture from the top with the rather grumpy looking guy--I've never seen deer hanging like that with their front legs tied up around the head/neck. Wonder what the reason for that was? Just to get the legs out of the way maybe. Probably some regional deer hunter thing. Great pictures. Be fun to go back in time and hunt with those boys.

Thanks much!

Very cool photos.

Tying the legs up like that makes the deer easier to drag. The front legs don't get hung on as much stuff.

Who can name the guns in the 20-gun "All Guns Are Loaded" Rack? I'm seeing the following:

2 Savage 99s
2 Krags (one sporter and one unmolested infantry rifle)
1 M1 Carbine
1 K98 Mauser
6 Winchesters
1 Browning A5/Savage 720/Remington 11
2 Unknown pump shotguns
2 rifles hidden behind the infantry Krag
1 unknown auto rifle that looks like a M1 carbine on steroids (8th rifle from the left)
1 unknown pump 22
1 unknown bolt rifle (19th rifle from the left)

Tying the legs up like that makes the deer easier to drag. The front legs don't get hung on as much stuff. [/quote]

I think the deer had their hands up trying to surrender, and he just shot them?

murderer!.
Those people with the Savages had good taste in guns. The others, wellll.

Very nice!!!!

I should have known that-that's what I get for posting after being out in Iowa 93* temps, 103* heat index yesterday. I've even done similar ifin I couldn't drive close enough with a vehicle to get a deer out. DUH!!!

for all you youngens, no one wearing camo

Taking 99 Savage's challenge here is my assessment of the "all guns loaded" photo.
left to right
Winchester 94 circa 1940's
Winchester 94 Deluxe takedown
Winchester 1887/1901
M-1 Carbine
Single shot shotgun maybe Hopkins & Allen ( not H&R)
Savage 99
98 Mauser
M-1 Carbine custom stock
Winchester model 12 Special Field
Savage 99
Winchester 71
Winchester 94 circa 1940 ish
Krag, sporterized
Winchester model 12
Browning A-5 or Remington auto (same gun)
Krag original
Savage 99?? This one is a puzzle as only the tip of the fore stock and barrel visible
Winchester model 84
Unknown bolt action
Possibly a Save 1903. Doesn't appear to be Remington pump gun as there is no magazine tube.

Calhoun, after seeing the first photo I kind of spaced the rest.
WOW, what a deer.