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Offline Ron LaClair

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Old Duffers were young once.
« on: May 09, 2005, 07:41:00 PM »
Here's a couple of photos taken BC (before color)

My 1st deer with a bow taken in 1961 and a lucky shot on a fox in 1958.

Any of you old duffers got pictures of game taken in your early days? I thought it might entertain the younger generation.     :)
             
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Offline nick_the_tinkerer

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Re: Old Duffers were young once.
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2005, 08:07:00 PM »
WOW  AWSOME!!

Thats what I love about this site. While most read about it, from a book, we can actually ask the people that lived it.     :)

Thanks for sharing Ron.

By the way, you always seem to have a beagle around  you.

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Re: Old Duffers were young once.
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2005, 08:13:00 PM »
Ron, brings back some memories. Is that an original St Charles quiver in the deer photo? I have one but its pretty beaten up. What bow were you shooting? Again, nice pics.
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Re: Old Duffers were young once.
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2005, 08:17:00 PM »
Ron, great pics; you are quickly getting to 'legend' status.
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Re: Old Duffers were young once.
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2005, 08:17:00 PM »
This is way to cool!<><
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Re: Old Duffers were young once.
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2005, 08:45:00 PM »
Joe,

Yes the Quiver is a St Charles, I had Glenn sign it some years back when he visited my shop. The bow with the deer is a 1960 Kodiak Special, 66"  60#@28", I still have it. The bow in the fox picture is a 1955 Bear Kodiak 52#@28", I bought it new in 55 along with the Bear centerback quiver that I converted to single strap. I've still got the quiver but the bow got swapped off years ago.   :(
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Re: Old Duffers were young once.
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2005, 08:58:00 PM »
Just don't start posting "Tarzan" pictures  :D
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Re: Old Duffers were young once.
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2005, 09:50:00 PM »
Here's one from about 1962.
   
 
From 1963  
 
and 1964

   
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Re: Old Duffers were young once.
« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2005, 09:50:00 PM »
YA,!  now that's what I'm talkin about.    :thumbsup:
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Re: Old Duffers were young once.
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2005, 10:04:00 PM »
Com'on fellers it cain't stop here.  Braing us some more of them there fotygrafs.  Wish I'd started when I was in my youth instead of waiting till I was in my 30s.
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Re: Old Duffers were young once.
« Reply #10 on: May 09, 2005, 10:08:00 PM »
This is real cool,keep them coming boys!!
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Re: Old Duffers were young once.
« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2005, 10:15:00 PM »
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Re: Old Duffers were young once.
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2005, 10:38:00 PM »
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Re: Old Duffers were young once.
« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2005, 10:46:00 PM »
These are great photos. What's the chances of starting a perminent photo album of old personal archery photos. One of my favorite things in the old archery books is the photos and one that comes to mind is Chet Stevenson with his character bow and crooked arrow. That crooked arrow has started another obsession in me. I've made 2 and one shoots very well.
 I was almost 30 before I started shooting a bow (I'll be 55 this July)so I'm intrigued with the stories and pictures of you guys as kids hunting with trad equiptment or sticks and string.     Pat
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Re: Old Duffers were young once.
« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2005, 10:53:00 PM »


around 1966
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Re: Old Duffers were young once.
« Reply #15 on: May 09, 2005, 11:04:00 PM »
Ya!! This is one cool thread.... keep 'em comin' boys (and gals  :)  )!

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Re: Old Duffers were young once.
« Reply #16 on: May 09, 2005, 11:34:00 PM »
see, now that's how families are suppose to behave together.

pure deee harmony.  well good fishin fun anyway
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Offline Chad Edgar

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Re: Old Duffers were young once.
« Reply #17 on: May 10, 2005, 07:25:00 AM »
Thank you very much for sharing all of those with us.  Great pics and I second PatB's idea about a "TradGang Photo Album, The Classics".
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Re: Old Duffers were young once.
« Reply #18 on: May 10, 2005, 08:43:00 AM »
Fellas  this is the best thread of all time, I am really enjoying these old pics.

Warren I am sure friends still give you a hard time about that deer, if you spend any time at all around my dad he will tell the story about my big hog. I shot a pig that I could almost put in the cargo pocket on my hunting pants, he looked bigger in the brush, my dad still has a good time giving me a hard time about it, I didn't get any pictures, thank goodness, or my dad would have framed it I bet. Thanks for the great pics, Chris.
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Re: Old Duffers were young once.
« Reply #19 on: May 10, 2005, 09:17:00 AM »
What a great thread!  Thanks fellas for sharing your photos with us.
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