Old Duffers were young once.

[Ron LaClair]

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.    
           

[nick_the_tinkerer]

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.

Nick

[joe skipp]

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.

[shick]

Ron, great pics; you are quickly getting to 'legend' status.

[sticshooter]

This is way to cool!<><

[Ron LaClair]

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.   :(

[Steve O]

Just don't start posting "Tarzan" pictures  :D

[Charlie Lamb]

Here's one from about 1962.
 

From 1963  

and 1964

   

[Ron LaClair]

YA,!  now that's what I'm talkin about.    

[**DONOTDELETE**]

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.

[Guru]

This is real cool,keep them coming boys!!

[Charlie Lamb]

[Charlie Lamb]

[Pat B]

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

[Charlie Lamb]

around 1966

[luv2bowhunt]

Ya!! This is one cool thread.... keep 'em comin' boys (and gals    )!

Kevin.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

see, now that's how families are suppose to behave together.

pure deee harmony.  well good fishin fun anyway

[Chad Edgar]

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".

[swamprooter]

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.

[Dirteater]

What a great thread!  Thanks fellas for sharing your photos with us.