My family hunting and fishing pics from yesteryear...

[Kody94]

This thread is for Hunter1947, and anyone else that enjoys looking at (random) old hunting pics. I have been able to borrow some of the old man's photo albums and started scanning them. I thought I'd share some of them here for anyone interested.

Wayne...my Pa was also born in 1947, so the vintage of the shots will probably be very familiar to you!

Here's a few to get started, and I'll post more over the next couple weeks as I get them all scanned.

This is a 1978 pic...same K5 Blazer as the green one below, but it was painted sometime between '76 and '78.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/Dad_MooseHunt_resize.jpg

1976 Moose
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1976_MooseHunt_008_resize.jpg

Same trip, with a moose in the back of my Dad's Jeep...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1976_MooseHunt_004_resize.jpg

When they arrived home (Langley)...note the racks on the front of the truck and Jeep!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1976_MooseHunt_013_resize.jpg

A pic from 1977...the rifle is a brand new Rem 700 BDL in 8mm Rem Mag. Freshly purchased from Corlanes Sporting Goods in Dawson Creek. The truck is practically brand new too...a 1977 GMC Sierra Classic...my Dad kept that truck until 2007 and it looked like new for most of its life!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1977_MooseHunt_031_resize.jpg

[Kody94]

A 1979 moose, and my Pa with his '77 GMC. His 8mm Rem Mag is now sporting a fancy Redfield Widefield 3-9x scope. The canopy on the truck was home-made...and heavier than hell.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/Pa_moose_1978_resize.jpg

My Pa with his elk, taken on the Muskwa in 1979.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/Pa_Muskwa_Elk_1978_resize.jpg

Another 1979 moose, from the Chilcotin. My Pa packing out a quarter...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/Pa_Chilcotin_moose_1978_resize.jpg

A 2-pt muley from the Chilcotin in 1979. It was the first big game hunting trip I ever went on...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/Pa_Chilcotin_muley_1978_resize.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/clintondeer2.jpg

[Kody94]

Here's a pic of my brother and I in the family Argo...circa '81 or '82. We were fishing in Moberly Lake...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/Chris_Daryl_Argo_Moberly.jpg

[Bighorn hunter]

Great stuff,, look forward to following your thread

Cheers
BH

[d6dan]

Kody 94, Awesome pics man, I like how your dad put the chains on the front wheels of the CJ. Done right.. I also had that same 77 chev truck in that same colour. Mine was a short box, go figure..Oh ya, any luck fishing Moberly Lake?..

[pnbrock]

great pics ,looked at some old pics a family member had from back in the day allmost brought a tear when i saw some of the racks they threw away because you couldnt eat them!

[kennyj]

Awesome! I love these threads. Great old photos,I hope there's more.
kenny

[Kody94]

Here are some more pics from 1977...

My Dad's hunting partner put together most of the photo albums after their hunts, and liked to start off with a picture of the regs from that year...the mud on this one is foreshadowing...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1977_MooseHunt_001_resize.jpg

Here's my Dad's new truck and his Jeep in tow, ready to hit the highway to the Peace Country. This is in Langley, where we lived until 1980.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1977_MooseHunt_003_resize.jpg

They (three of them) drove all day, and all night. Got stuck and slept in the canopy until morning...here's them getting the Jeep unhooked and unstuck in the AM...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1977_MooseHunt_006_resize.jpg

This is after getting out....my Dad calls this picture, "Breakfast for 3"...love those old stubbies.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1977_MooseHunt_007_resize.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1977_MooseHunt_008_resize.jpg

[Kody94]

Still further to go before setting up camp...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1977_MooseHunt_010_resize.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1977_MooseHunt_019_resize.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1977_MooseHunt_012_resize.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1977_MooseHunt_023_resize.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1977_MooseHunt_029_resize.jpg

[model88]

Awesome pics buddy, thanks for sharing!! Always liked that old truck of your dads!!

88

[Kody94]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1977_MooseHunt_026_resize.jpg

[todbartell]

really enjoying the pics, keep them coming!

[Chuck]

Just love those three pics - Front seat = gun , beer & paper towels. Stuck in the muck above the wheel wells. Going to a wet breakfast wearing hip waders.

Now that's typical of exactly like it was. "Those were the days my friend" tra-la-la-la-la. God I hated that muck though - still do, and that's why I moved.

Great photos for sure!

[BillyBull]

These are great, thanks for sharing.... I'll try to dig up some old ones and scan them, might even have some old BW pic's.

[laredo318]

Awesome thread!!
Thanks for sharing the old memories. I would guess, it will bring back lots of forgotten memories from the readers as well.http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif

[behemoth]

LOVE these pics!!! Thanks for sharing

[The Hermit]

Great stuff Chris. Last trip home I scowered the old family albums looking for hunting pictures... apparently my mom tossed them all out in a purge a while back. Sigh...

[nerka992003]

Those were awesome! Could look at those all day,and the one with the 1977 synopsis those were so easy to read understand ..............those were the days

[Rock Doctor]

Really enjoy seeing these old pics, they bring back memories of my own:-D

RD

[Vanman1985]

Awesome pictures! Keep them coming!

[sparkes3]

finally proof that you can get a moose out of the woods without a quad /argo or helicopter

[6616]

Great photos, keep'em coming dude.....

[Old Crow]

Thanks for taking the time to scan them and post them up. Some of us *ahem* are the first ones in many generations to take up hunting, and the pics of you and your Dad make me jealous, but in a good way. You're lucky to have your Pops as a hunting partner.
Thanks again SSSSter!!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Great pics!

Your Dad and his buddies sure did a great job of documenting their adventures....something that seems more normal for this day and age.

My Dad was lucky to take a hunting pic or two every couple of years ....at best.

Keep them coming!

SSS

[Kody94]

Glad you're all enjoying them. http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif

SSS...my Dad was pretty lucky to have a friend that took time to take photos and make albums, etc. He did a great job with them, and there is a big difference between the hunts he was on, and the ones in between. The albums are a real treasure now (and have been viewed over and over and over since the hunts took place). Sadly, the one responsible for them has passed on to the happy hunting grounds, far too early, so this is a bit of a tribute to him too in a way.

I'll have more posted tonite or tomorrow afternoon for sure. :)

[bigwhiteys]

Great pics... What happened to the old Jeep?

Carl

[Kody94]

Great pics... What happened to the old Jeep?

Carl

IIRC, they popped a u-joint.

My Pa ended up selling the Jeep the next year...as anyone who has (had) one knows, they are the land equivalent of a boat (a hole in the water that you dump money into). :D I had a '77 CJ-5 for a couple years in the early '90s and it nearly bankrupt me. lol

[GoatGuy]

Any pictures of lakes nearby the moose hunting spots?

[bigwhiteys]

My Pa ended up selling the Jeep the next year...as anyone who has (had) one knows, they are the land equivalent of a boat (a hole in the water that you dump money into). :grin: I had a '77 CJ-5 for a couple years in the early '90s and it nearly bankrupt me. lol
Yeah, they are not cheap vehicles to run... When they do run. I'd usually go a week or two with my 75 CJ-5 until something broke. Lots of fun though.

Carl

[J_T]

Great pics Chris. My Dad has been scanning his old pics too I've been thinking they'd be fun to share. Good memories. Love the orange hats and the beer on the front seat.

[Kody94]

Any pictures of lakes nearby the moose hunting spots?

LOL. No-one could find most of these spots now anyway...they're either covered in a grid of oil & gas leases or logged. Most of the pics so far are from the famous Del Rio, back in its heyday. They'd winch in for a day or two, just to get less than 10 km from the ranch. There may not have been road closures, but there weren't any roads either! lol

In the 1976 pics (the ones that have a reddish tinge to them) there were 12 guys from the LML (my Pa included) in camp, and they took 11 moose. My Dad and his partners would drive up for a weekend and bring back two moose with no problem.

He's got some pics from the late '60s and early '70s where they made the trip up north in a car! Loaded the moose on the roof! I am hoping he can dig those ones up...they're not as well organized and I haven't seen them in a while.

[Maxx]

Wonderful pics, thanks for sharing!

[sarg]

great pics, i love looking at old hunting pics

[whitetailsheds]

Great thread......"classic" to be more accurate. Continues to stir memories for u and family/ friends I'm sure.
Wished my old man and extended family had taken more photos back in the early days of their cabin/ house at Cadomin. Priceless!

[markt308]

love it. old pics are the best. if anyone else has some bring 'em on. i will see what i can dig up

[Kody94]

OK...sorry to take so long getting back to this. Got tied up over the weekend and never got any scanning done. I'll try to put some more up every couple days, as long as folks seem interested anyway.

Here are some pics from a 1980 moose hunt. We had just moved up to Chetwynd, so Dad wouldn't have to drive up there a few times each fall. lol

Getting off the beaten path, with the old faithful GMC.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1980_MooseHunt_013_resize.jpg

Dad got his best moose ever on this trip...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1980_MooseHunt_003_resize.jpg

Here's my Dad's best bud at the time, who was the guy responsible for most of these pics and the great albums.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1980_MooseHunt_004_resize.jpg

There was no such thing as "the gutless method" or "boning out" for my Pa and his crew. They like round steaks and t-bones with the bone in, and did whatever it took to get the quarters out whole. Note the saw...they got more sophisticated as the years went by. lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1980_MooseHunt_023_resize.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1980_MooseHunt_027_resize.jpg

[Kody94]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1980_MooseHunt_028_resize.jpg

[Sunny]

what a good old picture . thank you for sharing

[Johnnybear]

These are truly a treasure Kody94. Thank you for sharing them. Great old pic's. Can't get enough of them. Wonder how they killed all those animals without camo:-D.

Those last couple of shots with the plywood box in them reminds me of the ones my father inlaw (really good carpenter/woodworker) still makes. He has about 5 or 6 like those that he takes hunting with him to pack alot of the camp stuff in. When they are unpacked they make great bed side tables in the wall tent, coffe table etc. or as in your pictures a great stool to get up higher for certain chores.

Please keep them coming. This is a great thread.

Thanks.

[yama49]

keep the awesome pics coming. thx

[moosinaround]

Kody94, some of those pics bring back memories for me. My dad had an old 77-78 chev 2wd with tire chains. We used to rock back and forth till we got out of a hole! Tire chains and all! My uncles had the old 70's-80's chevs and fords with the bias ply tires and winches and snatch blocks. Loved the case of Blue on the seat, only needed to see some bullets stuck in drilled holes in the dash and I might have thought it was my families photo albums!! My uncle still shoots the 8mm rem, shoot a deers eye out at 300yrds is what he calls accurate!!LOL Thanks a bunch for these, keep em coming! Moosin

[Ambush]

As we get older [and I am] we appreciate the pictures of simpler, happy times, more and more.

When you're lying in the cold sludge, wrestling rusty bolts off with frozen, muddy, skinned hands, you curse it. But later it seems like the best of times. And it was.

And today, hopefully, we are making those memories for those that come after us.

Thanks K94, your pics are stirring my own memories. Keep stirring.

[peashooter]

These are absolutely great!! Definitely motivated me to slow down and take pictures, enjoy the scenery and company more. Well done. Please keep them coming.

[blackbart]

Kody94, thanks for sharing. Your family photo's make me think that it is about time to start taking a few photo's of my own soon. Either that or find a partner like your Dad had that does such a wonderful job of documenting the adventure's. I guess in todays world I would need to find a partner that is good with the kumputer and all (digitital photo's, and www sites to look at).

Looking forward to your next set of oldies and perhaps even a few new ones.

[Call of the Wild]

Wow I enjoy the old pictures. Thanks for sharing.

[Kody94]

I guess in todays world I would need to find a partner that is good with the kumputer and all (digitital photo's, and www sites to look at).


You could always become that partner for your friends! Think of how much they'd appreciate it years from now!

More to come soon...

[landphil]

Great thread and pics, not sure why I didn't see it earlier. I'll be checking back for sure!

[BlackwaterMerc]

Wow these are amazing pictures. And you have one great pa. They really can show us the way! And as said before, as first generation hunters theres so much we havent seen, and these photos make me wanna quit my job and get the hell out there. Totally inspiring. More please. ;-)

[Johnnybear]

More to come soon...

Thank you again Kody94. Quietly waiting:-D.

[Kody94]

Quietly waiting.

Taking me a long time, but here's another installment. This is a 1983 moose hunt. Some folks will likely recognize some of the scenery...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1983_MooseHunt_001_resize.jpg

You can see the equipment is gradually improving as time goes by...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1983_MooseHunt_009_resize.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1983_MooseHunt_020_resize.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1983_MooseHunt_028_resize.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1983_MooseHunt_035_resize.jpg

[Kody94]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1983_MooseHunt_044_resize.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1983_MooseHunt_049_resize.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1983_MooseHunt_053_resize.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1983_MooseHunt_057_resize.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1983_MooseHunt_068_resize.jpg

[Kody94]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1983_MooseHunt_072_resize.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1983_MooseHunt_076_resize.jpg

[hillclimber]

Awesome pictures so far! I love looking at old pics like these.

Any chance this toyota is still in the family?





http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1983_MooseHunt_009_resize.jpg

[tristanmac]

great photos, thanks for sharing!

[todbartell]

love the pics, no sitka gear needed for them boys

[BCrams]

Great photos!! The picture of those brown leather boots in one of the skinning pics resemble my Dad's. They put a lot of miles and years on that footwear.

Proved that you don't need camo. Pretty slick marketing these days.

[sarg]

i love thou old honda trikes. my dads old hunting parnter had a honda 200 to moose hunt with, the moment he stopped using to i bought it and i still have it. its just sitting in th corner looking good now.

[358mag]

love the pics, no sitka gear needed for them boys
The good old days of wood- wool + leather and some how them old farts still had a good time .

[gameslayer]

Great Pictures looks like the old man Hunted some great spots, are you still able to hunt the places he did ?
I like one of the fist pics with the case of Blue, a roll of TP and a rifle all the bases covered. :mrgreen:

[Lillypuff]

Thank You nice pictures and some great memories

[blindguy]

Love the old pics .I love lookin at my dads albums and hearing all the great stories.

[Kody94]

Thanks guys. More to come...I scanned another 93 pics last night...just need to resize a selection of them, put em on Photobook, etc. Should get another installment up tonite.

[jiggy]

Great pics,keep em coming!

[buckguy]

Great photos. Glad you shared them. Looking forward to the next installment!

[Johnnybear]

Really enjoying this thread. Great photos. Quietly waiting:-D.

[kennyj]

Really enjoying the photos. Nice job.
kenny

[Kody94]

Here's a few from 1984. There are two different hunts here...a September hunt with 4 guys, then a late hunt with just my Dad and his buddy that took most of the pictures. They got two moose on each hunt.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_001_resized.jpg

Camp...this is actually on some property that we owned up in Farrell Creek. We were just building a cabin on it in 1984 but it didn't have a roof on it at the time of the hunt..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_006_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_020_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_018_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_031_resized.jpg

[Kody94]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_037_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_042_resized.jpg

Love this one....looks pretty safe, eh?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_043_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_045_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_047_resized.jpg

[Kody94]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_054_resized.jpg

Then the late season hunt. Fisher-Dude might appreciate this one. It was -30 C, so my Pa and his buddy just went for a road hunt, and they got lucky...two days in a row! Dad was pretty excited, since they never got anything from the road.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_056_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_060_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_061_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_069_resized.jpg

[Kody94]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_070_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_077_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_080_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_082_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_086_resized.jpg

[Kody94]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_087_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_088_resized.jpg

The next batch will be in a few days. Going back to 1979... :)

[Johnnybear]

Galvanizes my problem with the hunting industry today. Thank you for the great pic's again. How in the heck did they get it done without all the latest and greatest that is offered today:wink:.

This is a super thread that keeps folks focused and civil during these (for some) cabin fever months:-D.

[todbartell]

enjoyed those ones, looking forward to more

[one-shot-wonder]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_070_resized.jpg





http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_082_resized.jpg



Love the photo of the spent cartridges............

What is with the rear tire on this photo? Looks a little wonky.

Keep up the great archive thread Chris!

[Johnnybear]

What is with the rear tire on this photo? Looks a little wonky.



Sure does? Might be the angle of the shot or there is a story?:-D

[BigBanger]

Thanks for the ride. Awesome photo's.

[Kody94]

What is with the rear tire on this photo? Looks a little wonky.



Sure does? Might be the angle of the shot or there is a story?:-D

I think its just because the right rear tire was down in the ditch, but both fronts were on the main road surface. You can see the tilt on the box. My Pa looks a little winded eh? lol I can recall loading moose halves with him a few times...hard work! :)

[Kody94]

Here's a few more to tide you over...I have posted one or two of these before (many times in fact :) ). Me with my first big game animal in 1981...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/firstmoose1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/firstmoose2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/firstmoose3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/firstmoose4.jpg

[nano]

Great pics Kody94, thanks for posting them up for us to see.

[model88]

Awesome pics buddy, thanks again for sharing them.

88

[rocksteady]

Awesome job Chris.....

My pa is still alive and kicking, unfortunately in his hey day of hunting, you went, as your pictures show, basic...Gun, wool, knife and sweat....No camera:evil:

He tells some great stories, but it sure would be nice to see pics from that era....

Keep it up Kody, this is one of the most enjoyable (and civil too) threads of the year...

[6616]

Awesome job Chris.....this is one of the most enjoyable (and civil too) threads of the year...


X2.... the greatest and most enjoyable thread in a long while..!

Being of the same generation as your Dad Chris,,,this gets me thinking about the old days,,,brings back awesome memories of those great years. Most of us weren't much for taking pictures in those days (including me) and the few we did take were of crappy quality, a shame really, you're really lucky to have all these photos.

[Kody94]

Thanks guys! Glad you are enjoying them. http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif They are a family treasure, and the albums have been well worn from viewing over the years. :)

[steelheadSABO]

Awesome pics thats a nice GMC they are hard to come by

[budismyhorse]

Wow Chris! Great photos.

Very cool of you to share your family shots with us!

Like many, my pops wasn't much of a photo taker so I really love seeing how they got things done back then!

Those pics of getting the bikes around that washout are crazy! I love the guy throttling backwards.....insane!

keep it up!

JB

[N-W-Redneck]

I call BS! Everyone knows you can't kill animals with that kind of gear. No cammo, no scent-lock, no gore-tex. Those wood stocks will warp as soon as you take them outdoors and the barrels will rust shut. And those empty brass aren't even magnums! Those moose must have died laughing. And those three-wheeler pics were staged. They'll roll over and kill you if they're not kept perfectly level.






:rolleyes: :D:D:D

Thanks for the awesome pics man! Those bring back a lot of great memories of my dad. To this day I still wear one of his green checkered wool jackets when I'm still hunting.

[16ga]

Thanks for this, must bring back great memories. I remember hunting for moose back in the mid or late 70's, my dad, brother and I were walking along an old jeep road back to a lake (near were we lived in Ft. St. James), an argo with a couple of hunters drove up (they were from the LML), I remember that machine, we were pretty impressed, did your dad ever hunt in that area?

Thanks again, do you have any more.

We left a lot of moose antlers in the woods, the moose was our meat for the year.

[beni]

thanks for the pictures, I love seeing old hunting pictures and hearing stories. Can't wait to have a bunch more of my own eventually.

[winbuckhunter]

Love the photo of the spent cartridges............

What is with the rear tire on this photo? Looks a little wonky.

Keep up the great archive thread Chris!


the rear end is flexed out in the ditch.

[fester]

Best thread on the site!!! Thanks for all the memories!!

[Johnnybear]

Is there any more coming Kody94?? Trying to be quiet:-D.

[Kody94]

Is there any more coming Kody94?? Trying to be quiet:-D.

Absolutely! Lots to come, but its taking longer to find the time than I hoped. Will be a few days for the next batch.

[srupp]

Thanks Kody94!!!

steven

[Blacktailz]

This is one of my favorite threads, thanks for sharing...

[Moose Guide]

what an awesome thread!!!!

[bc cooker]

Great pictures. Love the old days, the real trucks, the adventures...brings back memories. Thanks for posting.

[TikkaMOA]

Good of you to take the time to post those photos; it's a flashback to my bro's and I's past.

[Kody94]

Finally, here is another batch. These are from 1981....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_001_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_003_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_006_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_010_resized.jpg

My Dad's best friend. 1981 camo!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_014_resized.jpg

[Kody94]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_016_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_018_resized.jpg

First moose of trip. My Pa...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_035_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_037_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_042_resized.jpg

[Kody94]

Congrats to ol' "Shoot 'em in the Neck" (my Pa, on the right)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_044_resized.jpg

2nd moose of trip...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_049_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_051_resized.jpg

Loaded up, heading back to camp...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_052_resized.jpg

3rd moose...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_056_resized.jpg

[Kody94]

My Dad's buddy's best moose...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_060_resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_062_resized.jpg

Full garage!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_075_resized.jpg

Happy hunter heading back to the LML...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_074_resized.jpg

[Bucks&Ducks]

those are such great pics and they all tell a story.

Thanks for sharing

[todbartell]

glad to see you got to post more pics :D

[Kody94]

glad to see you got to post more pics :D

Each album takes a couple hours...I got a little busy and couldn't get back to them. I have the '79, '82, '86 and '95 albums here to do. Hopefully I can pick one off per day this week, and continue putting a few "hilites" up here.

[150fighter]

Man they sure liked their moose hunting! Awesome pics, always love looking at those old pics

[Johnnybear]

Super thread. Best one going for sure. Thank you big time for sharing. Very cool photos:wink::-D.

[Kody94]

Man they sure liked their moose hunting!

They sure did! They were like the "mounties of moose hunting"...they always got their moose! :mrgreen:

My bro' and I were definitely not protien deficient growing up. lol. Keep in mind that the last photo with the 12 quarters in the garage was the same year I shot my first moose (the calf from a few pages back), and deer season hadn't even started yet. Big freezers, and game meat with every meal! I didn't find out what beef tasted like until I went away to university. :)

[Kody94]

Super thread. Best one going for sure. Thank you big time for sharing. Very cool photos:wink::-D.

I am glad you are enjoying them...I'll try not to keep you waiting too long for the next batch!

Thanks to everyone for the nice comments.

[landphil]

Some great treasures in this this thread to be sure - My favourite is the the photo with the casings on the truck floor - absolutely classic IMHO. Thanks for posting all these - time consuming on your part but very much appreciated.

[trump]

Great photos. looking forward to more.

[91Jason91]

nice pics man

[TESKELLY]

That is the good life right there my man. Awesome just awesome.

[Tikka270wsm]

This is a great thread!! Awesome photos and memories there. Thanks for sharing them. Cool to see some of the scenarios your dad put his truck through as well. Most guys wouldn't dare putting a beauty like that through bogs and mud. I used to have a 79 Chev with a 400 small block. Friggun miss that thing.

[Bear Chaser]

I've seen this view of the floorboards many times. My Dad used to have a 77 GMC that we'd cruise all over the farm with. 25.06 shells on the dash, on the floor, on the seat and my Dad's Sako siting in its soft case with the zipper down. Most of the time when we got something we'd have to drive to get a knife from my grandparents place.
Good times. Thanks for the reminder.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1984_MooseHunting_070_resized.jpg

[moose2]

Great thread Kody94 I first started hunting that area in 89. I remember the hunting cabin your talking about. ( I think ) there were a few up there. I do remember a August hunt 1989 or 1990 there was a argo parked in front with about a 50" velvet bull in it. I was wondering if its the same spot and if you recall pictures of that one. The cabin i was thinking of burned down in the early 90s , and shortly after that access to the area was denied when the property owners took out the bridge.
Mike

[vortex hunter]

Nice pic's wish my dad held onto alot of his old hunting pics and military pics......old timers huh .....Vortex

[bcsteve]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Staggerino/Old%20Pictures/1981_MooseHunting_042_resized.jpg

I like the Argo pictures, here's mine!:-D
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg186/bcsteve/Argo/IMG_0327-1.jpg

[pappy]

Great pics, thanks for sharing.

[beeugle]

thanks very cool pics really enjoyed this thread!!! great memories you have shared!!

[hillclimber]

Just came across this thread again. Absolutely love the pictures. Maybe we can get a new thread sticky'd somewhere for all of these old pics?


Each album takes a couple hours...I got a little busy and couldn't get back to them. I have the '79, '82, '86 and '95 albums here to do. Hopefully I can pick one off per day this week, and continue putting a few "hilites" up here.

I think it's time to post them:-D

[nap]

For sure the best thread so far as I have seen on any of the hunting sites. Sure glad you took the time, Your Pa was a special one! Thanks!

[Moose Guide]

I am glad you are enjoying them...I'll try not to keep you waiting too long for the next batch!

Thanks to everyone for the nice comments.

I envy you, my dad died when I was 3 so almost all my outdoors pictures are of my brothers and I! Great thread

[358mag]

Yuppers love them old time pictures and good on them guys who took the time to take them
what a great thread and not one mention not one word about Guide-Outfitters- BCWF does it get any better ???

[Smithers]

we need more! u created the beast that wants more, now u have to feed him!

[Mountain Man]

Pretty sure this has been the best thread in a long time ! No politics, no bull shit, no crashen and bashen others !!

Thanks for taking the time ! I could look at photos like these all day !

I love the older trucks ,campers, argos, 3 wheelers, and red plade jackets.

I hope this inspires some guys to keep up with some old school pictures !

Is this what the GLORY DAYS were like ?? lol

[walnutz]

I think were due to see some more!!!! Awesome pics!!

[nap]

Going to pull that old 250 honda 3 wheeler out from the back shed this weekend, time for some old school!!

[bear buster]

very nice thread, some awsome pics. keep it up.

[Getbent]

Great Stuff, absolutley.
My hunting buddy has a whole bunch of old photos like this of his dad and him and his brothers, god some of us are fifty now, so when I think of it there are a slew of old photos...
Thanks for the effort it has taken you.

Getbent

[Canadian Hunter]

I'm new to the forum and just discovered your thread. Wow what a gem. I love the pictures. Reminds me of my youth and real hunting adventures I dream about. It takes a lot of work, thanks for sharing your pictures with us!

[Cariboo87]

wow, I absolutely LOVE those pictures. I always tell my wife I was born 40 years to late. I wish it was the old days like that. This world is advancing way to fast. I love the old trucks, guns, knives etc...

[popsy]

Just discovered your site as well!! Being over 60, it brings back a lot of memories. I still have the wool and have kept the red coloring for hunting in certain areas. Many good times were had with my dad. Keep them coming and thanx

[todbartell]

btt so members new and old can enjoy this pics

[BgBlkDg]

Chris, "Kody94", is a good guy and he does not seem to post here now, too bad, he is a Registered Professional Forester and I always enjoyed debating with him on various issues of forest management.

He, of course, knows far more than an old gimp like me does, I am a year older than his dad and I remember mud holes, snow banks higher than our heads, the Lardeau, the Elk Valley before Elkford, the fabulous Flathead where my first BCFS L/O was almost 50 years ago and wool, I still wear it and have one beret older than most members here.

Few here will remember or know what BC was like when I started fishing, hunting, hiking and backpacking, my first trout came from Cottonwood Creek in a section now covered with asphalt.........we have lost SO much and it still continues.

Chris, if you are out there, give us a holler, eh!

[835]

Blk dog. I think about that all the time when I look at my 2 year old. What will be left for her

[nature girl]

Now those were some awesome pictures.
Kody94 if you come back on here thanks for taking alot of your time to post the wonderfull photos.

[Brno22F]

great thread. thanks for digging it up and bringing it to life again Bartell.

[scoutlt1]

btt so members new and old can enjoy this pics

Thanks for bringing this thread back to life!

Let's see more pics!! :)

[BimmerBob]

Thanks for bringing this back to the top, I absolutely missed it the first time around but have got a real joy out of it this time round.

Cheers, Bob

[M.Dean]

Incredible pictures! Sure ages a guy looking at the dates. It's great to see someone take the time to share such personnel memory's, thank you Kody94! I too can remember being stuck up to the doors in mud and digging and swearing all bloody day trying to get out, but the beer was always cold, and I just kept trying to convince myself, some day I've going to laugh about this! Doesn't take long to forget the cuts and bruises from the jack-all handle smacking your arms, and the smudge fires we built beside the truck trying to keep the bug's away! Just think'in, it'd be great getting stuck at this age, with a bunch of young up and coming hunters doing all the dirty work, well the old guys sit back, sip hot coffee and watch! Thanks again for the memorys!!!

[BCBUSHMONKEY]

Best thing I have seen on this site yet, thanks for sharing that with everyone, very cool.

[kilometers]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mtn Wonderer]

Throughly enjoyed this!!!!