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I've had a lot of wild life visits this morning, besides the usual rabbits, crows, turkeys, tree rats and multitudes of birds, I had a woodchuck and a redtail hawk visit. First woodchuck in many a year.
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I thought I would share these old pics that recently came into my possession. My grandpa was a champion coon hunter and raised coon dogs here in south east Wisconsin. These pics are of him and his cronies on our family farm in New Berlin WI in the late 40's and early 50's. The knife pictured was his Swedish Barrel Knife which he carried in the pocket of his hunting coat, and was used to dress hundreds of coons....and squirrels...and rabbits....etc. I am lucky to be the current custodian of that knife. My dad said Grandpa likely purchased it out of a Sears & Roebuck catalog.
My grandpa is in the top pic, and the one with the beaming smile on the far left in the second pic.
My grandpa is in the top pic, and the one with the beaming smile on the far left in the second pic.
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Great Photo's
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Mike.. Those are some AWESOME pics.. Being a hound hunter I do appreciate them!! John
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Great pictures, Mike!! I love to look at the details of each one. In the 1st picture, it looks like Grandpa also has a big smile. I noticed the mud grip tire on the rear of the light colored car.
Can't tell much about the hound breeds from the pictures, were the white with the dark marks Walkers?
In picture #4 are those hogs on the other side of the dog pens?
Last but not least, the knife, it could tell some tales I'm sure!
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Can't tell much about the hound breeds from the pictures, were the white with the dark marks Walkers?
In picture #4 are those hogs on the other side of the dog pens?
Last but not least, the knife, it could tell some tales I'm sure!
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This is so cool Mike. Thanks for sharing those. Looks like a bunch I would hang out with. That is a ton of pelts.
I assume the main purpose was the were hunter/trappers harvest mainly to sell the pelts?
May sound like a real dumb question but was any other part of the animal used? If so, what and for what? Very curious.
I love old pics like that. Great you have the knife that was part of those pics and memories.
Regards, Jerry
I assume the main purpose was the were hunter/trappers harvest mainly to sell the pelts?
May sound like a real dumb question but was any other part of the animal used? If so, what and for what? Very curious.
I love old pics like that. Great you have the knife that was part of those pics and memories.
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Thanks for the comments men!
Phillip I am not sure of the exact breeds of the dogs, perhaps one of our knowledgeable hounds men here will chime in with their assessment??
Yes, I believe those are hogs in the other pic behind the dog pens...
Jerry, yes the pelts were all sold for money or traded for goods and supplies...and mŕy grandma was known to have coon on the dinner table from time to time!
Phillip I am not sure of the exact breeds of the dogs, perhaps one of our knowledgeable hounds men here will chime in with their assessment??
Yes, I believe those are hogs in the other pic behind the dog pens...
Jerry, yes the pelts were all sold for money or traded for goods and supplies...and mŕy grandma was known to have coon on the dinner table from time to time!
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I grew up following the hounds up and down creeks in West Texas. I noticed the Walkers, or Treeing Walkers seemed to be the predominant breed. I saw one the was either a Black and Tan or a Plott. There may have been a Red Bone in the mix. I always favored Red Bones and Blue Ticks, myself.
Really nice photos and great memories.
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Really nice photos and great memories.
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That part of what I was wondering actually as if the meat ever got eaten. I tried eating all sorts of regular and exotic games animals. You know the animals you never knew existed and can't pronounce their name. Never had coon. I would have tried it just never had the chance.313 Mike wrote:Thanks for the comments men!
Phillip I am not sure of the exact breeds of the dogs, perhaps one of our knowledgeable hounds men here will chime in with their assessment??
Yes, I believe those are hogs in the other pic behind the dog pens...
Jerry, yes the pelts were all sold for money or traded for goods and supplies...and mŕy grandma was known to have coon on the dinner table from time to time!
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There are Walkers and Black and Tans in the pics!! Plotts are a little shorter and hairier.. John
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Over the passed few months I have posted photo's of neighborhood deer. Thought you might enjoy seeing the boys all grown up. Taken this A.M.
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Beautiful pictures Moss. It's rare to spot bucks around here during the velvet phase of antler growth.
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.......I can remember my grandma talking about cold coon and collards!!!!............. ..................zp4ja wrote:That part of what I was wondering actually as if the meat ever got eaten. I tried eating all sorts of regular and exotic games animals. You know the animals you never knew existed and can't pronounce their name. Never had coon. I would have tried it just never had the chance.313 Mike wrote:Thanks for the comments men!
Phillip I am not sure of the exact breeds of the dogs, perhaps one of our knowledgeable hounds men here will chime in with their assessment??
Yes, I believe those are hogs in the other pic behind the dog pens...
Jerry, yes the pelts were all sold for money or traded for goods and supplies...and mŕy grandma was known to have coon on the dinner table from time to time!
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So cool Moss! Thanks for sharing!
Had 2 of the 4 grandsons today.....Normal stuff, gather wood, start fire with matches, cook food on coals....normal boy stufff!!
Had 2 of the 4 grandsons today.....Normal stuff, gather wood, start fire with matches, cook food on coals....normal boy stufff!!
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Hey Scott:
Thanks for taking the time out for the boy's. Not everybody would do that.
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I always enjoy your pictures, Scott.
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Thanks Tom.....Moss.
And btw the only person allowed to have a wireless device is me.
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Was very lucky to capture this photo of Sandhill Cranes with landing gear down!!
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Great shot Scott. The expanded view is spectacular. And these cranes are in your neighborhood?
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Not my neighborhood, my daughters and sister in-laws, I live on the other side of the tracks.Quick Steel wrote:Great shot Scott. The expanded view is spectacular. And these cranes are in your neighborhood?
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I like that photo Scott.
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KOOL pic there Scott!!! NICE!!! John
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That is a great photo, Scott!
When I was a boy growing up in central Florida we didn't see Sandhill Cranes like we do today. I remember the old timers called them "Whoopin' Cranes". Some of us kids listened in school enough to know that the actual Whooping Crane was almost extinct back then. Some times you would hear them calling in the morning when we were out in the woods. It's a sound you wont forget. At times you could see them feeding in a pasture that was grown up in weeds and bushes. Some times we would have to do a double take on the cranes as they were feeding in a grown up pasture. With their heads down, their backs look almost like a deer feeding in the bushes. It is amazing how "domesticated" they have become over the years.
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When I was a boy growing up in central Florida we didn't see Sandhill Cranes like we do today. I remember the old timers called them "Whoopin' Cranes". Some of us kids listened in school enough to know that the actual Whooping Crane was almost extinct back then. Some times you would hear them calling in the morning when we were out in the woods. It's a sound you wont forget. At times you could see them feeding in a pasture that was grown up in weeds and bushes. Some times we would have to do a double take on the cranes as they were feeding in a grown up pasture. With their heads down, their backs look almost like a deer feeding in the bushes. It is amazing how "domesticated" they have become over the years.
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Thanks fellas!
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Sandhill Cranes are very cool birds guys. You are fortunate to see them up close. Out here I see them all of time it seems, but they are always flying over head making that unique Sandhill Crane sound Nice pic Scott!