Hunting Hero's and Legends

[TheProvider]

We all have our hunting hero's or hunters we look up to. Maybe it's the person who introduced us to hunting or maybe its proguide ;) or perhaps its one of the many hunters with their own shows- Bone Collector, archers choice, dream season, jim shockey etc But does anyone still watch the old videos and read the stories of the legends? I fore one enjoy the stories of Fred Bear, Art Young, Saxton Pope. For those of you asking if you need all the high tech gear and toys to shoot a big buck or trophy animal you should take some time and watch those old vids or read the stories. Very inpirational watching them stalk to within range of dangerous game only with their primitive bowhunting gear. Comical too when I watch one where their hunting a brown bear and the camera man well behind fred bear, drops the camera and runs.

[BCLongshot]

Reading Moby Dick

This time because I want 2.

[frenchbar]

My father is my hunting hero:) i dont watch jim shockey or any of the other shows or videos much if at all...but i do like listening to all my dads stories from days gone by .... every once in a while i go through his old pictures and stare in awe:)

[elkdom]

Reading Moby Dick

This time because I want 2.

too bad about your "misspelling" there long $hot!

but on HBC shouldn't that read MOBY DUCK! :cry:

[bigneily]

I enjoy Jack O'connors tales of hunts in day's gone by.

[Trapper D]

Tom Brown, the ultimate tracker..

[TheProvider]

They make for some good reading. Another good book an documentary is "Into the Wilderness" never get tired of watching it

[guest]

When it comes to sheep ....... Bridger !~!

he da man !!

To many to list actually.

Ct

[Trapper D]

They make for some good reading. Another good book an documentary is "Into the Wilderness" never get tired of watching it
is that about the oldtimer up in alaska that documented his own life in the wilderness, if so what was that guys name

[boxhitch]

I fore one enjoy the stories of Fred Bear, Art Young, Saxton Pope. For those of you asking if you need all the high tech gear and toys to shoot a big buck or trophy animal you should take some time and watch those old vids or read the storiesLike the old stuff also, but where can one source it these days ? Some Old Eastman flix are at their website but where are others available ?

[MichaelB]

I was a fisherman as a youngster and did some bird and small game hunting. Never had anyone get me into outdoor sports but a couple of my close friends got into big game hunting and that`s when I got the obsession..... They are my hunting hero`s in a way. I get more excited hearing about their hunting tales and telling them mine than I could from the tales of Art, Jack, Saxton, and Jim combined. Even though we are the same age.....strange.

[dana]

Got a bunch of Fred Bear's movies on DVD last year. Ordered directly from Bear Archery. I love them. Fred Bear was my hero when I was a kid. I still have the autographed photo of his World Record Kodiak that he sent me when I was about 10. I think I must have read book, The Adventures of Fred Bear a thousand times. Did way more than 1 book report on it when I was in school.

[TheProvider]

Oooops, I made a typo, "Alone in the Wilderness" story of Dick Proenneke, I highly recommend you watch it or read the book. You can try googling "fred bear" theres one tribute site that offers two books about his hunting stories.

[vortex hunter]

is that about the oldtimer up in alaska that documented his own life in the wilderness, if so what was that guys name

Yeah thats about that smart old cookie in Alaska :-D

[Trapper D]

yes dick proenneke , that guy was quite a wilderness craftsman. never wasted anything, we could all learn alot about basic conservation watching and listening to that guy.... i see micheal bs avatar,dan hagerty, used to dream of being grizzly adams, till he got busted as one of the biggest hollywood cocaine dealers, broke my heart.

[358mag]

Fisher-Dude he's my Hunting Hero a true road hunting legend can hardy wait for his book + DVD

[TheProvider]

He was a true craftsman, to spend 35yrs alone in Alaska. It's not easy finding old videos of the hunting pioneers. But there out there. Books are just as good. To wet your appetite theres a few short vids on youtube

[Trapper D]

pbs shows the dick proennekke vids when there canvassing for money, but i would like to get his books

[Ogopogo]

is that about the oldtimer up in alaska that documented his own life in the wilderness, if so what was that guys name

Dick Proenekke , best ddocumentary EVER!!!

[TheProvider]

Bear Archery website has a full book and dvd set on fred bear

[Trapper D]

Bear Archery website has a full book and dvd set on fred bear
ya the same with dick, just type in (alone in the wilderness) there 3 videos of his at least , hmmm gots me a thinking

[TheProvider]

It is on tv lots just gotta keep an eye out for it. They only show the shortened version though. It'll basically make you wanna quit your job and move to alaska . Remarkable tho that he lost most of his eye site while working in the navy so he moves into the alaska wilderness in hopes of living alone for a year. 35 years later he moved back to the states. By the time he moved back he had regained most of his eye site. All filmed by himself.

[Trapper D]

It is on tv lots just gotta keep an eye out for it. They only show the shortened version though. It'll basically make you wanna quit your job and move to alaska . Remarkable tho that he lost most of his eye site while working in the navy so he moves into the alaska wilderness in hopes of living alone for a year. 35 years later he moved back to the states. By the time he moved back he had regained most of his eye site. All filmed by himself.
ya it sure did make ya wanna make the move,,,i came close provider,bought the land and all, just turned out to be to real, scared the hell outa the wife too.is the original vid of dick much longer?

[TheProvider]

dickproenneke.com, theres "alone in the wilderness" 60mins long, the tv version, another video filmed 20yrs after when they go back to the cabin and also a third video thats 60 mins long that is footage filmed by Dick and none of this footage is in "alone in the wilderness" and then theres the book which is basically his journal

[BCLongshot]

too bad about your "misspelling" there long $hot!

but on HBC shouldn't that read MOBY DUCK! :cry:



ha ha ha

You hurted my feelingsa

ha ha ha :twisted:

[Trapper D]

ya i remember them saying that his journals were so consistant and detail that they often use them for historical weather records, and other data

[Ogopogo]

Bear Archery website has a full book and dvd set on fred bear

thanks, tried putting a order on amazon and the buggers wont mail to Canada, but I'll call bear archery tomorrow and put an order in.

[Trapper D]

hey ogo ya ever hear of the white oyama muley i know off topis sorry

[Johnnybear]

Links to some of the ones talked about already:wink:.

http://www.aloneinthewilderness.com/

http://www.3riversarchery.com/Product.asp?c=42&s=33&p=187&i=800%2D20

I have both. I watch the Alone in the Wilderness DVD at least 6 times as year. Never get tired of it.

Fred Bears videos are timeless as well. There is one shot in the series of them shooting at a deer that I swear is a shoulder mount placed in the trees...........other than that they are very cool video's for that time.

[Gateholio]

I like all the historical/hunitng novels from BC.

I guess half if it is BS but that is fine by me.

:mrgreen:

[saskbooknut]

Great books of the past hunting legends are available from the used booksellers at major Gun Shows in Wester Canada - John Simmer or Yours Truly here.
For great archery books that are currently available look on the Three Rivers Archery site (probably the best selection).

My heros are the guys who take out young people to introduce them to good sportsmanship and hunting skills.
I started as a teen in Victoria, hunting on my bicycle with a .22. Can you imagine a kid riding through town with a .22 on a bicycle today. Today there would be instant takedown with sirens blaring. I was stopped once by the cops, who politely checked that the rifle was unloaded and suggested to me that I ride without the monster hunting knife on my belt. He thought that if I fell off the bike I could stab myself in the ass and bleed to death. What a cool guy, not hassling me, just caring.
My friend Terry's dad took me out shooting. I lusted after his .270 Husqvarna and his puma White Hunter knife.

[CanuckShooter]

Scuttlebutt Lodge with Red Fisher....captivated for hours!!

[TheProvider]

I like all the historical/hunitng novels from BC.

I guess half if it is BS but that is fine by me.

:mrgreen:

Theres always gotta be a few hunting stories with BS :D, makes them a lil more interesting. Its interesting to read about areas that you get to hunt at or close too.

[averagejoe]

jack brittingham is my hero that guy is a machine when it comes to hunting.. blows all the old timers out of the water

[bforce750]

I would have to say my all time favorite is Bart Lancaster, "Hunting the Canadian Wilderness And Beyond". These are the best videos ever made in my opinion, lots of action. Watch them and you will see what I mean...Awsome!!!!!

[weatherby_man]

One of my favs is the Benoit family. Their books on WT hunting are fantastic.

Oh and Tiffany Lakosky, now she IS a legend,,,, oh ya and she hunts too.

[SHEDHEAD]

I would have to agree with the Landcaster's, that family is hardcore. ANIMALS! I did like Gorden Eastman video's back in the day.. Phantom Ram, Savage Wild, High, Wild and Free and so on. His fishing vids kick ass too.

[308Lover]

Watched an old Fred Bear film of him hunting the barren ground grizzly. The bear ran left to right and he must have lead it by 20 yards. His arrow flew past the bear and disappeared over a low rise. They walked over the hill to find the bear dead. Then they searched and found the arrow had passed through the bear and stuck in the moss a few yards past him. I was amazed at this power.It's an image I've remembered for over 40 years.

[island grown]

Clayton Mack, "Grizzlies and White Guys"

Some pretty funny stories .

[Sleep Robber]

Clayton Mack, "Grizzlies and White Guys"

Some pretty funny stories .


This is an excellent book, had a hard time putting it down after I started reading.

[Prowler]

Proguide 66 - KennyJ - Blacktailsalker - Darren - Dana and anybody else on here that CONSISTANTLY pisses me off with their hunting prowess!!!:-D

John Stelmacker is a name that always comes to mind when I am sneaking through the woods on Van Isle...
I dont have to much time for most of the TV shows on now days, although I do have all the hunting channels, I just cant stand the way they have commercialised the sport..

Seriousley, My hat is off to all the above mentioned names. I work very hard for the few deer I do manage to harvest, so I can only imagine the time these boys put in to harvest a good one or two every season.. I just havent been able to find that magic spot they call home, or at least I havent recognised it when I walked through it...
One day, I hope to post a buck of the caliber from the Island that these guys get every year. For now, I will keep at it and do my best...
On my way to Danas back yard for a few days, so he will be the guy I emulate for the next week or so.....

[TheProvider]

I know what you mean. Most shows now contain 10mins of hunting and 20mins of sponsors commercials. Theres a few guys on here I'd consider to be a "pro" then some of the guys and gals on tv

[gwillim]

Is anyone else on here old enough to remember Tommy Tomkins? Used to do big wilderness treks, and capture wildlife and wilderness on super 8 film. I remember going to talks he gave back when i was a kid in the 60's.

[brenden]

A couple young hero/legends that now hunt the great ram patch in the sky are Cam Lancaster and Jake Weibe. Both died in seperate aircraft crashes. Incredible hunters that alot of young guys looked up to. Those guys were the real deal and their legends live on.......


Brenden

[dana]

For all those that love the BC hunting stories, Clearwater's own Pat Ferguson just finished up his second hunting book, Gone Huntin' Again. It sounds like he'll be working on a 3rd hunting book this winter.

[Gateholio]

For all those that love the BC hunting stories, Clearwater's own Pat Ferguson just finished up his second hunting book, Gone Huntin' Again. It sounds like he'll be working on a 3rd hunting book this winter.

Good to hear. I enjoyed his first book and loved the pic of all his kids sitting on a moose.:-D

[BCbillies]

Good to hear. I enjoyed his first book and loved the pic of all his kids sitting on a moose.:-D

I will have to pick up his second book followed by the third. I recall his solo sheep hunt . . . he's a lot tougher than most of us! I recently came back from where Pat did a lot of goat hunting and wholly crap that is tough country . . . my partner said "never again". :shock: Couldn't help but think of Pat as we were bustin our balls!

Put me down for Fred Bear. Bought my one and only Fred Bear compound bow when I was 12 and took a liking to his Field Notes. I also really enjoyed seeing/hearing Tommy Tomkins in the 70's.

[highcountry88]

I have not been on huntingbc for a while but it is good to be back... One hero for me is a guy by the name of George York who introduced me into hunting. George worked for Forestry on Quesnel in the 1960-1970's and never failed to invite me the neighbour kid on hunts to their cabin at Horsefly Lake. His son Jamie and slayed a zillion ruffies with our .177's. George had got his share of mulies, but never when a couple of overexcited 12 year olds were tagging along. Thanks George wherever you are.... You were a great inspiration to me... Now me and my four kids are hunting together....

[JCVD]

My dad, my grandpa and Boyd Iverson.

[.330 Dakota]

Dont have any hero's but I find Jim Shockey quite amusing at times, I like his enthusiasm, and his daughter is smokin hot

[TheProvider]

Jim was a big influence on me for getting into muzzleloading. Haven't picked up a rifle since. His daughter is definately a looker

[olharley guy]

Howdy, when I was a kid growing up in Surrey-used to go to my grandparents and sneak his single shot .22 out the back door and try and shoot pheasants from their back porch and there were lots.

The rest of the time was trying to shoot rats that came out in the evening from under the chicken coop-quite exciting for a 10-12 year old!

He had a large piece of property which the Surrey Drive-in theater was eventually built on-a long time ago!

Then progressed to trusty Red Ryder (my own) which I had to hide from my parents because I would probably shot my eye out.

Big game hunted and fished in and around around Bear Creek Park and area with this BB gun when the Salmon spawned in Bear Creek and full of rainbows up to about 1 lb.-there was also a few deer and black bears in the area.

A few years later saw a movie by Gordon Eastman-"High Wild and Free" and that did it- it wasn't long afterwards I was married and we moved to the Yukon for a short spell-30 years.

I made friends with many of the people from the movie Native and white and we still remain friends to this day-the ones that are still around.

So any younger people that love the outdoors and that kind of life, have a little ambition, not afraid to take on any type of work, should not hesitate to make a move where they can live the life without just dreaming about it.

It is amazing how much watching one movie can change a persons life.

Later

[Buck]

Tommy Tompkins and Gordon Eastmans high wild and free did it for me.As a young fellow one of my friends dad was a faller in the Kootenays and he had a few stuffed animals always intrigued me.I was hunter born.

[Ogopogo]

hey ogo ya ever hear of the white oyama muley i know off topis sorry

No I never have, although I lived in oyama for 5 years. What is it an albino?

[Island Idiots]

My hero was my dad. He was the man who showed me how to hunt. He taught me how to set up a Goose Pit blind in fields in the Manitoba interlake and near Oak Hammock Marsh. He and I built hundreds of homemade Canada Goose decoys and did spreads of over 50 decoys. I remember shooting geese on the shores of Delta Marsh.
He taught me how to set up duck decoys in the Manitoba interlake. I remember wathing the sun come up on St. George Lake and the sky going black as the birds lifted off, actually blocking out the sun and making a huge roaring sound in my ears.
He taught me how to hunt Whitetail near Sandy Lands Provincial Park. He taught me how to shoot a Whitetail at full gallop across a snowy stubble field at 200 yards. The same for Red Fox and Snowshoe Hare, pushing them out of abandoned home steads, with the snow piled over my head near the shelter belts.
He taught me how to track and observe Elk sign coming out of Riding Mountain National Park and how to set up a "push" resulting in my shooting a very large Manitoba Bull Elk.
My Dad taught me to respect wildlife, how to care for harvested game, and most of all.... He taught me lessons that most people never learn about life, death, and what it means to be " Alive". :-D

[Trapper D]

No I never have, although I lived in oyama for 5 years. What is it an albino?
no an old deer thatsb in oyama id say easy 30 inch rack 7 or 8 point

[Caveman]

I would have to give credit to my dad as to be my hero and legend when it comes to hunting and fishing. He started me at a young age camping and fishing, from perch to salmon. He got me to come hunting as a early teen. We had taken a fair number of moose and deer and the odd bear and a ton of grouse. He has instilled the love for both of these sports, which I now bring to my son and daughter. Stories have been told over and over through the years and the never get tired and they never change. I would like to think I have taken all he has taught me and I will pass this on to my kids, as well, everything I have learned on my own. Someday, maybe they will refer to me in the same sentiment to their kids or peers, as I do of my father.


As for other legends or heroes, I have a hard time, as I find the commercial side of most of the big names hard to truly respect, as for the money that backs them to achieve the status they hold, and pay for the opportunities they enjoy. In short I have more respect for those that make their own opportunities as many on this site do.

[Rattler]

My father is my hunting hero:) i dont watch jim shockey or any of the other shows or videos much if at all...but i do like listening to all my dads stories from days gone by .... every once in a while i go through his old pictures and stare in awe:)

X2 for me as well. I also love reading about Jack O'Connor's adventures, especially sheep hunting.

[BlacktailStalker]

No heros.
Sure wouldnt make some rich dude who "dazzles" his audiences with game shot on $$$$ hunts or private ranches year after year, padded with sponsors etc.
Put me in that postion and I could do the same (probably better, having had to WORK for my game)

However, I tip my hat to the old school houndsmen who made a name for themselves when they WERENT TRYING TO and still remained humble (as well as credible hunters of that type)
Those are the type of people wish I had met and would like to meet however the key word here is, humble.

[OutWest]

I have a couple hunting hero's. First off would definitely be my Dad. He's the one who got me into the sport at a very young age. He'd take me out with him on his deer hunts and I'd get to bring the .410 o/u and shoot grouse. That's what got me hooked.

Secondly would be the other 2 guys in our hunting group. My Dad originally hunted with them and I'm proud to say that I do now as well. The past couple years have been unbelievable. We do a lot of backpack hunts and have been fortunate to harvest some amazing animals. I've squeezed the trigger my fair share of times over the last few seasons and no matter how far back we are these guys never complain one bit. I've learned a lot and continue to do so every time we get out. One of the 2 guys in particular has put a lot of extra miles on his boots just from me saying, "I bet it's nice over that ridge". I'll forever be in debt with the 3 of them for showing me the greatest sport in the world.

I introduced the last fella I was talking about to HBC and I know he lurks a fair bit on here now so we might have a new member in the coming days/weeks. :)

[carnivore]

Is anyone else on here old enough to remember Tommy Tomkins? Used to do big wilderness treks, and capture wildlife and wilderness on super 8 film. I remember going to talks he gave back when i was a kid in the 60's.

I remember Tommy Tomkins, I also remember Hal Denton who did an outdoors TV show, I think it was filmed in North Vancouver. How about Mike Crammond and Lee Straight, those guys were always entertaining to read in the newpaper.