Post by: Terry Green on December 06, 2020, 09:46:06 PM
Post by: Possum Head on December 06, 2020, 09:55:37 PM
Post by: South MS Bowhunter on December 06, 2020, 10:00:18 PM
Post by: Cory Mattson on December 06, 2020, 10:12:55 PM
I was probably wearing this when I met my good friend Dennis Allman from NCBA in 1986. A few years later I retired this shirt from the field only to get worn at a TBG, NCBA and Paradise hunt club events.
Post by: Sam McMichael on December 06, 2020, 10:18:11 PM
Post by: Terry Green on December 06, 2020, 10:37:16 PM
Well, Terry I guess its well enough broken in that it is soft and quiet in the woods by now. It is funny how it doesn't matter how worn and ragged our favorite hunting clothes get, we continue to wear them. I have some oldie goldies, but they are not quite that worn. My dad gave me a couple of sets of military BDU's in 1976, but I haven't worn them out yet. The oldest I had was a pair of 1942 issue Army pants I found in an old barracks bag Dad had. I snagged them when I tripped going over a barbed wire fence. They came out worse off than your jacket. Actually, I have a number of items considerably older than 20 years, but I seldom wore them out before I moved on to something else.
Yes,,,, it so soft its like wearing baby powder.
No telling how many mountains it climbed, fences it climbed over(legally), trees it climbed up, a creeks and sloughs it waded or swam though.... I've got the pants that are that old too. Most of my hero pics are in that standard 'wardrobe'.
Nice to see some beloved vintage garments.... cause you are right.... only a handful of companies left making this type of quality.
Post by: kopfjaeger on December 07, 2020, 03:57:57 AM
Post by: ksbowman on December 07, 2020, 08:38:55 PM
Post by: Bisch on December 07, 2020, 10:48:53 PM
Bisch
Post by: Steelhead on December 08, 2020, 01:55:43 AM
I think my friend could hang out with your friend and get along just fine.Cut from the same cloth and well worn and ready for more.
Post by: cacciatore on December 08, 2020, 08:09:20 AM
Post by: cacciatore on December 08, 2020, 08:11:08 AM
Post by: Terry Green on December 08, 2020, 12:56:34 PM
Post by: reddogge on December 08, 2020, 07:10:29 PM
Here are some more old friends. The one jacket was part of a set that dated to 1969.
Post by: Sam McMichael on December 08, 2020, 08:52:09 PM
Post by: Bigriver on December 09, 2020, 08:39:56 AM
Last kill wearing it in November 2020. Still my favorite piece, and still in perfect condition . Wear it on just about every hunt. The caribou was shot trotting by at 37 yards, last hour of the last day, after seeing nothing for a week. Took out the top of the heart, shot that Bigriver flatbow pretty well in those days. Tracking help and photo was taken by G Fred Asbell, who was in our camp.
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Post by: ron w on December 09, 2020, 09:17:13 AM
Post by: Terry Green on December 10, 2020, 05:40:12 PM
Post by: Terry Green on February 23, 2024, 04:31:38 PM
LTR 2024....
I treat her very gently the lat few years....
She's been around...
Post by: Cory Mattson on February 23, 2024, 04:35:28 PM
Post by: Pine on February 23, 2024, 05:37:35 PM
Still going strong.
I also have a Bear K Mag from 1974.
How is that fore some old friends?
Might add, I still have my Bear Cub from the 1950s that has taken countless frogs and rabbits in the 1960s.
Post by: kopfjaeger on February 23, 2024, 05:47:10 PM
A 55 year old friend. A 1969 Bear Green Fox all fiberglass bow my Dad bought me that year. And a 50 year old friend. A 1974 Bear Grizzy my Dad also bought me in 1974. They mostly hang on the wall now days but now and then I take them down and shoot and bow hunt with them.
Post by: Walt Francis on February 24, 2024, 12:35:07 AM
Mid 80s ?
I was probably wearing this when I met my good friend Dennis Allman from NCBA in 1986. A few years later I retired this shirt from the field only to get worn at a TBG, NCBA and Paradise hunt club events.
Cory,
I had a Treebark setup like yours, I umm…ummm out grew it. Ended up giving to my hunting buddy Lenny Brown.
Post by: Jegs.mich on February 24, 2024, 10:51:05 AM
Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on February 24, 2024, 11:03:58 AM
This friend accompanied me onNot his Spring Green Shirt Here's a photo of Mr. Green treating his shirt gently
LTR 2024....
I treat her very gently the lat few years....
She's been around...
Post by: STICKBENDER98 on February 24, 2024, 03:11:06 PM
This hat is 32 years old!!!! I don’t wear it much anymore as I like my wire brim hats & Stormey Kromers when it gets cold, but I still put it in my pack for good luck. It’s the only thing I have left that still fits me since I switched to traditional. Can’t believe it’s been that long ago!!!
Jason